At her age, one of her favorite activities is to draw. Well, mostly she just scribbles and then instruct the adults to draw her favorite characters like fish, duck.. even barney (of course!).
Besides the magic pad, we also provide her with crayons and coloring book, to stimulate her motoric skills. But apparently, the only thing that's stimulating her is to break the crayons to pieces. She's definitely has the strength for it now .. and ended up having those broken pieces everywhere.
So I decided to re-bake them in a different shape so it's breakable-proof. All you need is a muffin pan and the broken crayons.
First, put the pieces inside the pan. You can put all the same color, or you can combine them. The thicker it is, the better, so it's break-proof.
Bake them in an oven about 180C for about 5-8 minutes. Take them out once they melt to the pan. Pop them inside the freezer. They'll pop out easily from the pan once it's cold.
Voila! They're ready to use. The colorful niblets can be also used for gifts. Just place them in a clear plastic bag and tie it with a ribbon. Cute!
Remember, don't make it too thin, or else it's also easy for the toddler to break it to pieces.
waaw, kreatif idenya.
a very very useful idea! baru ngeliat post ini, telat banget. idenya bakal dipraktekkan > dari 1 tahun lagi!:) tfs, Shinta!
Duh Shint, 4 thumbs up for your creativity. This would NEVER in a million years crossed my mind. If only I have an oven. Crayonnya buaaannnyyyaaakk. Dan Ayla ngeliat artikel ini jadi pengen juga!! :D
@ferina, @meta, @ati, @shinod - thank youu! hayoo dicobain idenya nih.. :) gampang banget!!
@ade - amiinnn! :)
@chandra - wah kalo gitu bisa di bake tuh, biar ada crayon2 baru.. daripada kebuang kan sayang!
@thalia - bikin yang lucu2 kali yah thal... biar seruu hehe..
@almaviva - ah kalo gue mah yang gampil2 aja kayak gini, yang keren2 dateng dari thalia tuuuhhh.. :P
@musdalifa - haha ipeh gak usah ngiri, silahkan dicobain aja.. jadi nanti akan ada ibu2 lain yang mengiri :)
@dini - wah pas dong, tinggal di bake aja biar jadi 'panjang' lagi crayon2nya Reena.. hehe..
@dita - thanks dita!
Shinta lucu banget! TFS ya.