Saturday, February 4, 2012

Wax Paper Hearts

Welcome to day 4 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines!
From February 1-14 we'll be doing non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday!

 wax paper hearts

Wax paper hearts are a combination activity and craft. This only involves a few items too!

Here is what you will need:
wax paper hearts

Wax paper
Pencil sharpener
Crayons
Cookie Sheet
Parchment paper (or construction paper will work too)
Scissors and string

Remove a long sheet of wax paper from the container and place it on the cookie sheet.
Have your child (or help them) take Valentine's colored crayons (white, pink, red, a little gray) use the pencil sharpener to create crayon shavings.
wax paper hearts

Spread the shaving out all over the wax paper.
Fold the paper in half.
wax paper hearts
Cover with parchment paper.
wax paper hearts

*This part is for the adults* Iron on the lowest setting until the crayon shavings are completely melted.
wax paper hearts

Set the wax paper aside to cool completely.
wax paper hearts

Use a scissors to cut out heart shapes from the wax paper.
Attach a string and hang from a window. A perfect amount of color to cheer up any window from the gloomy and gray look of winter, don't you think? (My son had a great idea too---you could also hang them from the mantle of a fire place for a festive flock of hearts!)
wax paper hearts





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3 comments:

  1. How cute! This would be so fun to do in the classroom too! Thanks for sharing.

    Allyson
    http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com/

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  2. Those came out super cute - what a neat idea! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a GREAT week =-)
    Beth

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