Crayon Experiment

I saw this awesome picture on pinterest,

and I knew my girls would have a blast trying this out!!

Yesterday, with the temps reaching a mere 110 here in Texas,

I thought it would be fun to watch the crayons melt in the sun.

We found lots of different brands and colors of crayons,

ripped off the paper,

tacky glued them onto a piece of cardboard,

and set them out in the sun to let the magic happen.

It was crazy how quickly the first crayon started melting, it took 15 minutes I think.

Most of the others quickly caught up, with the lagers being pink and orange {those 2 never fully melted}.

I wish I would have gotten a final picture after we took the picture out of the sun.

The crayons dried out and had the same consistency as a regular crayon, just smeared down the cardboard.

I think this would make an awesome experiment for homeschooling families or science teachers.

*You can ask how long do you think it would take for the crayons to start melting?

*Use different brands, and have the kids guess which ones will melt the fastest or slowest or not at all.

*You can ask whether or not you think the crayons will harden back up.

*You could use the hairdryer or just leave the photo in the sun.

We had lots of fun checking on the progress of our picture over the course of the hour!!

What do you think about our rainbow??