melt down

The kids have an enormous bucket of crayons that they love to use. The problem is, I hate getting them out because they ALWAYS end up all over the floor, broken and unwrapped (mostly thanks to Olivia). So I had a melt down! I've been wanting to do this for a while and finally made the time today. The kids worked with me diligently to unwrap the crayons and thought it was entertaining for about 5 minutes. After that, I was left to work alone. It was really quite fun and therapeutic. Something about all that color--it's just a happy thing!

So here are some pictures of the process. I think these little round crayons make cute gifts all wrapped up in a stack. They're the perfect size for tiny hands, they don't seem like they'll be easy to break and they don't have paper wrappers to shed! I'm calling this crafty expedition a success!