Back during the summer (I know, I know, I'm just a smidgen behind in my posts) I saw that the retailers had swung into full gear for back to school and with sales abound the supplies flowed through the aisles. Having heard from a few different people who thanks to having little ones, being teachers or are just artistic that Crayola has a crayon that I would be interested in.
Crayola started by two cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harris Smith of New York in 1885. Originally known as Binney & Smith, the company produced pigments and colorants for industrial use. Their products made tires black (and last longer) and gave paint it's color and they invented dustless chalk just after the turn of the century. Separate from the success of B&S, Edwin Binney and his wife Alice Stead Binney, developed a wax crayon product line that she named Crayola. The name came from a mashup of 'craie', French for chalk and 'ola' for oily/oleaginous. Within two years there were 5 crayon sizes and 18 different packaging and crayon counts by 1905. Numerous sets were aimed at both artists and children and over the course of the next thirty years acquisitions allowed for a vastly expanded selection of crayons. In 1958, the classic 64 crayon box with sharpener was introduced (and is still available today). Over the years, the crayon selections have expanded and changed, growing to practically any color one can think of.
I wasn't sure what I was going to do to properly show off the macaroni and cheese crayon, since attempting to draw on my own is just a internet meme waiting to happen. I do however have a cute mini coloring/activity book that a close friend created to promote his web series and numerous ebooks (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3 and Book 4 available on the iTunes book store for the iPad) The Boy With The Dreaming Key. It's the perfect thing to color!
The Review
Brand:
Crayola's Macaroni and Cheese Crayon
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Price:
$2.39 at Target for the box of 48 crayons, the Mac & Cheese crayon is in all Crayola packs 48 count and larger that Target carries (as of 6/2013)
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| HOURS of fun in one little box. |
Packaging Description:
(on front)
Preferred by Teachers!
(on back)
Another great product...The Crayola Giant Floor Pad lets you tackle creativity in a BIG way! The 60 large sheets (22" x 16") provide a colossal canvas for "ginormous" art! Includes a fun project idea.
Contents and colors may vary. Non toxic
Preparation:
*Find yourself at a store that sells Crayola crayons. Art stores, book stores, drug stores, grocery stores, major retailers like Target or Walmart and even convenience stores all stock these little wax sticks of color.
*Make sure that the package you're purchasing has the sought after Macaroni and Cheese crayon. In my looking, every pack 48 count and higher had it in it.
*Find some blank paper to draw to your hearts content, or find a coloring & activity book.
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| Oh look! A coloring and activity book. What luck! |
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| Ready to color! |
*Crack open that box of imagination and find the most important crayon in the box.
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| Last row, third from right. |
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| BOOM! |
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| The cat and the inner ear of the bear got the macaroni and cheese crayon treatment. |
First, don't go and try to eat these. It's just a cute name. The shade itself is a nice golden yellow color, quite similar to the sauce of many mac n' cheeses.
Final Score:
Of the crayons I've used over the years, Crayola ones have been the ones I've always preferred. They aren't blotchy and color smoothly on papers of all kinds. While I'm admittedly a bit out of the loop on all the crazy colors and kinds out there, Crayola has done a very good job in keeping relevant, and adding new colors and cute names every year. The fact that they've made sure to include a favorite food of kids across America wasn't just smart, it was pretty cool.
Nutritional Information:
NO EATING! It's wax you sillies.
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