What is National Crayon Day?
NATIONAL CRAYON DAY
Each year, children and adults alike pick their favorite colors for National Crayon Day. Opening a box of crayons opens up a world of imagination and hours of fun..
Wax and chalk-based crayons have been used by artists around the world for centuries. Edwin Binney invented the brilliantly colored crayons we are used to today. Binney & Smith, a company that made paint, pigments, and slate pencils for schools, was owned by He was part of the family's Binney & Smith group, which made paint, pigments, and slate pencils for schools.
Binney & Smith founded the Crayola Division in 1903 and introduced colored wax crayons for children for the first time.. They presented their An-Du-Septic chalk at the Colombian Exposition in St. Louis, winning a gold medal and a gold medal. They were at the time in 1904, 1904. At several teachers' demands, the chalk was supposed to be dustless, prompting immediate success.
