Life Hacker published an article about melting down crayon bits and pieces to make new ones with a double boiler fashioned from an old tin can and silicon triangular ice trays. Not a bad idea. When everyone in my family asked what to get my daughter for Christmas, I said "art stuff" thinking that it's the type of thing that's broad enough for her to get a good variety of stuff and doesn't sound greedy. So now we have about 6 sets of various types of "washable" markers and "mess-free" poster paints scattered around the house, but at least everything's a pretty color.
Also, if you have a girl and she received any sort of doll, chances are high it came cocooned in a few dozen industrial sized twist-ties. Don't throw them away! They make great A) Computer cable/AV cable-tamers B) Closures for bags of beans/sugar/pasta and C) Climbing plant tethers
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