Children's Crafts with Crayons

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Crayons are for more than just coloring!

I love the end of the summer when school supplies go on sale for ridiculous prices right before school begins.  One of the great deals you can find is the crayons!  I am amused that a box of 24 always costs less than a box of 16 at this time of the year.  And for  pennies!  Buy a ton of crayons, and what you don't donate to the teachers in your school district, you can use to make oodles of fun projects and crafts with the kiddos.

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Chunky Crayons 

Don't throw away those broken crayons!

I found this cool post at the blog Crafty Daisies. The project isn't necessarily original (I remember making a similar project in elementary school, over 20 years ago), but I thought Candace's photos were pretty awesome (her photo is here).

There was a similar post at the blog Little Alya's Babbles, where I liked the use of the cupcake liners.

Whether you call them Rainbow Crayons, Crayon Cookies or Crayon Nibbles, the project is pretty cool - especially for smaller fingers that have an easier time with chunky crayons.

I love to color with crayons! 

Color crayons rock!

This past week my daughter turned 7. She is the youngest of my two. While my 10 year old son used duct tape to create a calculator-pop-can-robot, my daughter opened a big Crayola creativity kit that she got from her grandparents.

You guessed it - I went right for the crayons! We spent a good chunk of time coloring pictures, and it was not only fun, but it was relaxing - a nice break from my stressful day of nursery duty at church followed by having a birthday party for 6 and 7 year olds at a noisy and chaotic family fun place.

When it was time for my daughter to go to bed, I reached into my purse for my lip balm, and discovered that she had cut out one of her pictures and placed it in my purse for me.

I tell you - color crayons rock!

Crayon Resist Painting 

A bright and colorful crayon project

I remember doing this simple project as a child, and it is a fun way to spend a rainy day indoors. This craft is from the blog, Parenting Times (as is the photo).

As you can imagine, the first step is to color a simple drawing on a piece of paper. Press hard with the crayon.

Then, use watercolor paints to paint a wash of several colors over the entire paper, painting over the crayon, and then let dry!

Crafty Crayon Books 

Books about Crayons and crafts with crayons!

From Wax to Crayon (Start to Finish)

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Wax to Crayons (Welcome Books: How Things Are Made)

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Wax Crayons (Creative Painting and Drawing)

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Chicken Socks Crayon Rubbings

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Melted Crayons - "Stained Glass" project 

Another way to be crafty with crayons!

I found this blog post about a crayon Valentine's Day craft, but it can be made any time of the year. Who doesn't love hearts in August?

The gist of the project is to make crayon shavings in a desired color or colors using either a cheese grater or a crayon sharpener, then sandwich the shavings between two pieces of wax paper, then between newspaper sheets to protect the iron. On a low setting, use the iron to just melt the shavings.

Cut out 2 matching frames out of construction paper, then cut the wax paper to fit inside the frame. Glue the frames to each side of the wax paper. Punch a hole in the top and then tie a string for hanging.

Craft Books for Children 

Projects your children will enjoy - with crayons!

I Can Make That!: Fantastic Crafts for Kids

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Make It Yourself: Paper & Cardboard Projects for Kids

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Crafts for Young Children

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Best Christmas Crafts Ever!

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Pictures of Crayons 

Some pretty cool crayon photographs

Crayola Lincoln Logs by laffy4k

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How Crayons are Made 

A clip from Sesame Street about how crayons are made

Sesame Street - How Crayons Are Made

UPDATE: Sesame Workshop, proving just how awesome they really are, have allowed this video to stay. SESAME STREET RULES! ^_^ A classic video, with awesome music. I can't believe YouTube took this down before... well guess what it's BACK! Much kudos to Courtney from Myspace for having the video.

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Blog Posts from Google about Crayons 

Petite Planet: Craft TuesD.I.Y with Lisa Lopez: Recycle Broken ...
Your recycled crayons are now ready to enjoy! They make great, green holiday gifts! I found cute lit...
Comment on Recycled Crayons by kelli
Best idea EVER. We are totally doing that this weekend! Thanks :D.
Recycled Crayons
A few days ago, I wrote a post on a failed attempt at making recycled crayons in my microwave using...
Comment on Recycled Crayons by OSO
You could make them for nieces or nephews? Not as green, but a lot more fun than giving them a box o...

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