DIY Crayon Candles
One unique way to use crayons other than drawing is to make DIY crayon candles. You will need a pack of crayons, candle wicks, and some wax. Melt the wax in a double boiler and mix a few crayons to make colorful candles. Pour the hot wax into a glass jar and insert the candle wick. Once the candle has solidified, you’ll have a beautiful handmade crayon candle to light up your home. You can get creative and mix different crayon colors to come up with unique candle shades.
Crayon Play Dough
Mixing crayons with play dough can make for an interesting sensory experience. To make crayon play dough, you will need flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil, hot water, and crayons. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and add oil, hot water, and some shaved crayon pieces to create a soft play dough. You can add more crayon shavings to control the color intensity. This colorful play dough will add a fun twist to regular play time, and it’s a great sensory activity for kids.
Crayon Batik
Crayon batik is a unique way to create batik designs without the fuss of traditional wax resist dyeing. To do this, draw designs on white cotton fabric with crayons, and cover them with another layer of fabric. Iron the layers together, and when you peel them apart, you have a colorful batik-like design on the fabric. This method can be used to decorate clothing, home decor, and other fabric items.
Crayon Melt Art
If you have broken crayons lying around, don’t throw them away just yet. You can use them to make crayon melt art. All you need is a canvas, hot glue gun, and a hairdryer. Arrange the crayons in a color gradient along the top side of the canvas and glue them in place. Then, turn on the hairdryer and blow hot air onto the crayons. The heat will melt the crayons and create drips of color down the canvas. This art looks like a unique abstract painting and will add some color to your home decor.
Crayon Lipstick
Yes, you read that right. You can make lipstick with crayons! To make your own crayon lipstick, you will need coconut oil, shea butter, beeswax, and a lip balm container, in addition to the crayons. Melt all the ingredients except the crayons, then stir in shavings of the desired crayon color. Pour the mixture into the lip balm container and let it cool. You will have a fun crayon-colored lipstick to add to your makeup collection.
