Crayon Melter Pumpkin

It's the pick of the patch! Melt crayons using our Crayon Melter to make this indoor fall or Halloween pumpkin decoration that's worthy of display.

Ages: 8 and up, Tween and up, Adult

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CIY Staff

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Steps

Step 1

Break crayons into smaller pieces.
Step 2

Load 2–3 crayon pieces of your desired color(s) into top of Crayon Melter unit.
Step 3

Ask an adult to plug Crayon Melter into a power source. When red light on Crayon Melter turns green, the crayons have melted and unit is ready.
Step 4

Hold Crayon Melter unit upright and place its tip onto surface of pumpkin.
Step 5

Rotate pumpkin up and down to create drip art patterns.
Step 6

When color begins to run out, add more crayons to Crayon Melter and wait approximately 1 minute for new crayons to melt.
Step 7

Continue to add colors the Crayon Melter and repeat steps 4–5 until design is complete. Cool for 5 minutes.
Step 8

Display the DIY pumpkin decoration anywhere inside your house!

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CIY Staff Tips

This project uses our Crayola Crayon Melter. Adult supervision required
For additional tips and tricks on how to use the Crayon Melter, reference the included instruction sheet.
Experiment with special Crayola Crayons like neon and metallic. Note: Glitter variety should not be used.
If using wrapped crayons, use the label cutter included with the Crayon Melter to unwrap.

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