Saturday, February 12, 2011

Heart Crayon Valentines




O and I finally finished making the Valentine's for her class today.  The idea for these crayon heart Valentine's came from Family Fun. 

First, we soaked the crayons in hot water.  This was the best idea ever, and it worked beautifully.  Last time we made number/letter crayons, we just peeled the paper off the crayons, and it was a painful nightmare. 





We then broke the crayons into little pieces and put them into a heart silicone tray (I think it came from the dollar section of Target a few years ago).




I baked the crayons on 275 for 20 minutes, and let them cool and harden in the oven so that the colors wouldn't mix when I moved them.  I cut out circles and wrote "You color my world!" on them.  O wrote her friends' names on the backs of the cards.  We attached the crayons to the cards using double sided foam tape. 



O is very proud of her Valentines, so I hope that her friends will like them!
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10 comments:

  1. AlieFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Soaking crayons in hot water makes the paper come off???? So good to know! I had sworn off melted crayen crafts due to the fact that pealing crayons is NOT fun. Thank you for the info!

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  2. the mommyFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    I just made these with my daughters today for their class. :) they came out really pretty. So fun and easy

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  3. bedeliaFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Brilliant!!! Soaking the crayons, seriously, brilliant. My nails hurt so bad after peeling all the crayons.

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  4. sarahFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    i second bedelia's comment. thoughts of peeling the paper off brought back awful memories. but, soaking first...brillant!

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  5. BethanyFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    So cute! I love that it gives the recipient "something" in addition to the card, but it is NOT candy. My son's preschool did their Valentine's on Friday and I was so surprised that almost every other child's card had candy attached.

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  6. shauneeFebruary 13, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    These are so super cute! I have been watching kids get valentines for a few years now and I have never seen something this creative!! And I certainly never got this kind of stuff when I was in school either!

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I also thsnk you for the idea of soaking the crayons in hot water!! The cards turned out beautifully!

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  8. AngelaFebruary 13, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Wonderful instructions for such a cute project!!! I also hated peeling crayons, but the hot water trick is a winner. Now, to see if I have one of those heart trays...

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  9. mktFebruary 13, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Be sure to use all the same brand of crayons if you melt them in the oven. Different brands have different amounts of wax so they don't melt together very well - I learned the hard way so I thought I'd share.

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  10. Angela AdamsFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    love this idea! will have to make these soon! thanks

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