For this project, we used melted crayon shavings on wax paper to create a cute little spring object with a creative effect. I really enjoyed this project and the way it turned out, and hope that I will be able to incorporate this into my future classroom someday.
Instructions:
1. To begin, we shaved crayons and saved the shavings to be used for this project.
2. We then placed the crayon shavings on wax paper- taking into consideration that we would need enough shavings to cover the space that we wanted to outline our design onto.
3. The teacher then used a hot iron on the wax paper to melt the crayon wax. Students used their fingers, if they wanted, to blend the colors and create various designs within the melted wax.
4. Once the wax was melted, we traced our design from a laminated outline copy with permanent marker onto our wax paper on top of the wax. We then cut out the design.
Extension Activity:
A related activity that I think is really neat is the flower project shown above. Students would use a similar technique of shaving crayons in various greens, which the teacher would melt in a way that it could run down the page rather than using wax paper as in our lesson in class. This could also be used as a springtime project, or to show the changes made to a specific medium when heat is applied (change within an object)- which could be incorporated into a science class.
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