As we lead up to Christmas I’m going to be posting some gifts that I’m creating. Many of them were included in my 50+ Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas. This is one of them.
This idea comes from Blissfully Domestic. I was trying to think of some fun stocking stuffers for Chloe and this idea seemed perfect. My little girl is very artsy so I’m hoping she’ll love them! It took very little time and cost me nothing (OK, I used paper muffin liners – so it cost me those).
I gathered all the broken crayon pieces from the bottom of the crayon box (which is an old baby wipes container) and unwrapped them. Here’s what I ended up with:
I broke some of them in smaller pieces and filled 5 paper-lined muffin cups a little more than half way (you might think my muffin tin is gross looking – I call it well-loved).
I baked them at 275F degrees for 10 minutes and ended up with these:
I can’t wait to sew a cute little bag to put them in! I even tried them out – just to be sure they were as great as I was hoping and they are!
Some Thoughts:
- This would be a great gift from an older sibling to a younger sibling.
- This could also be a great birthday gift from your child to a friend.
- I wonder if you could make these in those bake-able silicone forms? Then you could make them in all sorts of shapes.
Why I do what I do ~ As I type this, my daughter is brushing my hair because she needs to “turn it into scribbly hair.” What is about to happen to me????
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I love the idea of the older child giving these as a gift to a younger child. It’s very symbolic. My littlest is still too little and we don’t have enough crayon bits, but maybe next year. Thanks for the super easy recipe. I’m sure your daughter will love them!
So cute!
A few years ago I bought cheap cupcake tins to make these
and then never did!
Thanks for reminding me.
Your’s turned about great!
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I am soooooo excited about this! I can’t wait to make these for my girls (now, if I can just keep the baby from tasting them, lol!)
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