Lego Crayons and Legoland Florida

A guide for making Lego Crayons inspired by our visit to Legoland Florida! Leftover crayons are melted until smooth, then poured into lego-shaped silicone molds.

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In October 2013, we took Evan to Orlando for the first time! Check out the rest of my posts on our trip and Food and Wine Festival here:

• Vegetarian French Onion Soup and Disney’s Magic Kingdom
• Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée and Downtown Disney
• Teriyaki Chicken Hand Rolls and Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
• Kasseri Saganaki (Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey) and Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
• Zapiekanka (Polish Mushroom and Cheese Bread) and Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
• Frozen S’mores and Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
• Shrimp Tacos (Tacos de Camarones) and Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

Legoland Florida

One of the highlights of our trip was a day in Legoland Florida! It is a fairly recent addition to the Orlando area and about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Disney World. We missed the grand opening by only a couple of weeks during our last visit to Orlando in October 2011.

Legoland has a few different sections: The Beginning, Fun Town, Miniland USA, Duplo Village, Lego Kingdoms, Land of Adventure, Lego City, Imagination Zone, Lego Technic, Pirates’ Cove, Cyprus Gardens, and World of Chima.

Evan was right under 34 inches (86 centimeters) and couldn’t ride most of the attractions, so we mostly just walked around and spent much of the day in the water park.

Unfortunately the toddler section, Duplo Village, was closed for renovations during our visit. Of course, a month later he had a growth spurt and is now 35 inches (89 centimeters).

Miniland USA

My favorite area was Miniland USA. Sections include Daytona Int’l Speedway, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Pirate’s Shores, California, New York, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, and Lego Star Wars.

Star Wars

The detailing put into each structure is absolutely amazing. Chad especially loved the Star Wars section. He rarely takes photos, but actually asked to borrow my camera for a bit while walking through.

Legoland Water Park

Evan’s favorite was the water park, especially the toddler Duplo Splash Safari and the wave pool. It was so hot that day, we were tempted to spend all of our time there.

The Build-a-Raft Lazy River had water legos floating around to add to individual tubes.

Legoland Florida Eats

We had lunch at the Market Restaurant. It was cafeteria style and I did enjoy the variety. Offerings included salads, soups, rotisserie chicken, grilled salmon, Asian fusion, chicken fingers, grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, cupcakes, pastries, and a milkshake station.

The staff was also incredibly friendly and helpful. Evan particularly loved the play area- a large table filled with lego containers in the dining area.

I enjoyed the food themed sculptures in the center of the table and scattered throughout the restaurant.

For dinner, we ate at the Fun Town Pizza and Pasta Buffet. The pizza was on par with many other pizza buffets. Evan loves pizza, so he was happy.

If you sit on the back deck, there is a great view of Miniland USA while you eat.

Lego Crayons

For a fun lego-themed activity following our trip to Legoland Florida, I decided to make Lego Crayons for Evan after finding the idea and tutorial over on Farmish Momma. It took Evan a while to figure out they were crayons. He had more fun stacking them than coloring.

This is such a great way to use up any leftover, broken pieces of crayons. The Lego Crayons also work perfectly as party favors for Lego-themed parties.

I bought silicone lego brick and minifigure molds on Amazon to help make the distinctive shape. The version I got is no longer available, but Amazon does have the following at the time of updating this post: Building Block Silicone Mold Set. The molds are also a fun shape for making chocolates, gummies, and other treats.

Preheat the oven to 250˚F (120˚C) and line muffin tins with foil wrappers. After removing the wrappers and breaking into smaller pieces, place the crayons into each of the wrappers.

Simply heat in the oven until melted and smooth, about 10-15 minutes. While still hot, gently pour the wax into each mold (watch your fingers!). It is okay if a little wax gets outside the interior of the mold. The excess will easily break off once cooled. Allow the crayons to cool completely, 1-2 hours, before removing from the molds.

A Few Lego Crayon Tips

Make sure all pieces of the wrapper and paper have been removed from the crayon before melting.

Foil-lined wrappers are best for melting the crayons. I have used sturdy paper wrappers, but you have to take care when handling since the paper will absorb some of the wax.

Work quickly while the crayons are melted and hot. They will quickly cool, especially in colder kitchens.

Allow the melted crayons to set completely in the molds before removing.

Try melting a variety of colored crayons together in the same muffin tin to create some fun swirled designs.

Lego Crayons Guide

Adapted from Farmish Momma

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Lego Crayons

A guide for making Lego Crayons inspired by our visit to Legoland Florida! Leftover crayons are melted until smooth, then poured into lego-shaped silicone molds.

Course Craft

Cuisine N/A

Keyword craft, crayon, lego

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Resting Time: 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Servings 18 Crayons

Equipment

• 2 Lego-shaped Silicone Molds
• 6 foil muffin liners

Ingredients

• 18 crayons

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 250˚F (120˚C). Line 6 muffin tins with foil-based liners.
• Remove any wrappers or bits of paper from the crayons.
• Break the crayons into thirds and place 3 crayons (or 9 broken pieces) in each wrapper-lined muffin tin.
• Place the muffin tin in the oven once preheated. Cook until the crayons are completely melted, about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove the muffin tin from the oven. Very carefully lift each liner and pour the melted crayon into the lego-shaped silicone molds.
• Leave the molds at room temperature to set until firm, about 2 hours, before removing.