Heart Shaped Crayons

With Valentine's Day only 4 short days away, I have been looking for little gifts to give the children that are an alternative to candy.
I found an amazing tutorial online on how to make Heart Shaped Crayons using broken crayons from Ava's art centre. 
I purchased a Wilton Silicone Heart Shaped Mold at Michael's Craft Store and used a 40% off coupon...even sweeter!

To make these darling crayons that are a nice size for small hands, here's what you will need:
1.  An assortment of broken non-toxic crayons (new ones work too, but can be expensive).
2.  Silicone Heart Shaped Mold
3.  Cooking Spray
4.  Sparkles (I used silver)

I started by first removing the paper from the broken crayons, making sure that I removed any residual glue.  Then, I broke the crayons into the smallest pieces I could by hand.  I then used a knife to cut them into smaller pieces.  I did sort out the colours so that they followed the same colour group (e.g. light blue, dark blue and turquoise in one pile, then yellows and oranges in another..etc.)

I sprayed my silicone heart shaped mold with cooking spray - it makes it a lot easier to remove these once they have been melted and set.
I then put a pinch of silver sparkle into each of the molds, then added about 3 tbsp of chopped crayons into each section.  Of course, I was so excited to get these babies into the oven that I forgot to take a pic of this part!
I "baked" the crayons in my toaster oven at 250 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or just until all pieces are melted.
Carefully and with oven mitts, remove the silicone mold from the oven and let cool on a cutting board.  Wait for a couple of hours, until you know that the wax is good and cooled. 

Then, carefully pop out the Heart Crayons, gently wiping off any oil from the cooking spray.  Let dry overnight then package into little cellophane bags or tie onto cardstock  A sweet Valentine's Day gift for the kiddies without the sugar!