{"id":128942,"date":"2024-03-29T20:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=128942"},"modified":"2024-03-29T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T00:09:09","slug":"crayola-experiences-million-crayon-giveaway-launches-weeklong-national-crayon-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=128942","title":{"rendered":"Crayola Experience\u2019s Million Crayon Giveaway Launches  Weeklong National Crayon Day Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Photo provided courtesy of Crayola Experience Easton<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Families join in the festivities featuring Colors of the World crayon collection, and in-store and at-home activities to inspire creative self-expression<\/i><\/p>\n<p>EASTON, Pa. (March 29,\u00a02024)\u00a0\u2013 Thousands of\u00a0kids and kids-at-heart\u00a0around the country began celebrating National Crayon Day early this year with today\u2019s kickoff of Crayola Experience\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Million Crayon Giveaway.<\/p>\n<p>Guests who had signed up for the free giveaway created one-of-a-kind, 32-count crayon boxes with their favorite crayon colors from an impressive 40-foot-long Pick Your Pack.\u00a0This colorful experience, which runs through May 31, is taking place at the five Crayola Experience retail stores locations across the country, including the one in downtown Easton, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>New this year, the National Crayon Day festivities feature Crayola\u2019s Colors of the World crayon collection in the giveaway, as well as in-store and at-home Colors of the World activities that inspire creative self-expression, and a 30 percent discount on all 24-count Crayola crayon boxes in Office Depot stores and online.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time\u2014and for a limited time only\u2014the 24 crayons from Crayola\u2019s Colors of the World collection were added to the more than 70 crayon colors that families can choose from to add to their custom crayon boxes. Celebrating inclusion and creative expression, the hues in the collection reflect the more than 40 different skin tones worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the National Crayon Day celebration, now through April 7 families also can participate in Colors of the World activities inside Crayola Experience\u2019s retail stores. Kids can find their True Hue to color their world as they see it; color a personalized paper crayon with their own skin tone color to add to a community art project; and draw their True Selfie with their True Hue.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crayon lovers not able\u00a0to visit Crayola Experience for the giveaway and onsite activities can still join in the National Crayon Day celebration by visiting Crayola.com to download free National Crayon Day and Colors of the World coloring pages. In addition, Crayola\u2019s exclusive retail partner for National Crayon Day\u2014Office Depot\u2014is offering a 30 percent discount on all Crayola 24-ct crayon boxes at their retail stores nationwide and online through April 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Registration is required to participate in the Crayola Experience Million Crayon Giveaway.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Additional vouchers are limited. Sign up is on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. No purchase is necessary. Does not include admission to Crayola Experience. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crayolaexperience.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.CrayolaExperience.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711838242334000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3yZV05dI4upcAzIGAe4QwK\">www.CrayolaExperience.com<\/a>\u00a0for details.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>COLORFUL CRAYON FACTS:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crayola makes 13 million crayons a day. That\u2019s 3 billion a year! (If you laid all those crayons end to end, they would circle the globe six times!)<\/li>\n<li>Blue is most Americans\u2019 favorite crayon color.<\/li>\n<li>The first box of Crayola crayons sold in 1903 cost a nickel and had eight colors in it\u2014black, brown, blue, red, violet, orange, yellow, and green (the same colors that are in the 8-count box today).<\/li>\n<li>The smell of crayons is the 18th most recognizable scent for adults in the U.S. (coffee and peanut butter are first and second).<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>About Crayola Experience Easton<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discover the magic of color at Crayola\u2019s premier and one-of-a-kind family destination.\u00a0More than 25 creative activities and attractions throughout 65,000 square feet of color await families at the Crayola Experience flagship in Easton, Pa., the birthplace of Crayola crayons. Bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever, the adventures of Crayola Experience help kids and adults alike explore art and technology, express their creativity, and experience color in a whole new way. Also featuring live entertainment and The Crayola Store with\u00a0<\/em><em>the world&#8217;s\u00a0largest selection of Crayola products and unique souvenirs. The brand\u2019s other attractions are in Orlando, Fla.; Mall of America (Bloomington, Minn.); Plano, Texas; and Chandler, Ariz. To learn more, visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crayolaexperience.com\/Easton\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.CrayolaExperience.com\/Easton&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711838242334000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08c5ek4jB_CGNgClXeAQjd\"><em>CrayolaExperience.com\/Easton<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or join the conversation at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711838242335000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00hjv788zQxLz32bjdTC8_\"><em>Facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nConstance Walker<br \/>\nCrayola Experience<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo provided courtesy of Crayola Experience Easton Families join in the festivities featuring Colors of the World crayon collection, and in-store and at-home activities to inspire creative self-expression EASTON, Pa. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=128942\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Crayola Experience\u2019s Million Crayon Giveaway Launches  Weeklong National Crayon Day Celebration<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5718,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easton","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/crayola-give-away.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}