I just had to share this with you when I heard it. I took my girls to the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania this week. If you have not been there, and get an opportunity, it is fantastic. The kids loved it, they got to do all kinds of crafts and artwork, and they also watched from hot melted wax to the box how crayons and markers are made. It was only $10 per person to get in, and you receive tokens to claim crayons, markers, modeling clay, etc. with them. All of the crafts and such are included in the admission, of course.
During the process of watching how the markers are made the speaker gave us a really great tip about those markers that have been left without caps and dried out. “Don’t throw them away just yet”, he said. All you need to do is wet the tip with warm or hot water, replace the cap, and wait 24 hours. When the marker dries out the ink does not. So by wetting it and allowing the moisture to wick back into the marker the ink will return! That was worth the trip, and I had to pass it along.
Wow! Thanks for the tip.
I wish we had something like that around here. I know my kids would love it.
That’s an awesome tip about the markers. I usually throw them away (like most people lol).
Hi, I teach Art along with other subjects that require the use of Markers. I have tried different tips to prolong the life of markers since they can be expensive and I prefer to recycle or extend the life of something as long as possible to avoid the landfills. Leaving the uncapped markers tip down in an old cup with 1 inch of rubbing alcohol for a couple of minutes and then capping them and storing them ( tip side up for approx. 1 hr. and then flip over to bring color down will usually give them new life). Water works but I’ve found that it can dilute the intensity of the color.