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Stone

This weeks unplugged project is STONE.  This is a project we did last summer that my kids want to try again soon.

Materials needed:  Rocks with a flat spot, crayons, grater,  the worlds second biggest magnifying glass, (’cause we obviously have the first biggest),  and sunshine.

Grate the crayons onto the flat spot of the rock.

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place rocks with shaved crayons in the sun and use the magnifying glass to catch the sun and melt the crayons.

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And as a let down I do not have a photo of a finished rock-sorry!!  The first photo has a  semi-melted , semi-finished one in it.

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Posted in 3-D and Activities and Crafts and Outside by Kristen on July 15th, 2008 at 4:23 am.

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  1. Nature Mama Jul 15th 2008

    I love this project! Super neat that you used a magnifying glass to melt the crayons :) We’re going to have to dig out some old crayons and give this one a try right away!

  2. Hay Jul 15th 2008

    Oh coolio! Adding to the list of must do’s…when the sun actually emerges!

  3. Julie K in Taiwan Jul 15th 2008

    Fantastic idea! I’ve been hesitant to jump on the hot rock craft bandwagon but I really like the idea of using the magnifying glass. Thanks!

  4. Meg Jul 15th 2008

    Ah…melting crayons is a much nicer hobby than burning leaves. I was just reminiscing about my favorite magnifying glass I had as a kid…thankfully, I never started a brush fire! :)

  5. maya Jul 15th 2008

    I also love the magnifying glass for this! What fun!

  6. Meg Jul 15th 2008

    Yes, a bit of a let down not to see the finished product… but your reflection in the mag glass almost makes up for it-

    And… is there really a hot rock craft bandwagon?

  7. Heather Jul 15th 2008

    such a fun idea. Gotta try it.

  8. mechelle Jul 15th 2008

    Very cool! It is supposed to be in the 90′s here by Thursday so maybe we can do without the magnifying glass.

  9. Carol Jul 15th 2008

    I always love your creative activities that you do!! So inspiring.

  10. Dana Jul 28th 2008

    Oh, I love this project! We tried the “regular” hot rocks for this Unplugged assignment, but I love this twist! Can’t wait to try it. :-)

  11. Dana Jul 28th 2008

    We tried this today. It was a lot of fun, though I was seeing a big pink spot for about 5 minutes afterwards. :-) Thanks for the great idea!

  12. Nydia Jul 29th 2008

    This is such a creative idea! Thanks for sharing it! I’ll surely try it with myson, he’ll love it… I usually “make” crayon with him by melting them on the oven after shaving and placing them in little baking tins. But this is so much fun!

  13. Tricia Garrett Aug 2nd 2008

    I am now imagining the most gorgeous splatter paintings on the rocks. Clever not showing the finished thing – we’ve got to try it now.


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