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Product Description
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The Crayola Crayon Maker with Studio Story lets you turn crayon pieces into new color-swirled crayon creations. Kids aged 8 years and up can make original drawing utensils by melting down different colored crayons in the Crayon Maker. With new mixed-color combinations kids can get even more creative and more invested in their works of art. Also, this set comes with a promotional code that allows you to access the Story Studio at Crayola's Web site for even more creative fun.
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Melt and blend crayons together to create unique mixed-color combinations.
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One Part Art, One Part Science
Constructed with durable blue plastic, the crayon maker looks like a little laboratory. Brightly colored decals feature science-experiment-themed scenes. The kit comes with four colored crayons (red, blue, yellow, and green), which you can break into pieces and mix together in the machine's melting trays.
A safety-latch lid locks in place to keep fingers away from hot surfaces during the melting process. The lid is clear so kids and adults can watch while the crayons melt in the metal trays--an almost hypnotic process.
Easy-to-Use Crayon Molds
When the crayons have melted and blended together, a yellow lever on the side of the crayon maker lets you tilt the tray to pour the melted crayons into the molds. When the crayons have hardened, the flexible plastic mold frame easily snaps open to reveal four newly formed crayons. Kids will be ready and excited to color with their new homemade crayons creations.
While the crayon maker is designed well for child safety, adult supervision is necessary.
Morph Photos into Cartoon Characters
Inside this specially marked crayon maker box, you'll find a promotional code to enter the Story Studio Play Zone at the Crayola Web site. At the Story Studio Play Zone you can transform a photo into a cartoon character and create, print, and color your own story. Simply upload a photo and use the automatic face editor to make your photograph into a colorful cartoon character.
You can also insert your character outline into a selected story that you can print and color. The stories range in theme from a baseball game to a haunted house to a pirate adventure.
What's in the Box
Crayola Crayon Maker with Story Studio, one crayon mold, eight Crayola crayons, two crayon holders, and instructions.
Product Description
Crayola Crayon Maker with Story Studio
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
180 of 188 people found the following review helpful
By Debra
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Durability:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This toy has a great concept, but that's about it. You load broken crayons into the top two trays and set a timer, which turns on the lightbulb for about 10 minutes until the crayons are melted. Then you have to manually turn another knob, which pours them into the molds. The lid stays locked for another 15 minutes until the crayons are cool.
I had several major frustrations with the design. First, the self locking mechanism is enough to make you want to pull your hair out. If you start the timer at all, the lid locks until it's done running - about 25 minutes. If there's a problem (e.g. you forgot some crayon pieces, the light bulb isn't screwed in all the way, your child turns the knob because they think it's fun, etc.) then you're stuck waiting for 25 minutes. I tried running it with the lid open, but the designers must have thought of that because it won't run. You also can't skip the timer forward at all. I know it's a safety feature, but children young enough to get burned shouldn't be using it without supervision anyway.
It's also annoying to have to babysit the thing. You have to really pay attention to when the light bulb turns off (it doesn't ring a bell or anything) or else the crayons will harden in the tray instead of in the mold. There's nothing automatic about it except for the light turning off.
Another major frustration is that the mold is only about the size of 1/2 a crayon (it has four slots). They include plastic joiners so you can "make" two full size crayons, but in that case, you might as well just use the joiners on your broken crayons and skip the mess.
As for the swirling... that's not all that great either.... Read more ›
I had several major frustrations with the design. First, the self locking mechanism is enough to make you want to pull your hair out. If you start the timer at all, the lid locks until it's done running - about 25 minutes. If there's a problem (e.g. you forgot some crayon pieces, the light bulb isn't screwed in all the way, your child turns the knob because they think it's fun, etc.) then you're stuck waiting for 25 minutes. I tried running it with the lid open, but the designers must have thought of that because it won't run. You also can't skip the timer forward at all. I know it's a safety feature, but children young enough to get burned shouldn't be using it without supervision anyway.
It's also annoying to have to babysit the thing. You have to really pay attention to when the light bulb turns off (it doesn't ring a bell or anything) or else the crayons will harden in the tray instead of in the mold. There's nothing automatic about it except for the light turning off.
Another major frustration is that the mold is only about the size of 1/2 a crayon (it has four slots). They include plastic joiners so you can "make" two full size crayons, but in that case, you might as well just use the joiners on your broken crayons and skip the mess.
As for the swirling... that's not all that great either.... Read more ›
78 of 86 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If your child likes to color, then your child will LOVE the Crayola Crayon Maker! It's a little tricky to use at first, but it's so fun. Basically, it allows you to take old, broken crayon bits (and what kid doesn't have a ton of those laying around?!) and turn them into new crayons. It's a fun process for kids, it works really well (the only thing you need to add is a light bulb), and it also teaches a sustainability lesson about recycling and reusing. This is definitely a toy that I recommend.
49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
By home mom
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This toy is sitting in my upstairs attic. We played with it once. The smell was not pleasant, but I did not expect melting crayons to smell great. Biggest complaint was that the newly made crayons are two small half pieces held together with a plastic connector. The kids were ages 5 and 7. We thought using old crayons to make new "crazy crayons" would be great. When we tried to use the crayons the connector didn't keep it together and the crayola crayons worked much better as the original. The re-crayons were not coloring as well, no crazy colors like we expected. I was sadly disappointed. I love crayola, but buy your own molds and melt them down in bigger batches.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Needs lightbulb, crayons are mini, takes too long, quite large to store
October 10, 2011
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Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
First, this does not come with a light bulb. The site tells you this, but it doesn't tell you that the light bulb is not a common size/wattage, which makes it very hard to find. You'll soon be running all over town trying to get one. If this review doesn't dissuade you from the whole purchase, be sure to order one along with the crayon maker.
Next, the crayons you make aren't full size. I don't know why this bothered us so much, but it did. It's not like you're actually making yourself a box of new crayons; they are smaller. It feels like a ripoff somehow.
Others have commented on the long waiting time. Plan on at least half an hour for your kids to say "are they ready yet" every 10 seconds. You can't make another batch in the meantime; you just have to wait.
It's extremely doubtful that your kids will want to do this on a regular basis. That means you have to store this "toy" somewhere.
If you search the web for phrases such as broken crayon crafts and gifts, you will discover that you can actually melt crayons in the oven or microwave. If you pour them into candy molds (think dollar store item), then voila, you have your own miniature crayons---in fun shapes, too. That's definitely the way we'll be going from here.
Next, the crayons you make aren't full size. I don't know why this bothered us so much, but it did. It's not like you're actually making yourself a box of new crayons; they are smaller. It feels like a ripoff somehow.
Others have commented on the long waiting time. Plan on at least half an hour for your kids to say "are they ready yet" every 10 seconds. You can't make another batch in the meantime; you just have to wait.
It's extremely doubtful that your kids will want to do this on a regular basis. That means you have to store this "toy" somewhere.
If you search the web for phrases such as broken crayon crafts and gifts, you will discover that you can actually melt crayons in the oven or microwave. If you pour them into candy molds (think dollar store item), then voila, you have your own miniature crayons---in fun shapes, too. That's definitely the way we'll be going from here.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
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Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This product appears to be the successor to the Crayola Crayon Maker . In that regard, I was hopeful as that unit left a lot to be desired. This unit is not much improvement.
As others note, the toy is great in concept just poor in delivery. Assembly is fairly straight forward though you need your own light-bulb (not supplied). Next, have you ever used a light-bulb to melt crayons? Neither did I. Let me tell you its not a fast process and you will have to explain this fact to your child, but you can use the 25 minutes it takes to melt crayons to do this. This method is clearly a necessary safety precaution similar to an EZ-Bake oven. The kids loved the concept and choosing colors however and turning the knobs on the machine. However, if you turn one of the knobs, the automatic child lock engages and you will need to wait until it disengages.
The kids loved to watch the crayons melt and though it was really cool to reuse crayons destined for the trash bin. However, after experimentation, I would not mix the cheaper crayons (like those from restaurants) with crayola's. It seems there is a difference in the wax used and the two mix horribly and melt at different temperatures. Cleanup is a little difficult and will require you do some scraping, but overall no big deal.
I suspect most people will be happy with the project IF they have patience. I would say it is a perfect rainy day toy for parents and children (8 and under).
As others note, the toy is great in concept just poor in delivery. Assembly is fairly straight forward though you need your own light-bulb (not supplied). Next, have you ever used a light-bulb to melt crayons? Neither did I. Let me tell you its not a fast process and you will have to explain this fact to your child, but you can use the 25 minutes it takes to melt crayons to do this. This method is clearly a necessary safety precaution similar to an EZ-Bake oven. The kids loved the concept and choosing colors however and turning the knobs on the machine. However, if you turn one of the knobs, the automatic child lock engages and you will need to wait until it disengages.
The kids loved to watch the crayons melt and though it was really cool to reuse crayons destined for the trash bin. However, after experimentation, I would not mix the cheaper crayons (like those from restaurants) with crayola's. It seems there is a difference in the wax used and the two mix horribly and melt at different temperatures. Cleanup is a little difficult and will require you do some scraping, but overall no big deal.
I suspect most people will be happy with the project IF they have patience. I would say it is a perfect rainy day toy for parents and children (8 and under).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
this is a good toy my 7 year old daughter loves it.
after two defective units, I got one good one. it was frustrating at first dealing with 2 bad ones. but now my daughter loves it. I am actually having fun too. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Jeff J
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not impressed with the product or the end product
I was so excited about this - I wanted to be done with the crayon bits and (a bit of nostalgia) I remembered my own multi-colored crayon shaving blobs my mom made when we were... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Hurley Girl's Mum
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kids loved it
OK - it was a great present. After a few months it doesn't get much use, but it;'s perfect to bring out for those rainy day projects. Read more
Published 21 days ago by M. Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
My grandson couldn't believe I found this.... Grandma's can do anything :) It's perfect for those broken up old crayons
Published 24 days ago by chickb
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hate it
my daughter had one as a kid and we loved it. the crayons are not tiny what a joke these are don't waste your money its junk
Published 1 month ago by A. Metzger
4.0 out of 5 stars
Inovative & creative
Safe & fun for children.
However product is not compatable for running on a 220 Volts power supply. Should be abt for 120 V & 220 V.
However product is not compatable for running on a 220 Volts power supply. Should be abt for 120 V & 220 V.
Published 2 months ago by Cyrus Poonawalla
1.0 out of 5 stars
Crayola Crayon Maker
This is the worst product ever! It leaks, the crayons are two small. The only thing it did good was melt the crayons. Great idea but product needs major improvements!
Published 3 months ago by Susan Drzewiecki
1.0 out of 5 stars
not worth the time or money
is not that easy to use. crayons are in two small pieces.. Concept is fun.. but reality isnt. process very slow.
Published 3 months ago by dd in OR
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crayon maker
We recently purchased the crayon maker. It works very well and is a lot of fun to watch the crayons melt. My son likes to watch them melt and can't wait to color with them. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jonathan Cummins
1.0 out of 5 stars
Total Junk
Never could get the light to come on, tried two bulbs before the knob broke. Ended up melting the crayons over a candle (not the safest thing, but it worked).
Published 3 months ago by Kim Bourgeois
