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Handmade Valentines: Heart Shaped Crayons

December 28, 2018 by Arena Blake 56 Comments

Heart Crayon Valentines

My son’s favorite way to color is with these heart shaped crayons. Since he has started school, he has become obsessed with coloring.

We have so many crayons laying around, that I was excited to try to make some Heart Shaped Crayons by melting some of the extra ones from our supplies. Andrew was so excited about these crayons — he kept yelling, “Hearts!”

The great thing about these crayons is that you can even use broken ones. Now, when your vigorous toddler accidentally breaks a crayon in two, you can make these.

Heart Shaped Crayons with Printable Valentines

Here’s what you need to make Heart Shaped Crayons:

  1. 60-75 Crayola crayons
  2. Sharp knife
  3. Silicone mold

Color Your Heart Out ValentineColour Your Heart Out Valentine

 

 

If you want to use these as Valentine’s Day cards, click here to download a FREE printable. (Our International friends might want this FREE printable.)

Directions:

Using a very sharp knife, cut through the wrapper on each crayon length-wise and remove it. Break the crayons into small pieces, if they are not already broken.

Broken Crayons Sorted By Color

Sort the crayons by colors that will work well together — greens and yellows; blues and purples; and pinks and reds.

Broken Crayons in Silicone Mold

Fill each heart in the silicone mold with broken crayons. This mold was the perfect size, and I love the indentations of smaller hearts!

Melted Crayon Hearts

Bake a 250 degrees F for 15-20 minutes until crayons are fully melted. Allow to cool and harden completely before removing from the mold.

Want to make them extra-special? Add a few drops of lemon oil, citrus oil, or lavender oil to the melted crayons before allowing them to cool. This will make the crayons aromatic and enhance the sensory benefits of them!

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I attached the crayons to the Valentine’s Day cards using a drop of hot glue. I think they turned out really cute!

Heart Shaped Crayons

You could really make any shape of crayons with this method using silicone molds. Here are a few of my favorites:

  1. How about some dinosaur crayons?
  2. I bet these LEGO bricks and LEGO mini figures would make awesome crayons!
  3. Some sea shell crayons would be awesome for a beach party.
  4. Or how about some adorable stars?
  5. Star Wars fans would love crayons made from these molds.
  6. These pony molds would make really cute crayons!

 

Don’t miss some of my favorite Valentine’s Day projects!

 

Valentine Sandwich Cookies Bubble Valentine's Day Cards DIY Colored Mason Jars Crayon Hearts Valentines Robot Valentine's Day Cards Play-Doh Valentines Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies GoGo squeeZ Valentines DIY Burlap Heart Garland Image Map

Valentine Sandwich Cookies | Bubble Valentines | DIY Colored Mason Jars
Heart Crayon Valentines | Robot Heart Valentines | Play-Doh Valentines
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies | GoGo squeeZ Valentines | Burlap Heart Garland

 

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Comments

  1. Victoria

    January 25, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    Do you mind sharing what fonts you used for the cards? I love them!

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      January 25, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      Hi Victoria! The words “Color” and “Valentine” are in Janda Happy Day, the words “Your Heart Out” are in High on Fire and the words “Your Friend” are in KG Call Me Maybe Skinny. Hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Ramona Pickett

        December 31, 2021 at 4:13 pm

        Can I please please use your picture?

        Reply
  2. Vanessa

    February 2, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Hey, I was wondering what kind of paper should be used? I’m thinking something more sturdy than regular copy paper. And what would you say is this gift recommended mostly for? Like what age group? thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      February 2, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      Hi Vanessa,

      I used white cardstock to print the cards. I would say these are perfect gifts for children ages 2 and up — anyone who likes to color will love these! 🙂

      Reply
    • Vanessa

      February 2, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      Thank you so much! 🙂 Since my molds are a little smaller, I’m thinking of putting two hearts on the cards. Thanks for this great idea! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Gaby

    February 2, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    We tried these yesterday and they turned out great, thank you for the post! I love the colors and the cute heart shapes. Do you have any suggestions for cleaning the remaining crayon residue from the mold?

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      February 2, 2014 at 1:54 pm

      Hi Gaby! I’m glad they turned out great! Our mold still has residue in it, too. Unfortunately, I’m not really sure what could take the residue out. I’ll just be using our mold for crafts from now on, since I don’t really trust it for food, haha! Sorry I couldn’t be more help.

      Reply
    • Rosanna

      January 7, 2016 at 9:53 am

      Try placing the mold tray in the freezer. That is my goal after trying this project out with my four year old princess.

      Reply
    • Rossana Rosado

      January 7, 2016 at 10:01 am

      I just came upon this craft and I am absolutely in love and cannot WAIT to try it with my kids! I’m thinking you know how if you want to remove hardened candle residue from candle holders you place it in the freezer? Maybe this can work to remove the crayon residue? Worth a try!

      Reply
  4. Save On Everything

    February 6, 2014 at 8:59 am

    Hi Arena! Just stopped by to let you know we featured this on our recent blog post. Such a cute idea! http://bit.ly/KidsVDay

    Reply
  5. Hpw'smomma

    February 13, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    Suggestion for getting crayon wrappers off: soak them in a bowl of water for a few minutes. Easy, breezy!

    Reply
  6. Nereida

    July 17, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    I love it!

    Reply
  7. Stacy Oborn

    January 5, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    I am so excited to do this with my 4yr old for his classmates!! May I please ask where you got the molds from? And did the indentation form in the center of the heart by itself or did you do a thumbprint. .. also.. one last question is the paper folded over so they can open and draw more?

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      January 8, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      Hi Stacy! I used this mold from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GGCS2W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004GGCS2W&linkCode=as2&tag=theswi0e-20 — It has the heart indentation already in it! I did not fold the paper over, but you could totally do that to give the kids more room to color. I love that idea!

      Reply
  8. JIll

    January 6, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    These are adorable! Do you have to use a silicone mold or can old muffin pans work?
    Thanks

    Reply
  9. Heather Steger

    January 7, 2016 at 10:00 am

    I see you have posted that you used 60-75 crayons…..how many did that make? Was that only the 12 in that mold? I need to make 24 so I want to make sure I have enough! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      January 8, 2016 at 5:22 pm

      Yes, that made only the 12 crayons. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  10. Deborah

    January 11, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    This is such a beautiful and fantastic idea for a class Valentine’s Day gift. We have a ton of broken crayons at our home, and this would be a great way to reuse them. My kids will love this activity and will love to give these special Valentines out to their friends. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  11. Nicole w

    January 13, 2016 at 9:13 am

    Will all those crayons only make 12?

    Reply
  12. Christine Raymond

    January 15, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    The link to the printable is not working. 🙁

    Reply
  13. Shannon H.

    January 19, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    I LOVE this idea – so adorable! We are thinking about making these as a service project to give out to patients at a local children’s hospital. My question is – do you have to use Crayola crayons or can an off brand work too?
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
  14. Alexis

    January 25, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    I am a teacher. Can you change the printable so that instead of “your friend” at the bottom, it just says “Love _____________” So I can make these for my students and sign my name?

    Reply
  15. Cathy

    January 29, 2016 at 9:50 am

    Hi! I am planning on doing this for my daughter’s kindergarten class and wondered how you or anyone else delivered them to the school and the the other kids’ valentine boxes? Envelope? Little cloth bag? Little ziplock bag? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Susan

      February 10, 2016 at 11:10 am

      I was really hoping somebody would answer this by now. Ziploc is a good idea, I didn’t think of that. I was thinking may be ‘sheet protectors without holes’ or even ‘job ticket holders’. If anyone has a better idea, please share.

      Reply
      • Arena Blake

        June 8, 2017 at 10:28 am

        Hi there,
        I used glue to hold them to the cards and just sent them that way. You could put them in small ziplock bags if you are worried about the crayon coming off. Hope that helps!

        Reply
  16. Kate

    February 2, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    I just used your directions and free printable for my 2 year olds Valentines. Thanks, these are so cute!

    Reply
  17. Becky

    February 4, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    Hi, I can’t wait to make these with my kids this weekend! Do I have to use crayola or will other crayons work too? Thanks!

    Reply
  18. Jenny

    February 5, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    Hi – Which glue did you use? my hot glue isnt holding the crayons 🙁

    Reply
    • Dianna

      February 7, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      my hot glue didnt work so well either it was melting the crayons so I had to let the hot glue cool some before sticking the crayon to it worked most of the time.

      Reply
  19. Erin Newman

    February 6, 2016 at 2:20 am

    They turned out wonderful, however, I’m kicking myself for not reading the comment section before starting. Unwrapping the crayons took forever and my 3 year old lost interest. I ended up using a utility knife to get most of the paper glue off. I also wish I would have used colored cardstock to make the print out a bit more festive. I totally forgot to add scents. I made 48, so I was at it for awhile. In the future I would mix the colors up more, it looks more tye dye-like that way.

    Reply
  20. Jacquelin P.

    February 8, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Hi! This is my second year making your heart-shape crayon Valentines– they are SO cute, and perfect for several ages/grades. I have a tip for attaching the crayon to the cardstock: use basic duct tape and make a little loop (sticky side facing out) to attach the back of the crayon to the card. Last year I struggled to make them stick– hot glue didn’t work for me. This year, duct tape worked like a charm! And, as some commenters previously mentioned, a quick soak in water for the crayons will help you remove the paper wrappers.

    Reply
  21. Kelsey B.

    February 8, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Why does it come out as “Colour” instead of “Color” when I click the link to print?

    Reply
  22. Catherine

    February 10, 2016 at 10:23 am

    Hi! Just wanted to say that I tried making these for the first time last night and they turned out beautifully! I used silicon moulds I bought at the dollar store. And thank you for the free printables (especially including ones with “colour” – as I’m Canadian).

    Going to be making these every ear now!
    Cheers.

    Reply
  23. Annie

    February 1, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    Hello,

    I am trying to print out the free heart shaped valentines with “color” and every time I click on that image, the “colour” one shows up!

    Please help!!

    Reply
  24. Stephanie A

    February 2, 2018 at 4:58 pm

    Hello,
    I am trying to print the out but keep getting the international version.
    Is there a way to get the one that says “color”?

    Thank you in advance!

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      February 6, 2018 at 7:54 am

      So sorry about that! I updated the link. Here is the direct download link: http://thenerdswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Color-Your-Heart-Out-Valentine.pdf

      Reply
  25. Jessica

    February 12, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    Question about melting the crayons: I put them in the oven at 250 degrees for 20 min and they barely melted at all. Any tips on if I should turn the heat up or just wait longer? I did buy crayons from the dollar store so maybe their consistency is different than what you used? Thanks for any help!

    Reply
    • Natalie

      July 15, 2020 at 3:53 pm

      Did you ever figure this out? They have currently been in the oven for 20 minutes and aren’t fully melted yet..

      Reply
    • Dawn Benjamin

      February 8, 2021 at 10:15 am

      Happy day 🖍
      … How will you know if / when the ❤️ crayons are completely dry?

      Reply
  26. Johnnie Ross

    January 30, 2019 at 9:56 am

    Such a cute idea! I’m a mom who hates to throw away anything. So, this is a project with my granddaughters, made from the broken crayon pieces from their parents crayons. I’m loving using up all these old broken crayons! Oh, and all the remaining leftovers are turning into new sets of 8 crayons to go in our church craft sale. Thank you for creative ideas.

    Reply
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    February 13, 2019 at 10:57 pm

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    February 9, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    Hot glue isn’t working at all to attach, any other ideas?

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    March 12, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    Wonderful! My daughter moved her closet to the next room and place a working station in her room so she can create one of this heart shape crayons. I think she will be an artist soon. 😉

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