Articles for tag: children's parties, Crafting with Kids, Crayons

How to Mold Crayons Using Chocolate Molds

Looking for a unique favor for your child’s birthday party or holiday celebration? Mold your own crayons! Molded crayons are a usable, different party favor that you can make to fit any theme. What’s more, molding crayons is very inexpensive and the end result is a (cheaper) better quality product than plastic novelty toys. This ...

How to Make Melted Crayon Art

You may have seen the do-it-yourself art projects involving a box of crayons and a fantastically colored canvas. Assembling such a display is actually rather easy, and there are a number of personalized options you may also choose to include. Whether you simply want to add color to your room or give a creative gift, ...

Ten Things You May Not Know About Crayola Crayons

Everybody knows Crayolas™. We all grew up with them, and we all loved them. But how much do you know about Crayola™ Crayons? 1. Crayolas™ may be the best known crayons in the world, but they certainly weren’t the first. The first modern crayons were manufactured in Europe, and were made up of a mixture ...

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Educational Growth for Children: Crayons & Coloring Books

Crayons and coloring books have been around for years. Any mother will tell you they are the best things since sliced bread! However, you say “you color in the lines and you are done. What’s the big deal?” How can something so simple, inexpensive and ordinary be so important? Because of those exact reasons. Simple ...

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How to Make Easy Homemade Crayons

Making homemade crayons is a great way to not only reuse all of those small crayon pieces laying around, but a fun way to make your own crayons in unique shapes and colors. Some crayon recipes call for melting crayons down and pouring the wax into crayon molds, but this is unnecessary and dangerous. Also, ...