DIY Crayon Letters Tutorial

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We used new crayons in this tutorial, but you could use old crayons instead. Just skip the first couple steps in the tutorial.

DIY Crayon Letters Supplies:

• Crayons
• X-Acto Knife
• Alphabet mold
• Glue Dots
• Wooden plank
• Cellophane
• Tape
• Scissors

How To Make DIY Crayon Letters:

Pre-heat the oven to 275 F.

Take all of your crayons out of their wrapping. You can easily use an X-Acto knife to slice along the crayon wrapper to remove it.

Side note: If you’re making these with kids, of course, you don’t want to give them a blade. Instead, your kids can soak the crayons in warm water until the wrapping comes off. 

Break your crayons into small pieces about 1-inch long. You want the crayon pieces small enough that they are able to fit in the alphabet mold, but not too small because then the color will bleed together.

If you’re using old crayons, just gather up all the pieces of crayons and peel off the wrapping.

Put the silicone mold on a baking sheet.

Place your pieces of crayon into the silicone letter mold.

You want to make sure your put more crayons than you may think is needed into the silicone molds.  The crayons are going to melt down and your letters will not be completely full if you don’t put enough crayons.

Also, my cousin got advice to not mix together light colors and dark colors. She didn’t listen and mixed different colors together anyway and the crayons came out beautifully. So definitely do whatever you want. This is your craft. Make it your own.

If you’re making the whole alphabet, of course, you can just fill up the entire mold. But, we used these to make crayon names. So, we very specifically filled up the letters that spelled out each child’s name. If you have a name with double letters, this project will take you a little longer since you’ll need to wait for the first batch to cool before you can finish.

Place the silicone molds in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes until the crayon wax is melted completely.

The amount of time you need may vary depending on your oven and the crayon brand you’re using. Start checking around the 10 minute mark and check every five minutes.

Very carefully, remove the molds from the oven. Make sure to not shake the mold. Shaking will mix up the colors and you might end up with just brown crayons.

Very carefully, remove the molds from the oven by grabbing only the cookie sheet. This is the best way to assure you don’t shake the mold. Shaking the crayon mold will mix up the colors and you might end up with just brown crayons.

Put them in the freezer to cool. Make sure that you’re lying the mold completely flat in the fridge or the crayons won’t end up with a flat back.

Alternatively, you can cool them to room temperature on your kitchen counter. That should take about an hour until they’re cooled.

When the crayons are completely cooled, pop them out of the silicone mold. They’ll pop out really easily without any force. If they’re sticking, they’re not done cooling.

Use Glue Dots to stick the DIY crayons down to a small piece of wood. If you don’t have Glue Dots, you can use a small dab of hot glue from a glue gun instead.

Wrap the wood in cellophane.

You can gift it like this, put it in a gift box, or stick it to the front of a coloring book, which is what my cousin did.

DIY Crayon Letters: Frequently Asked Questions

Purchase Name Crayons Online:

If you love these name crayons, but don’t feel like dealing with melted crayons, you can purchase Personalized Name Crayons, like the set above, at the following stores online:

• Amazon
• Etsy
• Personalization Mall

​Be mindful of a store’s minimum cart total to qualify for free shipping. Also, consider instore or curbside pickup to avoid shipping charges.