New Crayola Crayons were one of my favorite back-to-school supplies as a kid. There was just something about a brand new pack of shiny, multi-colored crayons that inspired me to want to create colorful images of hearts and rainbows and all things sparkly and pretty that the imaginations of young girls conjure up. That waxy scent still takes me right back to the first day of 2nd grade, kind of like the smell of Playdoh reminds me of rainy day fun. . .
I’m so glad that Crayola products have stood the test of time and are now inspiring a new generation of imaginations. And I’m happy to share with you about how you can join in the fun!
Every Tuesday night through the month of August, Crayola is sponsoring “Girls Night Out” on Twitter – the mommy social gathering featuring colorful and engaging discussions on all things back-to-school. Crayola has teamed up with MomItForward.com, the creator of “Girls Night Out” (GNO), to bring you the “Crayola Creativitycast.” The weekly series of GNO discussions will feature a new topic each week like “Affordable Fun 101” and “Back to School Survival Guide,” and all GNO participants will have the chance to win great prizes!
For more details about tonight’s #GNO chat and how to participate, go here.
Don’t worry if you’ve already got plans during these events – you also have the opportunity to win one of four Crayola Creativity Packs right here on Deal Seeking Mom!
The Crayola Creativity Pack includes:
- 24-ct. Crayola Crayons, the quintessential back-to-school tool that kids love for their vibrant colors.
- 10-ct. Crayola Markers, with an array of consistent, true colors to complete any task
- 12-ct. Crayola Colored Pencils, which come pre-sharpened with thick, strong lead made to tackle touch projects and art activities
- Crayola Pip-Squeaks Colored Pencils and Glitter Glue, which give children big color in a small size and are perfect for jazzing up art projects.
- Crayola Window Crayons, to help let your little ones transform glass surfaces into instant decorations with bright colors that wipe clean with a damp cloth.
- Tadoodles Washable Crayon Buddies, which are colorful little characters that hold a triangular-shaped crayon that twists up when the tip wears down – perfect for little hands!
- Crayola Color Explosion Black Extreme Surprises, which comes complete with a stencil sheet and two Broad Tip Color Explosion clear ink markers.
- Crayola Color Switchers, which are dual-ended markers that allow kids to magically change the colors of their drawings with a swoosh of the “color switch” tip.
Crayola makes it inexpensive and fun to inspire your child with a lineup of school tools that are priced under $9 (with many of the school list must-haves priced under $1.00 at retailers nationwide)!
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me your favorite memory of using Crayola products when you were a kid. Easy enough?
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Prize:
(4) Crayola Creativity Packs as described above
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, August 26th. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Janet Wright
I’ve added you to my blogroll.
Janet Wright
Shredding crayola crayons and ironing between waxed paper to make sun catchers was one of my favorite art projects when I was young!
Janet Wright
I joined the forum!
Leslie Carlisle
I remember using my Crayola crayons as a kid and making all kinds of pictures for my mom. My son loves doing the same thing!
Maria Rodriguez
This is awesome!! I love crayola products. My most vivid memories of using this product was when my sisters and i would charpened(shaved) the crayons, mix the colors and then spread them over a drawing lined up with glue so the crayon shavings would stick. We thought it was the greatest thing ever, and the memories…priceless.
Jeanette
I subscribed to your feed! I love your website!
Michelle
My best crayola kid memory is using the markers to draw all over my new keds to make them look stylish.
Michelle
My favorite website. I look forward to the emails.
chill
Two memories, when making homemade candles using those waxed paper coca cola cups we would melt crayons into the wax for coloring. We had some festive candles! Second memory, Mom would save all the broken crayons and when we had a bunch we would bake them (just till melted) in an old cupcake pans. When they cooled we had our own mix of multi colored crayons. Some were round some were heart shaped. That was such a treat!
Heather
My favorite memory is coloring with my mom. It was way better than coloring by myself! Now I love to color with my kids….I wonder if they get that same cozy feeling when I color with them? I hope so!
Jennifer Wild
My memories as a kid with Crayons was nothing was better than getting a brand new box. Now I make sure my 3 year old who LOVES to color gets new ones often.
BL in AL
My favorite crayola memory as a kid was coloring with my mother. She liked crayola crayons the best because they colored the smoothest and didn’t make a mess. I didn’t understand when I was little, but once I became a teacher and had children of my own, crayola is all I have ever used. With my own children, we break them up and put them in mini muffin tins and melt them to make new multicolored crayons. So fun! Oh and one other thing we loved to do with our crayons. We would color an entire piece of paper with every bright color in the box as dark as possible. Then we would completely cover over the whole page of colors with black as dark as we could so that none of the color showed through. Then we would use a pencil or a scissors or something pointy to scratch out designs. My mom loved this because it kept us busy for a long time.
terri katers
My favorite crayola project was to take a piece of paper and make as colorful of a picture as I could the whole page would be covered and then take a black crayon and cover the entire colored part of the picture then i would take a sharp pencil or end of a paper clip and make a design on the top, it was great.
Melissa Negron
My girls would love these products!!! We love doing crafts.
bbgg
My favorite memory, having markers all over my hands, table, and knees (?) after a simple picture. The joy, looking back and remembering my mom’s face.
jean
My son loves to image and draw. this would be perfect.
Renee
I liked to use colored pencils and fashion plates! remeber those!
April Camerano
I’m a new subscriber to your emails.
rhiannon loria
I REMEMBER ALWAYS LOVING TO COLOR AS A LITTLE GIRL ON MY FRONT PORCH IN NY, AND HAVING MY FRIENDS COME OVER TO COLOR, WITH THE BRIGHTEST CRAYONS AND THE ONLY CRAYONS TO USE CRAYOLA! NOW I STILL ENJOY COLORING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND WOULD NOT USE ANY OTHER CRAYONS BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS ARE TO DULL AND WAXY! CRAYOLA IS WHAT MAKES A PICTURE A PICTURE. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CRAYOLA IS WHAT WE USE TO MAKE OUR BIRTHDAY CARDS FOR PEOPLE AND JUST ABOUT ALL THE HOLIDAYS! THANKS FOR LETTING ME EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR COLORING AND NOW MY KIDS GET TOO ENJOY IT WITH ME USING CRAYOLA PRODUCTS! THANKS FOR YEARS OF ENJOYMENT! MISS RHIANNON LORIA
Annmarie W.
I used to love using Crayola crayons at the kitchen table while my Mom did dishes, cleaned, ironed, etc. I remember thinking that the crayon box had soooo many great colors in it and that the crayon sharpener in the box was just fabulous..one of the best ideas in the world! And I believe that in those early years, Crayola actually helped me to read…since I had to read the crayon wrapper to see which color was named what…
Annmarie W.
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when I would get a new box of crayola crayons I would refuse to share hem with my 9 other siblings because new crayons did not surface often and with bothers did not look nice for long. I still love how perfect a new box of crayons looks when you first open it. And the smell brings back all the wonderful memories.
Marlene Cooper
My favorite childhood Memory was when my brother was sick w/ pneumonia and he was home in bed! it was winter break from school and my mom loaded us up w/ crayola supplies and crayons and other crayola things so that we’d have something to do. I also remember the 64 count box she bought w/ the sharpener on the back. The smell those new crayons would bring. And how i’d reorganize the colors. Gosh what it’s like to be a kid again! My kids are now spoiled w/ crayola crayons and other crayola supplies that weren’t available when I was a child. Crayola for our family is the only way to go!
nicole hughes
i loved to color but i also loved to put the all the same colors together in my 64 count crayola crayon box.
Jennifer G. Alabama
I’ll give it a shot! I just loved using brand new crayons as kid…there’s nothing like a nice sharp point!
sherri myers
We didn’t have much money when we were little, but my mom would buy us a new box of Crayola crayons and a coloring book every once in awhile if we were good when we went away. I loved to color and still do, it inspired my other creative talents like painting and cross stitch. I’ve passed that on to my kids now.
Kelly
My favorite memory growing up was buying school supplies every year and having brand NEW colors!!! (and I love the smell, heehee)
Daniel M
remember coloring with crayola crayons when i was but a wee lad
Summer
Just subscribed, love the deals!
Sandy
My favorite memory is making cards with Crayola crayons. Mom would help me shave pieces of old crayons so I could place them on wax paper in a design. Then she would cover it with a cloth and iron. Only the Crayola crayons melt all the way through and leave bright color designs. I would cut and glue the wax paper design on the front of a construction paper folded card. They I would draw a picture on the inside with my new sharp Crayola Crayons and write a message and send it.