Melted Crayon Ornament

melted crayon ornament

Create a colorful melted crayon ornament with crayon shavings and a mason jar lid!

  • 1.

    Unwrap between two and six crayons and use a crayon sharpener to create the shavings.

  • 2.

    Lay a piece of wax paper on a protected surface and sprinkle the crayon shavings on the wax paper evenly.

  • 3.

    Place another piece of wax paper over the shavings and seal off the edges with a strong tape.

  • 4.

    With adult supervision, use a hairdryer to melt the crayon shavings. Allow to cool.

  • 5.

    Use a mason jar lid to measure and trace a circle on the wax paper. Cut out the circles.

  • 6.

    Loop a string through the mason jar lid and tie to create the hanger for the ornament.

  • 7.

    Carefully press the circles of wax paper and melted crayon into the open top of a mason jar lid.

  • 8.

    Hang and display!