Category Archives: silicone molds
Bath Fizzies #2
Well, here’s what I woke up to today:
The heart shaped mold didn’t do so well, but I think it’s because I over packed it. The long skinny molds worked well, but broke when I took them out. The fish and starfish molds worked the best and I kept those to use later. I dumped my son and a whole bunch of broken fizzies into the bath tub and let him have fun watching them. They fizzed really well and when you were quiet, you could hear them. He now smells like Sweet Pea!
When I make these again, I will not pack the molds so full as the doubled in size overnight!
Kristen 🙂
More Crayons
We took a trip to IKEA earlier this week, and I picked up some new ice cube trays:
I got all five that are pictured because they were only .99¢ each. I used the black trays to make some new crayons out of the all those crayons my kids peeled on the last day of school. I found a neat pattern for some crayon wallets that I want to make here. I needed to make some crayons to go in them, so it worked out great!
A few tips when making your new crayons:
I used these in the microwave in 1:30 increments. You will need to stir the crayons occasionally with a toothpick or kabob stick.
Make sure you stay near the microwave so that you can watch for melting of your mold or smoke coming from your wax.
Use Crayola crayons–they work the best (and not washable ones, they melt funny)
Put the mold in the freezer for 30 minutes after you take them out of the microwave to firm up. When you take them out of the freezer, let them sit for about 10 minutes to warm up to room temperature before trying to remove them.
I also got some new alphabet molds after seeing some posts on Pinterest. I’m going to use these in the oven instead of the microwave:
I’ll post pictures when I’m done with them! I can see making these for my kids at the beginning of the year at our Writer’s Work Station or to make words with! Plaster of paris–creating alphabet sidewalk chalk or letters for making words??
Kristen 🙂
Kristen's Kindergarten 