ere's a craft even the very youngest children can get involved in and end up bursting with pride to give away. "My husband just started a new job so we gave the paperweights to him for his new office. The kids really felt as though they were making his new job a better place to work," said a Connecticut mom.
If you have ever left crayons in the car on a hot day you know what happens. They melt all over everything! That inspired this project. The smallest children can help by pounding to break up the crayons, yet this activity is fun for all ages. All of our families reported that "crayon smashing" was a big hit. Christine LaClair (4) "thought it was neat that we crushed the crayons with my wooden hammer (that I'd been hiding!)." The Sypniewski family used a meat tenderizer for a mallet with great success.--read more
