Waxed Paper Butterfly

Materials:

• waxed paper
• crayon sharpener
• construction paper
• clothes iron
• old crayon bits

Ever wish you could find a good use for those leftover, stubby bits of crayon with all the paper peeled off (which every kid seems to create in abundance). Well, here it is.

Have your children take those leftover crayons and sharpen them in a crayon sharpener until nothing remains but bits of wax. Keep the different colours separate.

Cover your work surface with a large sheet of paper. Draw a rough outline of a large butterfly on the paper. Cover the outline with sheets of waxed paper.

Have the kids sprinkle the crayon shavings on the waxed paper within the butterfly outline. Get creative with designs and shapes.

Next, cover the waxed paper with another waxed paper sheet of equal size, so that the crayon shavings are sandwiched. Run a very cool iron, minimum heat setting, over the waxed paper. The crayon wax will melt and fuse with the wax on the paper. Allow paper to cool and stiffen.

Cut out your butterfly wings, add a head and thorax and hang in the window. You can make any shape or design you fancy. Great for Easter designs. Happy sprinkling.