Homemade Crayons

Have you ever wondered what to do with all the little broken pieces of crayon? The paper has come off and they are so small they are hard to color with. Well, wonder no more. Here is a fantastic (and easy) thing to do with all of those left over pieces.

* Make sure all the paper is removed

* You can use any kind of baking pan. I chose the silicone ones because I have shapes in them. But the metal pans would work great too.

* Add like colors. As you can see we added some whites to them and mixed them up a little. It makes for a cool effect!


* Bake in a 200 degree oven for about 30 minutes. The bigger the pieces the longer the cooking time.

* Remove from the oven and let them cool completely!

* Once cool, pop them out of the pans and start coloring!


They make great gifts too!

Homemade Puffy Paint

1 Tablespoon self rising flour
1 Tablespoon salt
4 teaspoons water
food coloring
Q tips (or brushes)
small containers

In a small container mix the flour, salt and water together until smooth. Do this same process in as many containers as you want colors. Add a few drops of food coloring to each and stir.

You can use Q tips to paint with or brush. Make sure you don't paint it on so thick it soaks through the paper but definitely thick enough to puff up.

When you are done painting, lay it flat in the microwave and cook for 10 seconds. Pull it out and watch the expression on your kid's faces! It's puffy!

Mouse on a Trap

Maraschino Cherries with steams (body and tail)
Hershery's Hugs (face)
Fudge Shop Deluxe Grahams (mouse trap)
Almond Slices (ears)
Red & Black Decorating Gel (eyes & nose)
White Chocolate Chips (melted)

Dip cherry in melted white chocolate, place on grahams. Add Hug and almond slices. Add eyes and nose with gel.