I recently told my friend Laurie that my dream job would have been working for Crayola, specifically naming the crayon colors. Since I was a kid, everything about crayons fascinated me from the fresh smell of the wax to the way something so simple could transform a plain piece of paper into a refrigerator-worthy work of art. A new box of Crayons with the colors lined up sharp and perfect, or an old coffee can filled with broken stubs and unraveled wrappers—I’ve always loved them all.
Since my Crayola dream job has long been taken (I checked their website) and the crayons have already been christened, I decided to match up crayon names with the soft colors of Easter. It’s something I automatically do while walking the dogs. Those daffodils popping up everywhere? They come in various Crayola shades including canary, unmellow yellow and sunglow.
During this Easter season, Fayetteville is bursting with blooms. Pastels as soft as spun sugar. Tufts of fresh green grass begging to hide a dyed egg. The color of someone buying me an ice cream cone for no reason at all (Lemony Snicket). Happy, happy colors.
Easter is such a gift. A gift I don’t deserve.
Outrageous Orange
Banana Mania
Spring Green
Goldenrod
Inch Worm
Cotton Candy
Carnation Pink mixed with Wild Strawberry
Razzle Dazzle Rose
Blue Violet
White
If you are a Crayon nut like me, here are a few fun facts from ColourLovers.com:
- Crayola crayons currently come in 120 colors;
- An average of 12 million crayons are made daily;
- The average child in the U.S. will wear down 730 crayons by her/his 10th birthday;
- The first box of Crayola crayons was sold in 1903 for a nickel and included the same colors available in the eight-count box today—red, blue, yellow, green, violet, orange, black and brown.
There’s nostalgic goodness in every box of Crayons. Sometimes that’s just what this world needs. Especially at Easter.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
Discovery – Swing Tree
