Old Crayon Window Art
Old Crayon Window Art
An Activity from KinderArt
Age: Elementary and up
Time: 30 minutes or more
Type of Activity: Arts and Crafts
Materials needed:
How would you like to use up your old crayons and decorate your windows... at the same time?
What to do:
Step One: First, lay a sheet of wax paper down on a flat surface.
Step Two: Now, take your cheese grater and grate the bits of crayon into small shavings over the wax paper.
Step Three: Spread those shavings around until you are happy with the colors and patterns.
Step Four: Lay the other sheet of wax paper on top of all the crayon bits.
Step Five: Now (with an adult's help), take a warm iron and press it over the top sheet of paper carefully.
Step Six: Your crayon shavings will begin to melt into one another, forming pretty designs.
Step Seven: When the wax paper has cooled down, take your creation, hang it in a window, and admire the beautiful colors and shapes!
Facts
The fun folks at Crayola® tell us that in 1903, the original 8 colors in a Crayola® box were Black, Brown, Orange, Violet, Blue, Green, Red and Yellow. Today they offer colors like Cotton Candy, Eggplant, and Banana Mania.