old crayons, old candles, ... hmmmm ....

my son and i used to do this when he was little. we used an old pencil sharpener (or the crayon sharpener on the box) to shave old crayons. shave them over a sheet of aluminum foil, shiny side up. drop bits of broken candle into the pile.

set clear plastic wrap over this, weigh it down with something so that the stuff doesn't get blown all over the place, and leave it in the sun for a while. the waxy stuff will soften in the sun, then melt.

a few tips:

unless you're planning to burn it outside, don't make candles with this stuff ... it's kind of smoky for a candle (hell scrubbing the smoke off the walls)

if there is a whole lot of crayon and very little candle wax, when it gets softened it can be shaped into multi-coloured crayons. which are fun to play with if you're a kid. not fun to scrub off the walls and floor if you're a mum. (dawn and a green scrubbie to the rescue)

if there is a whole lot of candle wax and not as much crayon ... melt it until it is rather liquidy. pour into a paper or disposable plastic cup, then use a toothpick to swirl the colours. rather pretty unless you get carried away mixing. don't peel off the paper cup until the wax has hardened again.

whatever you do ... don't spill it inside the house and for sure, don't spill it on fabric. i don't think your mum stocks that much dawn in the house.

btw ... red stains.