Get creative with homemade recycled crayons! Make your own crayon recycler, then harness the power of the Sun to transform crayon pieces into custom rainbow crayons. Get started with the materials in the crate, then reuse the mold again and again to recycle worn-out crayons from home.

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Solar Crayon Recycler

I really like how the box can tilt in order to capture the sun at different angles. This not only helps teach about the movement of the Earth throughout the day, but also helps keep the experiment successful in melting the crayons. This has been a big hit. The kids also especially love the hidden Kiwi character in one of the crayon tray slots.

It is cool because you can make different crayon shapes. 

By far the best crate we’ve gotten! So very cool you can make your own crayons. Wish it were made of sturdier materials though. That cardboard isn’t going to last all that long. 

This was great little project to do! We love making our little recycled Crayons and my 6 year old loved building the recycler

This is a very cool idea and activity. I used this activity to support the topic of being resourceful (use the sun and perused crayon that we have) and work toward creating something new, while minimizing waste.
My 16 years old daughter incorporated her 6 years old brother in the activity. 

We loved this one!!! Easy, but fun to build, the sunglasses are adorable,  and it can be used over and over to recycle crayons.  The rainbow shaped crayons that popped out were adorable and usable as well. 

My 7 year old son and I both LOVED this set.  It was relatively easy for him to put together with a small bit of help from me - and the machine melted the crayons surprisingly quickly.  It was really satisfying for us to pop the newly reshaped crayons from the mold - and it was interesting to learn about solar energy.  

Use a DIY Solar Oven kit to harness the power of the sun to heat and melt old crayons into new ones! Discover different ways to capture and use the Sun’s heat, and learn all about the eco-friendly use of solar energy.

Solar Crayon Recycler

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