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The little ones wanted to do another crayon melt craft today, so we made some glowing candy corn to hang in the window.
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Then, they arranged them in candy corn patterned stripes, on a piece of wax paper (I would imagine freezer paper would work too, as long as the waxy side faced in, but I've never tried it), that I had set out for them, on top of an old towel.
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I folded two pieces of black construction paper in half together, and drew half a candy corn shape on the folded edge, for the girls to cut. They cut through both pieces of paper at the same time.
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I trimmed the wax paper, and melted crayon to fit, and the girls glued it between the two sheets of construction paper.
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A couple of tips:
- It's easier for little ones to "sharpen" the wide, flat end of a crayon, than the pointed end. As the crayons become pointed, they can be broken in half, and sharped from the new flat ends.
- We didn't use quite enough yellow on the bottom of ours, so it mixed in almost completely with the orange, a wider stripe of yellow would have made a more striking candy corn.
- Don't forget to keep a close eye on the iron - unplug it, and move it to a safe spot, as soon as you're done with the ironing step, to keep it out of reach of little hands.
It's great to be a homeschooler.
2 comments:
Hi,
Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. I don't know how to tell you what a lift your page gives me. I get excited about my kids and homeschooling and life in general when I see a glimpse into your happy homeschooling days. I'm very new to homeschooling, and sometimes I feel worried that I can't do it. Your blog gives me the encouragement that I've been looking for. Thanks, thanks, thanks!
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