4-in-1 National Crayon Day Crafts

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Celebrate National Crayon Day with 4 easy crayon crafts! Make all or some, including our Melted Crayon Butterflies, Crayon Art T-Shirt, Crayon Letter Decoration, and Crayon Melter Canvas Art.

Supplies:

Pencil
Crayola Scissors
Crayola No-Run School Glue
Crayola Crayon Melter
Cardstock
Iron
Cotton T-Shirt
Craft Knife
Canvas

Crayola Crayons
Crayola Fabric Markers
Crayola Take Note Permanent Markers
Crayon or Pencil Sharpener
Parchment Paper
Sandpaper
Cardboard
Ribbon

Craft by CIY Staff

Tools: Crayons, Markers
Theme: Rainy Day Crafts, Spring
Age: 6+, 8+, Tween+, Adult

Steps:

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1 To create Melted Crayon Butterflies: Fold cardstock sheet in half. Draw outlines of half butterflies along crease of cardstock.

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2 Sharpen unwrapped crayons to create shavings. Unfold cardstock, sprinkle in shavings, re-fold, and place parchment paper on top.

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3 Have an adult iron parchment paper on low heat for 1 minute. Cool 15 minutes. Cut out butterflies and unfold.

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4 To create Crayon Art T-Shirt: Draw design on sandpaper with crayons.

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5 Place cardboard inside shirt. Place sandpaper design face down on shirt. Place parchment paper on top of sandpaper. Have an adult iron over design on low heat 3–5 minutes.

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6 Add details with fabric markers.

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7 To create Crayon Letter Decoration: Draw outline of initial on cardstock and cut out.

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8 Ask an adult to trim crayons with craft knife to fit in outline. Glue to cardstock.

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9 Attach a ribbon to hang.

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10 To create Crayon Melter Canvas Art: Sketch design on canvas in pencil. Trace over with permanent markers.

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11 Break crayons into smaller pieces. Load 2–3 pieces into top of Crayon Melter. Have an adult plug in and set up Crayon Melter.

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12 Hold Crayon Melter upright and press to canvas, creating dots in the open areas of the design until filled. Cool for 5 minutes.

CIY Staff Tips:

These crafts include the use of an iron, a craft knife, and our Crayola Crayon Melter. Adult assistance required.
A pencil sharpener will work if you don’t have a crayon sharpener on hand.
Use sandpaper with a fine grit for best results when making your Crayon Art T-Shirt.
To help set the design on your Crayon Art T-Shirt: after you're finished decorating, we recommend placing the shirt in an old pillow case in an empty dryer. Dry alone on high heat for about 30 minutes. For the first wash, hand wash with cold water and soap, or separate from other clothes on a cold cycle. Hang dry.
Crayon Letter Decoration can also be displayed in a shadow box!
For additional tips and tricks on how to use the Crayola Melter, reference the included instruction sheet.
If using wrapped crayons, use the label cutter included with the Crayon Melter to unwrap.
When color begins to run out in your Crayon Melter, add more crayons to the unit and wait approximately 1 minute for new crayons to melt.