Solar Crayon Recycler
What you get
Get creative with homemade recycled crayons! Build your own crayon recycler out of all recyclable materials. Then harness the power of the sun to heat and melt old crayons into new ones! Discover different ways to capture and use the Sun’s heat, and learn all about the eco-friendly use of solar energy. And you get awesome crayons at the end of it!
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From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“I used no plastic or foam in this crate because I wanted it to be super environmentally friendly. Even the clear window is made from plants! – Julia, KiwiCo Product Designer”
By the numbers
Box shape prototypes: 4
Crayons melted in testing: 72
Days spent waiting for a sunny day to test the crate: 5!
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This was great little project to do! We love making our little recycled Crayons and my 6 year old loved building the recycler
This is a very cool idea and activity. I used this activity to support the topic of being resourceful (use the sun and perused crayon that we have) and work toward creating something new, while minimizing waste. My 16 years old daughter incorporated her 6 years old brother in the activity.
We loved this one!!! Easy, but fun to build, the sunglasses are adorable, and it can be used over and over to recycle crayons. The rainbow shaped crayons that popped out were adorable and usable as well.
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