Thrifty Green Thursday
I have these great silicone number and letter molds from Sillycone, Inc.:
I also have many many old bits of crayons, some of them from when I was a child! I was inspired to use the Letter Ice and Number Ice trays to recycle the crayon bits and make something fun for my son:
All I did was break up the crayons and put them in the molds, then put the entire tray (on a cookie sheet) in the oven for about 10 minutes. I took them out to cool after they melted, then easily removed the hardened wax from the flexible molds.
More than an ice tray. More than a pan. ®
It’s really a mold that’s colorful, educational, flexible & nonstick. A design patent pending product line that’s made from high-gloss FDA tested silicone and is oven-safe to 550ºF and (-50F) is cool to the touch within minutes after baking. Food cooks and browns evenly, there’s no unbaked pockets or pale looking goods. Our trays won’t retain odors or flavors, and are dishwasher safe. For storing, they fold or bend to fit anywhere.
Make Ice, Jell-O, Sidewalk Chalk, Butter, Concrete Numbers, Spell your name in Soap, Make Chocolate Letters, Short Bread Cookies, Number Crayons, Brownies or Muffins, Candles, etc…
A perfect product for Kids Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduation Parties, an Educational Tool for Back to School, and many more…
I think it came out great, and I can’t wait to try it with some other silicone molds I have (hearts for valentines favors, anyone??).
Here is another great idea I found on a blog called Daily Danny. They used a large sheet of melted wax and cut it with cookie cutters while it was still a bit warm:
The full instructions are here, on the Daily Danny blog.
Get more green tips today at the Green Baby Guide! Today is Thrifty Green Thursday!
*This is also posted on my green blog today at http://mygreening.blogspot.com. I’m having a busy week!*
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25 September 2008, 11:49 am
I hadn’t thought of these for candles. What a great idea to always have birthday candles on hand. I LOVE it! Thanks, it’s a great idea.!
Oh. The chocolate doesn’t sound like a bad idea either!
Make ME some!
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25 September 2008, 3:52 pm
Thanks for the idea. I just picked up some Halloween Ice Cube Trays yesterday and will try these ideas out.
25 September 2008, 5:37 pm
Ooh, those turned out very cool! I need to try the crayon one. Much better than Jello!
25 September 2008, 9:21 pm
Those are so cool! I should get some of those molds, because I see tons of stuff you could do with them. Butter molds for pancakes come to mind…
Do you think you will use them for food after using them for crayons?
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25 September 2008, 9:49 pm
Those are awesome! I have those same trays, and I never would have thought to do something like that. I’ll have to try this…although it probably won’t turn out as well as yours did!
28 September 2008, 12:59 pm
I just bought some of these (they owe that sale to you!), I can’t wait for them to get here!
21 October 2008, 4:58 am
Hi. I think you could also make more of it through a bigger exposure about \”Green Thursday | Mom Most Traveled\”. Perhaps you can have some cheap chocolate wedding favors.