Auggie's Market Day Part I: Preparations

Four times a year Auggie's school has a "Market Day" for the Pre-reception and Reception classes to teach them about money. Each kid has one turn running a stall and selling little things while the rest of the kids get to make purchases. Here are the preparations for Auggie's turn as a seller at Market Day.

I think most kids tend to make baked goods or sweeties for Market Day, so I did my best to come up with something that wasn't food-related. In my search I remembered Emily's brilliant party gift for Owen's first birthday, melted crayons, and decided to give it a go with the kids. We found silicone trays to use as our molds, bought crayons to melt (which made this a not-so-cheap venture), and had at it.

These photos are actually from February, as I originally signed Auggie up for the first Market Day of the year. Alas, we had to skip it and make a trip to Home Affairs for our [failed] attempt at permanent residence here in SA. I wish we'd gone to Market Day instead. :)

Here's Auggie removing the paper from the crayons

We grouped colors together in tin cans and glass jars

Thanks for your tips, Emily!

Of course Eland wanted in on the fun

Auggie enjoyed [supervised] crayon chopping

We melted the crayons in about an inch of hot water on the stove

Believe it or not, I thought the glass jars were a lot easier to work with than the cans

The mess was kind of intense and it got everywhere

We had bug, heart, and diamond molds, and did our best to layer the colors into rainbows

The fridge quickened the hardening process

Time for the fun part--popping these babies out!

Complete success!

My favorite: the bumble bee