Why crayons

Always looking to offer variety, Crayola released a line of food-scented crayons in Dubbed Magic Scent, the wax sticks came in coconut, cherry, and licorice. But by July , Crayola had taken them off the market. Parents feared kids would eat them—and indeed, roughly 10 of them did. Despite that statistically insignificant number, Crayola changed the scents to be less appetizing.

Brown, for example, went from smelling like chocolate to smelling like dirt. In spring , Crayola had to issue a statement warning consumers not to use their colored pencils as eyeliner. Several beauty bloggers had promoted the utensils as a cheap alternative to expensive make-up. How's that for a mixed message? Crayola partnered with GUM in to offer a line of multi-colored toothpastes shaped like crayons.

Artist Herb Williams is a Crayola loyalist, but not because he likes drawing with them. Williams buys the crayons in bulk and melts them down to create some dizzying, colorful sculptures.

Some pieces have required up to , crayons, which means Williams actually has an account with the company. The White House was so impressed with his work that they commissioned several pieces for their permanent collection. In , talk show host Oprah Winfrey invited Sally Putnam Chapman, a relative of founder Edwin Binney, on her show to discuss the storied history of Crayola.

Not wishing to come empty-handed, Chapman gave Winfrey a count box of an exclusive, one-time-only Crayola variation: "The Color Purple. In , the company launched a line of Silly Scents crayons and markers intended to appeal to the Garbage Pail Kids demographic. Courtenay Fields, another Lilly employee, participated in the program in , and like Mike, decided to make a difference when she returned. Courtenay founded Crayons Matter , a nonprofit c 3 organization whose mission is to educate children globally and locally while inspiring their imaginations through crayons and basic school supplies.

Crayons Matter has impacted over children! From July Small Sacrifice partnered with Crayons Matter to impact the lives of even more children. You delivered! Ruth Buzzi at home with her Jeffrey Robert. My trademark signature design crayon nameplate serves to distinguish my art as unique and authentic!

Whether it's realism, abstract or impressionism, I love to experiment and expand my imagination with the magic of Crayola Crayons.