Candy Free Valentine: Heart Shaped Crayons

I’m far from a sugar-free momma.  However, like many parents, we try to manage the amount of sugary treats in which we let our little one indulge.  When holidays roll around it can be especially difficult, so we looked for a Valentine that would be fun, yet sugar free. These are so easy and manage to use up something every mom with kids has – old crayons.

First, have your child remove all the paper from your old crayons.

Remove the paper from your old crayons
Remove the paper from your old crayons

With a large knife, rough chop them into small pieces and mix up the pieces.  Place them in the mold making sure you’ve got a good variety of colors in each mold.  Place them in a 200 degree oven for 20 minutes or until all the chucks have melted.

Make sure all the chunks are melted
Make sure all the chunks are melted

When all the chunks have melted, pull the molds out of the oven and allow the crayons to cool completely before popping them out.

Once cooled. pop them out of the mold
Once cooled, pop them out of the mold

All that is left is attaching them to your Valentine’s card.  We used washi tape to decorate some basic white cards and finished them off with clever sayings that we found on Pinterest.

A little washi tape and  a cute phrase and these are ready to go!
A little washi tape and a cute phrase and these are ready to go!

 What are you planning to do for your kid’s Valentine’s this year?

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Lindsey
Born and raised throughout the Midwest, Lindsey has officially called Oklahoma home for nearly ten years. Wife to Michael and mother to Ivan, she left the corporate world to be home with her family full time in 2012. When not chasing her ridiculously active 18-month old, Lindsey enjoys being involved in community organizations and planning outings for a local moms group. She also enjoys running, reading, road trips and all things mid-century.

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