{"id":146011,"date":"2025-11-07T20:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146011"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:42:37","slug":"last-weekend-to-enter-area-kids-have-a-chance-to-win-worlds-most-colorful-shopping-spree-to-kick-off-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146011","title":{"rendered":"LAST WEEKEND TO ENTER: Area Kids Have a Chance to Win  World\u2019s Most Colorful Shopping Spree to Kick Off Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_-3994608113326554288Default\" align=\"center\"><i>64-second dash through Crayola Store will also benefit local Toys for Tots chapter<\/i><b><i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is the last weekend that area children can enter to win a once in a lifetime shopping spree through the world\u2019s largest selection of Crayola products to benefit disadvantaged children.<\/p>\n<p>Three lucky kids will\u00a0be chosen at random to help kick off the\u00a0holiday shopping and giving season by participating in the \u201c64 Seconds of Color\u201d shopping spree at The Crayola Store at Crayola Experience Easton.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll have 64 seconds\u2014a\u00a0nod to Crayola\u2019s iconic box of 64 crayons\u2014to\u00a0<strong>dash through The Crayola Store to collect as much product as they can with a uniformed U.S. Marine serving as their \u201cshopping cart.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Each child will be able to keep the products they and their Marine teammates collect during the time period. Crayola Experience will also duplicate the collected items and donate them to the\u00a0Lehigh and Northampton counties\u00a0Toys for Tots chapter (a U.S. Marine Corps organization) for this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Entry forms for the \u201c64 Seconds of Color\u201d shopping spree are available at The Crayola Store, located inside of Crayola Experience in Easton, Pa. The store is open to the public without admission to Crayola Experience and no purchase is necessary to enter.\u00a0<strong><em>Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Nov. 9.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will be Crayola Experience Easton\u2019s 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year celebrating what has become a holiday tradition for the brand. The shopping spree will take place from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Photos and video of past events are available here for media use:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crayolagallery.com\/c\/gbakmias\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.crayolagallery.com\/c\/gbakmias&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762648500759000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0fiU4Z0Ojdy5LauDenOi6s\"><strong><em>https:\/\/www.crayolagallery.com\/c\/gbakmias<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Raffle ticket entries will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Crayola Store at Crayola Experience, 30 Centre Square Easton, Pa. 18042<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Crayola Experience Easton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0the world&#8217;s\u00a0largest selection of Crayola products and unique souvenirs. The brand\u2019s other attractions are located in Orlando, Fla.; Mall of America (Bloomington, Minn.); and Plano, Texas. To learn more, visit\u00a0<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=1762648500759000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ClgITE_0ZdQ-U_G9e5jj7\">CrayolaExperience.com\/Easton<\/a>\u00a0or join the conversation at\u00a0<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=1762648500759000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1q3E3Gu5GKLr-QOs_weHaQ\">Facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Toys for Tots<\/strong>: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation\u2014an\u00a0IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity\u2014is\u00a0the fundraising, funding and support organization for the U.S.\u00a0Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation was created at the behest of the U.S. Marine\u00a0Corps and provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. To learn more about the Toys for Tots\u00a0chapter for Lehigh and Northampton counties:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allentown-pa.toysfortots.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allentown-pa.toysfortots.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762648500759000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cA8QLxR3ttRVNNBHCWERi\">https:\/\/allentown-pa.toysfortots.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nConnie Walker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>64-second dash through Crayola Store will also benefit local Toys for Tots chapter This is the last weekend that area children can enter to win a once in a lifetime &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146011\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LAST WEEKEND TO ENTER: Area Kids Have a Chance to Win  World\u2019s Most Colorful Shopping Spree to Kick Off Holiday Season<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139928,"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":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Crayola-Easton-.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146011"}],"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=146011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/139928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}