Crayola (review/giveaway)

I took Jeffery back to school shopping on Friday. This is the first year we’ve had to buy more than just a backpack, nap mat and clothes. We got to buy actual supplies, 2 boxes of crayons, 2 boxes of markers, pair of scissors, pencils, folders, tissues and all that fun stuff. The one name that popped into my head when I got the list, was a name that I had recently gotten products to review and had also used when I was a kid, Crayola.

Why would I be reviewing simple crayons, colored pencils and markers from Crayola? Because they have started a few new things, and making it aware of some awesome things they have been doing for years that you may notknow about! Let’s see, did you know that for every tree that Crayola cuts down to make their colored pencils, another tree is planted? Yep,they use reforested wood, and they have been since 1987. Crayola is looking after the planet and I think that is awesome! They also don’t use rain forest woods or endangered species. Crayola’s crayons are made with solar power!!!! How awesome is that? In Spring of this year, solar panels provide enough energy to make a billion crayons each year! If you are buying Crayola markers this year (like I did!), you may notice the plastic isn’t white anymore, they have changed to black, it allows then to use more recycled plastic!!! Crayola making that change is keeping hundreds of tons of plastic out of landfills each year!

The new black plastic tubes.

I can say that when I picked up 2 boxes of crayons and 2 boxes of markers for Jeffery’s school shopping, I choose Crayola and in the process I feel like I helped the environment at least a little! I also have a box of Crayola crayons, markers and colored pencils to keep here at the house for when Jeffery has homework this year.

The Giveaway: I’m giving away a set of Crayola’s environmentally friendly products (1 box of 24 crayons, 1 box of 10 markers and 1 box of 12 colored pencils)

Main Entry: Tell me how you are teaching your kids to help the environment.

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Giveaway will end on August 23rd @ 11pm EST

I received products for the purpose of reviewing at no cost to me from Crayola through My Blog Spark. All opinions expressed are of my own and not influenced by anything or anyone.