Recycled Crayon Christmas Ornament Craft

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Handmade ornaments make the best gifts! They’re also the perfect touch to a family Christmas tree. This Recycled Crayon Christmas Ornament Craft is a fun, unique Christmas craft to do with children this holiday season!

*Pair with our Christmas Centers and Activities for Pre-K & Kindergarten!

Make these beautiful, handmade Recycled Crayon Christmas Ornaments this holiday season and create lasting memories with your children!

Recycled Crayon Christmas Ornament Craft

I just can’t get enough of this kid-made ornament! Each design is so beautiful and unique. There aren’t two that are the same. I just know that you and your children are going to have a wonderful time creating fun memories with this craft!

Supplies Needed:

Grab some crayons, wax paper, twine, scissors, and an iron to make this beautiful crayon Christmas ornament!

How to Make the Ornament

To make this ornament, begin by removing papers from old broken crayons. The easiest way is to slice through the paper with an X-acto knife (adults only).

Add them to a pile and let your kids have fun peeling the labels off. They should come right off. Some older crayons may have a small amount of glue residue left behind, just rub it off.

If they don’t come off or you don’t use a knife, you can soak the crayons like we did with our Halloween recycled crayon project.

Us an X-acto knife to carefully slice through the crayon wrapper.

Use a crayon sharpener and sharpen like colored crayons one color at a time. Or use a plastic sharpener and let the kids help!

Use a plastic sharpener to sharpen crayons into piles of shavings.

Add like colored crayon shavings to a Ziploc bag or container and set aside. Continue this step with other colors.

Add like colored crayon shavings to a ziploc bag and set aside.

Lay down a large piece of wax paper on a protected surface. Sprinkle crayon shavings onto the wax paper. Have fun experimenting with different color combinations!

Lay down a large piece of wax paper on a protected surface. Sprinkle crayon shavings onto the wax paper.

Add a second piece of wax paper on top of the shavings. Iron across the wax paper on the lowest setting until all of the wax has melted.

If you want to protect your iron, iron over an old dish towel.

Add a second piece of wax paper on top of the shavings. Iron until all of the wax has melted.

Allow the paper to cool and then trace a circle onto the paper. Use a cup or container for tracing the circles more easily.

Allow the paper to cool and then trace a circle onto the paper with a cup or container.

Cut each circle out.

Cut each circle out.

Use a hole punch to add a hole to the top of the ornament. Cut a piece of twine or pretty Christmas ribbon to create a loop for hanging the ornament on the tree.

Your crayon Christmas ornament is done and ready to enjoy!

Use a hole punch to add a hole to the top of the ornament and add twine for hanging on the tree.

If you are making these in the classroom, you can wrap them up and send them home for students to give to their families as a gift!

Each crayon Christmas ornament is beautiful and unique!

Your children will love to see their new creation hanging on the family Christmas tree!

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