All I do is peel the wrapper off the crayons. I let the kids choose their colours and they break them in half to fit in the muffin tray. I like to fill the tray almost all the way up to give a strong crayon when melted down.

I have a muffin tray just for this so I don't bother with waxing paper. Melt in the oven (whatever temp for however long until melted) than take out and let cool and harden. They pop right out of the muffin tray.

They love colouring with them and seeing the random colours. We also made heart shaped ones and put holes in them to make necklaces one year.

Dream, I do the same technique!! I don't cut in half though. I just take a sharp knife and cut a strip in the paper and it comes off beautifully! I used to peel them with my hands and my nails would be coloured! lol