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We have a small pack of Stockmar modeling beeswax. How do you store yours? Separate packages for each color? All together? Airtight container?
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Glass desert cups (they look like this but were much less expensive - Anchor brand, I think, from Walmart) - open air style on the arts shelf.
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Really? Don't they harden? I bought Sculpey, and I'm leery about storing it this way.
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Paula in MN wrote:
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I don't store Sculpey this way, Paula. For Sculpey, I have little zipper bags and I keep them all in a clear shoebox bin on the art shelf. Beeswax is basically just a candle...in smooshable form. So, it's fine out in the open air. It is hard naturally, and is only sculpt-able (is that a word?) once it warms in someone's hands. Because we use it frequently (all the children enjoy working with it during read alouds) we keep it out and very accessible. We like Sculpey for its ease in workability, but the children overall prefer beeswax because once warm, it works quite easily, and holds its shape without baking.
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Jennifer,
Is there any reason to store the colors separate from each other?
I'm also curious...do you find that in the winter it takes a lot longer to warm up in the hand?
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Colors of beeswax don't naturally blend...unless you spend a lot of time/effort trying to do that after warming them. I store lumps of blue next to lumps of yellow beeswax in the little glass cup and they live together quite happily. So no, there is no need to try to separate colors of beeswax.
Yes, it does take a good bit longer to warm it up in winter. We sometimes move the glass dessert cup to a sunny window in the winter. The wonderful thing about beeswax is that it teaches patience and persistence. The benefit is this great tactile release! Perfect, especially for young, fidgety boys.
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We use ziplock baggies. In the winter they do take longer to warm up and my younger dc get frustrated and don't seem to play with it as much. I sometimes soak it in warm water for them to soften it first.
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In crayon pouches made of cotton. I just made the slots bigger.
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A little veer, but where do you buy modeling beeswax? I'm seriously lacking in art & craft searching...
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Paula,
You can find a few brands of beeswax in various places. A couple of brands I like and own are Stockmar and Artemis. Stockmar beeswax is smooth and the colors are vibrant which I like. Artemis colors are softer, more muted, but they are also quite lovely.
Stockmar Modeling Beeswax at Amazon
Artemis modeling beeswax at Amazon
Something I've recently discovered is that you can find lovely modeling beeswax at etsy! Here is an example. I just searched with the terms "modeling beeswax".
HTH!
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Thank you Jennifer 
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