My Preschool Art

The other day Ms. Crazy Preschooler and I sorted through our crayons and picked out the broken ones. We placed them in muffin tins according to color and melted them on the stove into pools of wax in bright hues, and then we painted with the melted wax. At first the wax was hot, and we used paintbrushes, but the real fun began when the wax was semi cool because we could fingerpaint. I was really impressed with the activity because of the texture of the wax as it dried. I think I had more fun than my daughter. It was a quick project, because the wax kept changing as it cooled, and it cooled fast. We did rewarm the wax a couple of times, but the unfortunate part was that it took longer to warm the wax than it did to use it each time.