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Edible Crayons: A Fun Back-to-School Treat

by Brooke on September 1, 2009 · 20 comments

in Recipes and Food,school

My kids just started school (preschool and 1st grade), and I was trying to think of a fun treat after the first day of school. I came across this amazing site: Gourmet Mom on the Go. It has lots of fun food ideas. I came across the instructions for “edible crayons” and knew we HAD to try it! (See this link for the full instructions.)

All you need is pretzel rods, candy melts, and paper for the “wrappers.” I got candy melts from Michaels in different colors, and had my kids help me dip the pretzels. It was a lot of fun. Then, while they were in school, I finished putting the crayons all together to surprise them with the completed product! Once the pretzels/candy were set, I wrapped the paper around them and secured with a little bit of tape. I created my own customized crayon wrappers in Photoshop, with my kids’ names on them, and printed them on colored cardstock. Once wrapped, I put the crayons into their own little tins. Cuteness! Love!!



We were so happy with how they turned out, and they tasted yummy too! :) They were a huge hit with my kids. I put more of them in a pencil box, just for fun. They really didn’t last long, though.
I think they turned out SO CUTE!!!! Hooray for school! You definitely have to try this out for yourself. :)
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1 Jamie September 1, 2009 at 10:23 pm

so cute Brooke!

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2 Missy September 1, 2009 at 10:29 pm

How would I go about getting hold of you ladies? I haven’t been able to find an email address. I’d like to feature you on a blog that I’m setting up. Please drop me a line if you can. Missy

soyouthinkyourecrafty@gmail.com

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3 Nikkala September 1, 2009 at 11:13 pm

I love that you had your kids help and then surprised them with the finished project. How fun!

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4 Sarah September 1, 2009 at 11:25 pm

I made these too. So easy! So cute! I love the name wrappers….I’m not that talented ;)

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5 Live, Love, Craft September 2, 2009 at 12:47 am

That is great! these are sooo on my to-do list!

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6 Beth@The Stories of A to Z September 2, 2009 at 12:51 am

OMG! I LOVE this!!!

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7 Rose Charles September 2, 2009 at 9:01 am

those are amazing!

what a fab idea :-)

Rose XXX

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8 Sarah Lou September 2, 2009 at 9:44 am

I so adore these! I wish I could find candy melts in Australia!

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9 Kim September 2, 2009 at 12:20 pm

These are some of the most creative snacks I’ve seen in a long time! Great job!

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10 Michelle September 2, 2009 at 6:58 pm

This is too cute. I think I am going to Orange and Black for Halloween gifts for my nieces and nephews: )

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11 Lanie September 4, 2009 at 12:22 pm

I linked to this cute post in my “Friday Favorites”. Too cute not to share.

http://www.dothisallday.com

~Lanie

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12 Becky September 4, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Too cute!

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13 The Girl Creative September 6, 2009 at 12:07 am

oh my goodness, what a cute idea! :) Love how you personalized them with your child’s name. This would be a great christmas gift for little nieces and nephews. :)

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14 Wendy @ The Shabby Nest September 15, 2009 at 12:34 pm

so. stinkin. cute. Holy cow!!

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15 Tara September 22, 2009 at 7:44 am

GIRL!! This is adorable!! I am SOOOO linkin’ up to you! Lovin’ your Photoshop talents as well!!

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16 Alisha July 31, 2010 at 11:44 am

I tried to link on to the directions and it wouldn’t let me can you please drop me the instructions for the crayons they are SO cute.

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17 Brooke July 31, 2010 at 2:41 pm

Alisha, I fixed the link, now it should work! I’m glad you like these edible crayons! Thanks for visiting! :)

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