Fun Stuff: Crayon Melt Art!

In need of a fun crafty art project during Christmas break? Do you have a lot of old crayons and a hair drier?   

If you do, you can create your own crayon melt art! 

As recently seen in the Miss M's art room, crayon melt art is a fun way to recycle your old crayons to create an abstract masterpiece! Here's a How To and some pictures of the art process:

Materials:
canvas (any size. you can purchase a canvas at most craft supply stores)

crayons
hot glue gun
hair drier
drop cloth (I used a garbage bag underneath my canvas to prevent crayon melt spills on the floor)

Steps:

1.) Hot glue your crayons to one end of your canvas. Make sure the tips are glued pointing down on the canvas. You can glue the crayons down in any color pattern. I chose rainbow! Also, before you start, make sure you put something down underneath your canvas. This can be a little messy!

2.) Turn on your hair drier and point it towards the middle of your crayons. It will take a few minutes for the crayons to start melting depending on how hot your hair drier can get. It's important to be patient when creating art! 

3.) After a minute or two the crayons will begin to melt. To prevent the wax from blowing off of the canvas, try pointing your hair drier downward on the crayons. This will make the airflow and the wax melt downward.

4.) Slowly glide the hair drier across the crayons so that all of the crayons melt evenly. The longer you hold your hair drier on a certain crayon, the farther the wax will drip and run down your canvas!

*Note: you can also start smelling the great smell of crayons (does anyone else love that smell?) Also, try not to touch your hair drier to the crayons... I did and the next time I blow dried my hair, it smelt like crayons!

5.) When you are finished, let the canvas and crayon drips dry. You can now hang your masterpiece up to brighten any room! *Note: crayon drips can be brittle so be gentle when touching your canvas!

:)