96 Crayons In A Box

I was browsing through a store the other day and saw a 96 count box of crayons on sale. I was tempted to buy them because I still think that it is fun to color and I don’t think I ever owned such a large box. A lot of my early memories of school are associated with crayons.

I remember being envious of other students whose parents bought them the large box of crayons. Some students were very protective of their crayons and they wouldn’t let you borrow them. Other students would throw any used crayons out but many students treasured even the small stubs.

I went to the Crayola web site (http://www.crayola.com/) and learned that there are now 153 colors. The names were so creative and interesting. Trying to read the names helped me to read but it also caused me to try to imagine how the names came to be. Wisteria, Wild Blue Yonder, Vivid Tangerine, Tumbleweed, Teal Blue, Sea Green, Indigo,
Fuchsia, and Cerulean were exotic and enticing names.

There are many songs about crayons. This is just one that would be fun to teach to some youngsters:
Ode to Crayola - Lemon Demon
Outrageous Orange, Laser Lemon, and Jungle Green.That’s what I said.Wild Watermelon, Midnight Blue, Atomic Tangerine…Radical Red, Sky Blue, and Shamrock too,and Gold so true it glows.I love the Razzmatazz, and Purple Pizazz,and Razzle Dazzle Rose.Every color’s like an old friend.Hot Magenta is a godsend.I took the factory tour.It really opened the door, and I at once became transfixed.I know they’re pieces of wax,but I can never relax without my box of 96. Crayola, Crayola’s all that I know.The colors, delicious, making a rainbow.Crayola, I love you so.
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