Click here to visit the new home of ParentDish!

Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 

Crayola Goes Green for Back-to-School

by Lesley Kennedy (Subscribe to Lesley Kennedy's posts)
Aug 26th 2010 2:00PM

1Comments

Filed under: Preschoolers, Big Kids, Tweens, Activities: Babies


crayola crayons

Crayola's fave color is green. Credit: Crayola


Are Screamin' Green, Granny Smith Apple, Asparagus, Fern, Mountain Meadow, Shamrock and Tropical Rain Forest among your favorite Crayola colors?

Well, it's time to take your love of green one step further this back-to-school season with the brand's new eco-friendly crayons, markers and colored pencils. Here's some of the new stuff to check out as you shop:
  • Crayola markers will now have black barrels instead of white, which allows more recycled plastic to be used and gives new life to more than 1 million pounds of plastic bottle caps.
  • Starting this summer a billion crayons will be made using solar power each year -- look for specially-marked boxes of Crayola crayons. And, during the crayon making process, any chipped or broken crayons are remelted in the mixer, so there's no waste.
  • All wood used in Crayola colored pencils comes from reforested trees and for each tree used, another of the same kind is planted.
Just another step in saving the planet. At most mass retailers and Crayola.com.

Related: Oh! The Places Your Sneakers Will Go

Tags: crayola, crayons, eco-friendly, green

YourVoice

Ask Us Anything About Parenting

Get Answers

Recently Asked

More Related Questions

ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)

Add Your Comments

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies

AskAdviceMama

How can I get my teenage son to open up?
AdviceMama Says:
Start by teaching him that it is safe to do so.
Read more

More Recent Questions: