Glow in the Dark Crayon Project

GLOW PROJECT #1

My daughter Sierra had a sleepover this weekend, perfect opportunity to try out this neato arts and crafts project, made with Crayons and Glow Powder. We had a great time making these, and the girls loved their finished masterpieces.

The supplies are minimal, you should be able to find everything you need in your home already.

• Canvas, we used 2 sizes, 5x7 / 7x11)
• Crayons
• Hot Glue Gun
• Blow Dryer
• Glow Glass Powder (we used Aqua).

 

First, I had the girls line up their crayons. They each picked through their own box of crayons, and could fit 25 on their large canvases. Mine is the smaller canvas, I picked 15 colors.

This part took awhile as the girls are a bit nutty :) Always time to strike a pose! lol.

Because my canvas was on the small side I decided to cut my crayons in half. The girls left theirs as is.

I read in other tutorials that Hot Glue is the way to go with this project. Elmer's does not hold the weight of the crayons well and they could pop off.

At this point in the project we decided to go outside. I am so glad we did...

once the crayons start to melt it can get a bit messy! We used some milk crates to prop up our art.

Now the fun really starts! We tried all the settings on my blow dryer, high seemed to be the only setting that got hot enough to melt the wax. It melts fast! At first the wax sprays all over the place, going with the direction of the hot air. I suggest putting down a drop cloth or some newspaper.

Once you have a good amount of wax melted, point the blow dryer straight down from the middle of the crayons. This will help keep the wax melting down and not off to the sides. This will also melt the wax inside the crayon, which will flow out the bottom nicely.

Now to make it GLOW! We used Aqua Glow Glass Powder. While the wax is still hot sprinkle some Powder on. We sprinkled it everywhere, right on the crayon tips, and on the already melted wax. Try to sprinkle evenly.

Some of the powder will blow away with the blow dryer, but most will stick right to the hot wax. The powder will "melt" into the wax seconds after reapplying the heat from the blow dryer. Add more glow if you like... depending on how much you want your project to Glow.  A little goes a long way. We added glow two times.

And...the finished Masterpiece. What a fun project. Thanks to Sierra Dunn and Ember Dean for all your help. 

This is my project at night, the smaller canvas. I love how it glows in different colors, even though we only used the Aqua Glow Powder.