Marshmallow Fun Faces Snack

They're super easy and fun to make. All you need is food coloring, a thin paint brush, icing (if desired for hair) and of course marshmallows. For little ones I recommend using the food coloring markers.

 Idea and pictures from:

http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/

 



My girls hard at work

Ours did not turn out as pretty as Colormekatie (above) using edible markers but was fun to make and eat!!

Fun Crayon Shapes

Directions

New or old broken crayons (same brand crayons look the best but not required)

Silicon molds/ ice cube trays (IKEA, craft stores, and many other places have cute shaped silicone molds)

1. Take all the crayons you can find. Have your kids peel off the paper.
2. Break up the crayons into small pieces that will fit into your molds. Kids can break them up but you might need to go back with a knife for smaller pieces.
3. Have the kids put the pieces into the molds. I like the rainbow effect but 1 color works too.
4. Put filled molds on a baking sheet and into a preheated oven at 250 degrees. Melt between 15 to 25 minutes. Watch closely as oven cooking times vary. Once all pieces are melted remove carefully.
5. Let cool completely before gently removing crayons from molds. You can speed up the time by putting the molds into the freezer.

Note: You can also use the hard plastic candy molds but you need to melt the crayons in a pot or in the microwave and then pour into the molds. You will not get a rainbow effect so I suggest using 1 color at a time in this process. Please remember you can not put plastic candy molds in an oven, they must be silicone for oven use.

This is a fun project to get the kids involved and make awesome gifts.



Paper removed and chopped up



Placed in the molds



Girls watching the melting



Right out of the oven



Finished Crayons

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