?Riddle Me This

I am available in 120 colors

12 million of me are produced daily

I have one of the most recognizable scents in America

What am I?

History

Process

Q & A

Binney & Smithmaker of Crayola products

1903 - First box of Crayola Crayons introduced

Crayola means ‘oily chalk’craie (french for chalk) andola (short for oleaginous or oily)

Other Fun Facts

On average, one child will

wear down about 730

crayons by his or her 10th

birthday

Since their debut in 1903,

20 billion crayons have

been sold throughout the

world

Ingredients

Non-toxic paraffin wax and pigment

Melted to 190° F

Molding

Melted wax is poured into molds

One mold makes 1200 crayons

Cooling

Mold cooled in water for 3-9 minutes

Crayons ejected from mold with hydraulic pressure

QC

Manual quality check performed

Excess wax from molds and rejected crayons are recycled

Labeling

Crayons are fed from one side

Labels are fed from the other side

The Glue

The glue is made of cornstarch and water

The label is wrapped twice for strength

Packaging

Crayons are loaded into the packaging machine to be packaged into boxes

Complete

Once boxed, crayons are distributed to spark creativity and create refrigerator masterpieces.

Color, Learning, Fun!

Q & A