Crayon Maker By Crayola

The old question of what to do with broken crayons or ones that are worn down to their points has been answered by the world's largest crayon manufacturer. The Crayon Maker by Crayola is the new machine that melts those crayons down to create new ones your children will love using.

The Crayon Maker eats up your old crayons, melts them down to the wax they are made from, pours the heated wax into molds and, presto, you have new crayons when the wax hardens.

It doesn't matter what color crayons you want to recreate. A good way for a child to be innovative is to use a variety of colors and make them into swirl colored crayons. How cool would that be to color with? And they designed them themselves. What a confidence booster.

The clear hood on the Crayon Maker allows the children to watch the whole procedure in real time. They can help by putting the crayons into the maker. When the lid is dropped and secure the melting process begins. The maker has a safety latch on the hood to make sure watching the fun is safe.

Because of the high heat needed to melt the crayons this toy is recommended for ages 8 through 15. Adult supervision is a must for children of a young age.

There probably aren't too many 15 year olds using crayons in this day and age but they certainly would be able to help a sibling through the process. On the other hand, if your 15 year old is artistic the fact they can create their own unique colors might appeal to their creative spirit.

The Crayola Crayon Maker combines the world of science with the creativity of art. Your child can be the mad scientist they've always dreamed of being as they mix and match the crayon colors into swirled crayons. Pour the hot wax into the molds and it's like doing a chemistry experiment. Take the new crayon and draw something special for your art collection.