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My Crayola Memories

I have many fond memories of Crayola Crayons. I loved coloring as a child, even into the teen years. Make that adult years, as I colored with my children and asked for the Collector's Colors Limited Edition Tin Set that was released in 1992. I still have them so I suspect I'll be coloring with grandchildren if I'm blessed to have them. As a child I obsessed over trying to keep the crayons in their box and in order. My children did not have the same obsession, and we had a tin filled with crayon pieces, eventually they'd get to small to use. I saw a video of a product, that my girls & I would have loved. A way to recycle crayons and make new cool multi-color crayons.

The Product Was: The Crayola Crayon Maker

Recyle Your Crayons

This is so cool. you put your scrap crayons in. I melts the crayons and turns them into a multi-color crayon. I remember liking multi-color pencils when I was young. I sure most kids who like to color will like these too, especially since the made it themselves. And if they're really into color they'll have fun trying different color combinations. Just writing about the makes me want a tin of broken crayons and a Crayola Crayon Maker to play with. How about you?
Crayola Crayon Maker

Crayola Crayon Maker

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The Crayola Crayon Maker lets you be the mad scientist of color, turning your crayon pieces into new color-swirled creations. By melting down different crayons in the Crayon Maker, kids get to make completely original crayons with mixed color combination's.

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Crayola History

Over 100 Years Old and Counting

Crayola Crayons were introduced in 1903 by cousins Binney & Smith. They had been in the business of making industrial pigments prior to inventing the Crayola. Mr. Binney's wife Alice came up with the name. It was derived from two French word craie meaning chalk and ola (from oleaginous) meaning oily. The first eight colors, black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green sold for 5 cents.
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CLASSIC TV COMMERCIAL - 1960s - CRAYOLA CRAYONS

CLASSIC TV COMMERCIAL - 1960s - CRAYOLA CRAYONS #4
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More Crayola History

Are You a History Buff?

The first link gives a more detail history than the one above, and the second link is for the artist/colorist who is interested in the color history.
History Of Crayola - The Story Of Crayola
The History Of Crayola, highlighting the important milestones in Crayola's history.
Crayola® Crayon Chronology
A list of the 120 core crayon colors and the years when they were first introduced.

Cool Crayola Projects

For Crayons and More

Below you'll find some tips on the many ways you can use crayons. You'll also see videos for great projects with other crayola projects.
Crayola Crayon Ideas
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Products for the Projects on the Videos above

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This looks like a lot of fun and it doesn't use paper. Reuse over and over again.

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  • Pastiche Sep 9, 2011 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    I have Crayola memories and a 20 year old box I share with my grandkids. We also go to visit the Crayola Factory when they come to Pennsylvania. This coloring page grannie is into crayons!
  • bygproductions Sep 9, 2011 @ 11:38 pm | delete
    Cool! The factory sounds like fun & I bet you get free crayons
  • brbrooks Sep 2, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    Great job on your lens, I liked viewing it.
  • bygproductions Sep 2, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Thanks!
  • bikerministry Jul 10, 2011 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    Just last week one of my 4 year old granddaughter's crayons broke when we were coloring together and she got up to run and throw it in the trash - I just couldn't let her throw it away. Too many memories of shaving them, melting them and painting with them, melting and molding them ... I think I may buy her a crayon making machine!!
  • bygproductions Jul 11, 2011 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    I'm sure she'll love it. Also show her the cool things in the first video.
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