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Melting Crayons: A Valentine’s Treet

Hello, friends. I am joining 4th Grade Froclics for “Monday Made It.” My first linky party!

How cute, right? I was SO excited to make these beauties and was only a tad disappointed at how labour intensive they were. My first batch definitely took longer because I was learning the ropes. You can snag some great instructions here. Here are my tips for making the process MUCH fast! 🙂 My three major mistakes were….

Mistake #1: Using a silicone ice mold from the Target dollar section (that now actually includes $2 and $3 items L). The melted crayons popped out easily but left the mold covered in wax that I was unable to clean off. Next time, I will buy a real silicone baking mold or try using a muffin tin with cupcake liners.

Mistake #2: Mixing brands of crayons. Off-brand crayons did not melt at the same rate as Crayola crayons. They were MUCH slower, but you know what they say about a watched crayon in the oven…The longer you leave the crayons in the oven after they are melted, the more the colors mixed.

Mistake #3: Using purple crayons. They turned the hearts black!

Regardless, my friends (what my cooperating teacher and I call the students) will LOVE them – I’m positive. First graders get so excited about school supplies. It’s one of the many reasons first grade is for me. 🙂

I used Martha Stewart’s
directions for these heart crayons! 
Shout-out to Kevin and Amanda for the great font!

Plus, I’ll attached them to the Valentine (click here to snag the valentine) I made and whala – Valentine treats that do not cause cavities ready 38 days early!

Woohoo for a first Monday Made It! Thanks to Tara for hosting 🙂

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  1. Tara says

    January 7, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    Hi Catherine! I am so excited that my linky is your first link up:) I absolutely LOVE LOVE your crayon hearts!!!! So super cute!!! Your TPT item is adorbs too! Thanks for linking up:) Looking forward to seeing what you have in store next:)))

    4th Grade Frolics

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  6. Heather's Heart says

    January 8, 2013 at 2:33 am

    We have made those too! I used a mini muffin tin and it worked out great. =)

    I cannot wait to grab your groundhog *freebie*…it looks adorable and I am obsessed with Phil! =)

    I am happy to be your newest follower and a 1st grade teacher too. I have a winter/snow *freebie* that I would love for you to grab…sharing *freebies* is so much fun. =)

    Blessings,

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

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