tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303691114524526411.post6370612329213881378..comments2014-09-28T08:55:16.370-07:00Comments on Neither Poverty Nor Riches: Color-full CansJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327089832958243558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303691114524526411.post-12529648567826528232008-11-20T23:10:00.000-08:002008-11-20T23:10:00.000-08:00Yes, we also had a crayon can too. It was an old ...Yes, we also had a crayon can too. It was an old cookie tin, I think, 9 inches around and 4 inches deep...it was HEAVY. After a while, all the 1-inch pieces of crayon look dark blue. A good way to weed them out is to use them to color candles (if you can still find parafin to make candles with?) or to use them in other crafts where they get melted onto waxed paper or things like that. I think you can grate them and sprinkle them in an artful fashion between sheets of waxed paper, or parchement paper and then melt them into pretty stained glass type pictures. <BR/><BR/>By the way, we buy crayola brand because we have found that some of the cheaper brands are practically worthless...and I'll be we have some crayons in our can that are decades old!! :)KaraBeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519711290091911234noreply@blogger.com