Crayola cupcakes

If you have kids, chances are there’s a can or box of broken, forlorn crayons stashed somewhere in your home. It seems we’re always buying new Crayolas—my kids are coloring machines and my son enjoys breaking them in two.

As a person who likes to keep her crayons organized and immaculate, his habits are extemely irritating! Here’s a cool little trick that prevents waste and creates a new realm of coloring possibilities.

First, divide broken crayons by color.

Remove paper wrappers.

Place two cupcake papers in each muffin tin.
Break crayons into tiny pieces and then fill cups.
Separate by color or mix-n-match for cool design schemes—
the green and yellow cup belongs to my John Deere fan.

Place crayola “muffins” in a 350 degree oven until melted, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool. Then pop your cups out of the pan, peel away
wrappers and serve … to your kids who will undoubtedly thrill to the new colors.

You might want to warn them, though: these are NOT new, multi-colored Reese’s Cups.
They are fun, intriguing and surprisingly easy to grasp for younger kids.