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Amazon.com Reviews of the Crayon Maker By Crayola Fun for the arts & crafts kid, November 19, 2009 My daughter is always making things... potions, concoctions, art, you name it. This was by far her favorite birthday gift and has been using it nonstop since. I don't mind letting her break crayons to use this thing, crayons are cheap. I think the most important thing is to get all the wax out of the metal tray before it cools otherwise it's a pain. I haven't had any problems with the functionality. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Fun but need patience and adult supervision, November 23,
2009 Great educational toy to explain the melting point of solids
and how certain products like crayons are made. Good use for
your broken crayon pieces. But it takes a lot of adult
assistance and patience to make useable crayons. You have to
put in the exact amount of crayon - too little and it crumbles,
too much and it spills into the other molds and messes up the
colors. The molds have to be perfectly pushed shut or it will
leak out. The melted wax has to be pored slowly or air bubbles
will form in the crayons. You and your child have to wait for
the light bulb to melt the wax before you can pore it in the
molds. You have to wait for the unit to cool down before the
cover will unlock (built in safety "feature" to prevent
burning). After the cover will finally lift you can remove the
molds, but you have to wait for them to completely cool or the
crayons will not retain their shape (putting them in the
freezer helps). By the time the cover lifts the remaining wax
in the metal trays (of which there is a lot because not all of
it will pore out) will be solid and you cannot easily wipe it
out - it must be scraped out or it will taint the color of your
next creation. All this said, my 6 year old loved it and would
play with something else during the waiting times. We have made
dozens of new crayons. |
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