Activity
Make Stained Glass Crayons
Is your child’s art box a jumble of crayon stubs and broken bits? Don’t throw them out! You can use crayon scraps to make beautiful “stained glass” window hangings and even more crayons.
What You Need:
- Waxed paper
 - Crayon stubs
 - Crayon sharpener, carrot peeler, or grater (depending on your child’s ability level)
 - Iron
 - Newspaper
 - Yarn
 - Hole punch
 
What You Do:
- Cut two large, matching pieces of waxed paper and lay one piece flat on your work surface.
 - Peel the paper from your crayons. Have your child sharpen or grate the crayon bits over the wax paper in a decorative design.
 - When finished, top with the second piece of waxed paper and the newspaper.
 - Then, iron the paper on low until the crayons have melted enough to hold both pieces of paper together (keep lifting newspaper to check).
 - Let cool. Trim edges and punch a hole at the top. Add a yarn hook.
 - Hang in your child's window or around the house. Better than Chartres!
 
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