On Sat, 19 May 2012 17:01:13 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

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>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
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>>> "Tara" > wrote in message
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>>>> Don't eat them!
>>>>
>>>> I make these with my class at the end of each year to use up the odds
>>>> and ends of broken crayons.
>>>>
>>>> Peel the paper off the crayons and break the crayons into pieces small
>>>> enough to fit your muffin tins. I line the tins with aluminum
>>>> cupcake liners. Fill the cups about three-fourths full. Place the
>>>> tins in a 250 degree oven and check the muffins every five minutes
>>>> until the crayons are melted. You can also leave them outside in a
>>>> sunny spot all day.
>>>>
>>>> Here is what you get:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=crayo...w=1252&bih=586
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/87mqxup
>>>>
>>>> Tara
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>>>
>>> we used to save them to add coloring when we made candles. Something a
>>> bit more practical than whatever the heck this foolishness is about.
>>>
>> Aren't you a little ray of sunshine? It's an activity for the kids at her
>> school. Sheesh.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
>yes, I was a little kid at the time, and we made the candles in school.
>Back when school taught practical things, not just how to let kids have fun
>doing stupid things. And I was quite the ray of sunshine back then, too!

I read somewhere that the fumes produced from just melting crayons are
toxic let alone using them for candles... and most candle burning
produces carcinogens, especially when colorants are present... I think
only pure beeswax candles are safe, and only when safe wicks are
employed. Folks who burn common candles at home may as well be
smoking tobacco... burning incense is also dangerous to ones health.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...7/ai_66918312/