Hot Rocks Melted Crayon Art

Looking for a way to use up all those broken crayon bits you have scattered around? Why not try this fun and easy melted crayon rock art project!

It’s super easy and you most likely have all the supplies needed at home!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Crayons
Smooth Rocks
Paper Towels
Cookie Sheet
Tin Foil
Oven Mitts
Your Oven

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1. We began by gathering up some smooth rocks to use. We didn’t need to go far to find some since our front yard is full of them here in New Mexico!

Step 2. We then brought the rocks inside and gave them a quick wash and dry.

Step 3. Then we preheated the oven to 250 degrees and while it was heating up we lined our cookie sheet with foil. I popped the rocks into the oven even before it was fully heated up and left them in for about 15 minutes or until they were quite warm to the touch.

Step 4. While the rocks were baking we removed the extra pieces of paper from each crayon and lined our work space with paper towels.

Step 5. Once our rocks were done I carefully removed them from the oven using an oven mitt. Please use caution since the rocks can seriously burn you if you aren’t careful! I placed each rock on the paper towel by each kid.

Step 6. Now came the fun part! Each kid grabbed a peeled crayon and started drawing on their hot rocks! We all loved watching the crayons melt onto the rock to make these beautiful vibrant colors!

Step 7. Once they finished coloring we made sure the rocks were completely cool before moving them to the front yard.

This was a big hit with my littles and we were all pleased with the beautiful results!