MY Mauvelous Coneflower with a Bee

Mauvelous has been in the Crayola Collection since 1993. It is known as Tropical Reef Mauve in the “Discovery” series.

I love my mauvelous coneflowers in my garden!

Something else that I discovered that I think is Mauvelous is, The Crayon Initiative. Have you ever been to a restaurant where the children are given crayons to color with? Do you know that after your child leaves the crayons are thrown out? What about all the broken crayons at school?  What happens to those? Well, The Crayon Initiative gathers up all those unwanted crayons, remelts them, and shapes then into fatter crayons to be given out at hospitals. What a great idea! Please read all about it if you would like to participate in The Crayon Initiative! Here is a Poster  about the life of a restaurant crayon!

This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge! Enjoy!

Ready For Spring!

Ready for Spring, Painted in the Waterlogue App

Look at this bounty of color! To celebrate Milton Bradley’s collaboration with Crayola I also added the photo painted in the IPhone Waterlogue App!

Magenta, the rosy pink color, was added to the Crayola line, in 1903, as one of their first colors.

In 1907 Binney & Smith partnered with Milton Bradley to produce the Crayola # 77 assortment with the Milton Bradley label printed on the box. Who is Milton Bradley you ask? Milton Bradley was interested in art education, which led him to produce a new color wheel and publish four books about teaching color. He also introduced the first standardized watercolor sets. He founded a company in 1860 for the production of American board games, which eventually included the games; The Game of Life, Candy Land, Operation, and Battleship.  Who hasn’t played at least one of those games? I found his life so interesting look for a future post about him!

Milton Bradley

This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge! Enjoy!

Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and Cheese, Macaroni & Cheese, and Macaroni n Cheese have been in the Crayola Collection since 1993. I am surprised The Hallmark Company decided on this name since Crayola had discontinued some colors in the past because children were eating the crayons, like Blueberry Pie and Chocolate, although those crayons also had yummy smells to go along with the yummy color. But, I can tell you one thing from experience. Most children, even the picky eaters, love their Macaroni and Cheese! My youngest would eat it for every meal if it was offered. She is now 43 and would still eat it for every meal! That dark yellow orangey colored (and cheapest) macaroni was her all time favorite. It is all about comfort food!

 This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge! Enjoy!