I Love Crayola Crayons

Crayola Crayons Trivia and More

I used to love coloring when I was a kid, and now that I'm a parent, I get to enjoy those wonderful crayons all over again.

Crayola Crayon Trivia

History and trivia about America's favorite crayons

- Binney & Smith, the company that invented Crayola crayongs started as a color company that used to make carbon black for car tires, among other products

- The first box of eight Crayola crayons were introduced in 1903 and sold for one nickel

- The name Crayola was coined by a wife of one of the company owners and comes from "craie," the French word for chalk, and "ola," from "oleaginous" or "oily"

- The Crayola 64 box with the built-in sharpener debuted in 1958

- More than 120 billion Crayola crayons have been sold around the world

- Only three Crayola color names have ever been changed: Prussian blue was renamed midnight blue, flesh was renamed peach and Indian red was renamed chestnut

- A Yale University study found that the smell of Crayola crayons is one of the 20 most recognizable scents to American adults

Crayola Toys and Crayons

Crayola isn't just for crayons anymore

Crayola Color Explosion Glow Board

Amazon Price: $19.96 (as of 01/09/2009)

Crayola Glow Station can create with Light!

Amazon Price: $37.99 (as of 01/09/2009)

Crayola Color Wonder Magic Light Brush

Amazon Price: $30.99 (as of 01/09/2009)

Crayola 50ct Telescoping Pipsqueaks Tower

Amazon Price: $10.28 (as of 01/09/2009)

How Crayons Are Made

I love watching this video. It shows how crayons are made and shows them coming off the assembly line. It's a lot of fun and makes me want to visit the real factory!

Sesame Street - How Crayons Are Made

UPDATE: Sesame Workshop, proving just how awesome they really are, have allowed this video to stay. SESAME STREET RULES! ^_^ A classic video, with awesome music. I can't believe YouTube took this down before... well guess what it's BACK! Much kudos to Courtney from Myspace for having the video.

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Wear Your Colors!

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120 Crayon Colors

When I was a kid, we only had 64

Crayola 120ct Original Crayons

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 01/09/2009)

Burnt sienna, olive green, thistle - the nostalgic favorites are all here, along with new options like "tickle me pink" and "laser lemon." Three boxes of crayons are ready to open up and dump willy-nilly on the pages of a coloring book.

The Crayon Box That Talked

A wonderful book about diversity

This book began as a simple poem celebrating harmony through diversity. Then the Ad Council liked it so much it became the theme for the folks at the 1997 National Anti-Discrimination Campaign for Children. It was then picked up and published as a children's book by Random House. The message of the story is quite simple and well-presented for children - when we work together, the results are more interesting and colorful.

The Crayon Box that Talked

Amazon Price: $10.15 (as of 01/09/2009)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 01/09/2009)

From Amazon: "One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight." So begins this gentle story that shows just how far your imagination can take you. Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of beauty and excitement. But this is no hare-brained, impulsive flight of fantasy. Cherubic, round-headed Harold conducts his adventure with the utmost prudence, letting his imagination run free, but keeping his wits about him all the while. He takes the necessary purple-crayon precautions: drawing landmarks to ensure he won't get lost; sketching a boat when he finds himself in deep water; and creating a purple pie picnic when he feels the first pangs of hunger.