
The little ones wanted to do another crayon melt craft today, so we made some glowing candy corn to hang in the window.


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.



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.


I trimmed the wax paper, and melted crayon to fit, and the girls glued it between the two sheets of construction paper.



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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