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Artistic Inspiration Giveaway: Crayola Creativity Packs

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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!

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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)!

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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!

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. carolyn

    My favorite memory as a child drove my mom crazy when I learned that crayons melted when you placed them on top of the heater vent and I could make them into different shapes and they still worked!

  4. Christopher

    When we first got a microwave oven, I used to use the crayon sharpener to make huge mounds of shaved wax, in the hope of melting it all down again to make a candle.
    When I had filled the jar, I suspended some twine in it and stuck it in the microwave for maybe 10 minutes.
    Did it make a candle? no.
    Did boiling crayon wax with no cover make a huge mess in our new microwave ? yes.
    Let’s hope that story wins me some new crayons.

  6. Tammy Ellison

    I just remember the most about crayons was getting brand new ones and being the first one to color with them. It was so nice to color with nice sharp points. Thanks Tammy

  7. Noreen

    I just loved coloring with the crayons from the big 64 box and the excitment of a new box of crayons and the built in sharpener was freat

  10. Andrea

    My favorite memories with crayola from childhood are on winter days sitting by the fireplace with my mom coloring in coloring books. My mom would always get really detailed and I would want to copy her type of coloring. Then at the end we would put our names and dates on the page. I still have some of the coloring books and they always remind me of the wonderful times we had.

  11. Tracy

    One of my fondest coloring memories (besides opening and smelling a brand new box of crayons at the beginning of each new school year) was just laying on the floor with my siblings and coloring in my Winnie the Pooh and Carebears coloring books!

  12. jennifer

    My favorite memory with crayola was when we were younger, we would get all the crayons that had broken and melt them together to make crayon rocks! I remember it being so much fun, and they make so many different colors! I now do this with my children!

  15. Coralee

    My favorite memory was taking the used crayons and melting them
    over a glass pop bottle. We thought they made such pretty sculputures. lol

  16. Debi Rohr

    My favorite memory was when I went to the Crayola Factory in Winfield Kansas on a field trip, I remember seeing the giant vats of wax. At the end of the tour, we all got a brand new box of crayons!! I was so happy, art was my favorite subject.

  17. Emily

    I’m with you on the smell. There is just something about crayola crayons! Now that my boys are enjoying coloring, I like to sit down with them and create too! I’m certainly not an artist but hey, they don’t know that yet. :)

  19. SueEllen Williams

    My favorite was getting a box of 64 because of the built-in sharpener. I thought the sharpener was the neatest thing!

  20. Jessica M

    My favorite memory is when my mom bought me the BIG pack of crayons that had a sharpener on the back. I thought it was so cool to sharpen my crayons!

  25. Anna-Marie

    I loved being a Kindergarten Teacher and coloring with the students using Crayola crayons!

  27. bryn

    All I have to do is open a box of crayons and it brings me right back to my childhood. Just the smell reminds me of art. I too remember coloring on the walls. It is a good thing we have the magic eraser so our kids are not is as much trouble as I was.