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Some key dates:

1903- Crayola's first box of crayons held eight crayons and makes its debut. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The word Crayola was created by Alice Stead Binney (wife of Edwin Binney) who took the French words for chalk (craie) and oily (oleaginous) and combined them.

1958- The Crayola 64 Box with its signature built-in sharpener debuted, becoming the perennial favorite of Crayola colorers for more than 40 years. This was also the year that Crayola changed the name of one of their crayons. Prussian blue became "midnight blue." Teachers prompted the change, as children could no longer relate to Prussian history.

1962- Crayola renamed the flesh-colored crayon "peach" to reflect the fact that not everyone's skin color was the same.

1990- For the first time, Crayola retires some of their colors, eight to be exact. Maize, lemon yellow, blue gray, raw umber, green blue, orange red, orange yellow, and violet blue are the founding members of the Crayola Hall of Fame.

1996- Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" fame molds the 100,000,000,000th (that's 100 billionth) Crayola crayon. The color, by the way, was "blue ribbon".

2003- Crayola celebrates 100 years of making crayons. Four new colors of the next century were introduced and named by crayon fans. "inch worm," "mango tango," "wild blue yonder" and "jazzberry jam" become the latest entries into the Crayola family. Unfortunately, in with the new meant out with some of the old. "Blizzard Blue", "Magic Mint", "Mulberry" and "Teal Blue" take their place in the Hall of Fame bringing the number of retired colors to twelve.

What do you think is America's favorite Crayola Crayon color?...

If you guessed blue, you are right. Out of the top 10 favorites, 8 different shades of blue were the best liked.

For more information about America's 50 favorite colors, click the photo.

Set includes 18 labels, along with "cog and wheel" shaped decals for decorating the Crayon Maker. Requires one 60-watt candelabra light bulb (not included). Colors may vary.

Age: 6-14 years

Award: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award

Note: The Crayola Crayon Maker incorporates several safety features to protect your child. The dome locks in place until the crayons are completely melted and molded so there's no chance of getting hurt from the melted crayons. Also, a "tip switch" will automatically shut off the Crayon Maker if it accidentally tips over.

Warning: This product is not for children under three years of age due to the potential of a choking hazard from small parts.

Don't wait to place your order. Crayola Crayon Maker will look great under any child's tree this holiday season.