CRAYON REVIVALS

You'll need old crayons,paper cupcake liners, an old clean soup can, muffin tin (used to mold new crayons - if you have something heat-proof that's more suitable, use it), saucepan
Peel the paper off and sort crayons by color. You may blend colors to make different colors if you wish; a list follows this recipie. Pinch top of can to create a pouring spout so the melted crayons pour out neater and easier. Careful with the sharp edge of the can. Fill can about half full of broken crayons. The smaller the fragments, the faster they'll melt. Fill saucepan about half full of water and heat to boiling, then turn temp down to medium or lower. Put the can of crayons inside the saucepan so that the hot water melts the crayons, instead of putting them on direct heat - which is dangerous. Crayon wax, and all types of wax, is flammable, so its very important not to apply too much heat. This is like using a double-boiler, but the crayons would ruin the pan they melt in. The soup can is disposable.
When melted, pour into wax paper inside the mold or muffin tin. Pour about 1/2 inch in each. You may add swirls of a different color to this, or, wait til its cooled and set and then add another layer, different color.
Candy molds can be used instead of the tins, as can some old make-up tubes and containers. Look around, be creative.
COLORS TO MIX:
ADD WHITE to any color to lighten it - the more white you add, the lighter the color.
WHITE plus RED = PINK RED plus YELLOW = ORANGE
RED plus BLUE=PURPLE BLUE plus YELLOW=GREEN
YELLOW,BLUE, and RED= BROWN
Mixing these in varying amounts creates different shades. Out of the three primary colors of blue, yellow, and red, the combinations of colors is amazing=all the colors the human eye can see are created of these, plus white.
RED plus BLUE = PURPLE