ALL Press Releases
Below is a list of all of the unarchived press releases released in the last year. To search for a specific article, use the search form at the bottom of this page.
| 03/02/00 | Toy classic turns 50
Silly Putty -- that peculiar, pinkish substance that bounces like rubber and stretches like taffy -- turns 50 today, as the American toy classic celebrates with a new color, a Web site and a place in history. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 06/01/00 | The Top 50 Silliest Uses for Silly Putty
An internal panel of Silly Putty experts evaluated more than 3,000 entries and selected the following ideas as the silliest, most original and yes, practical, too. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 06/01/00 | New Silly Uses for Silly Putty
These inventive uses were among those chosen as the silliest from the more than 3,000 silly ideas fans of Silly Putty entered into the “Silliest Uses for Silly Putty Contest.” [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 01/10/01 | Color Wonder Coloring Book & Markers
Not since the introduction of Crayola washable markers has the company that makes Crayola products introduced an art product as technologically advanced as the new mess-free Crayola Color Wonder coloring and drawing system. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 01/12/01 | Color Wonder Activity Tote & Fun Desk
With the introduction of the Crayola Color Wonder mess-free coloring and drawing system, special coloring book paper + colorless marker ink = perfect coloring fun, more often, in more places. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/11/01 | Activity Books, Mini Markers & Paper
Mess-free Color Wonder art products were developed with colorless ink that only appears on specially treated Color Wonder Paper, so color won't end up on skin or clothing. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/28/01 | Silly Putty Bounces into The National Toy Hall of Fame
Silly Putty, that peculiar pinkish substance that bounces like a rubber ball and marked 50 years as an American toy classic last year, is celebrating another milestone – its induction into The National Toy Hall of Fame. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/28/01 | Fun and unusual facts about Silly Putty
What you always wanted to know about Silly Putty but were afraid to ask! [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | Rocket Minds Activities Add Color, Fun and Creativity to Learning
Crayola products are known for the fun and color they bring into children’s lives. Now the Crayola company is bringing the color and creativity kids love to a new line of educational games and activities called Rocket Minds. Developed for children ages 4 to 11, each game and activity makes learning fun through colorful play, while allowing parents to help their children develop fundamental skills in literacy, math and science. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 02/20/03 | Make learning fun and colorful with Rocket Minds
The maker of Crayola products is ready to let children discover the joys of learning in a whole new way with the launch of Rocket Minds, a new line of learning games and activities that brings Crayola color and creativity to subjects like math, science and language arts. Developed for children ages 4 to 11, each game and activity makes learning fun through art and color, while allowing parents to assess their children’s progress in the classroom and supplement their skills at home. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | New Crayola Color Wonder Appeals to Older Kids
The maker of Crayola products continues to expand its popular line of mess-free Color Wonder products. Kids love the magical markers that only appear on special Crayola Color Wonder Paper, while moms love that the colorless ink won’t leave marks on carpet, clothing, upholstered furniture or walls, so it can be used anywhere, anytime. For 2003, the maker of Crayola products will launch two new Color Wonder activity sets, with fineline markers and interactive content to appeal to older kids, and add to its pre-school line of learning books. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | GirlStylz lets girls express their individuality
Girls value self-expression, individuality and having fun with their friends. GirlStylz, from the maker of Crayola products, is a unique line of fabric paints, crayons and markers that tweens and teens can use to customize their favorite clothing and accessories for a one-of-a-kind look. Girls can dare to be different with GirlStylz design products, which allow them to personalize everything they own to show off their unique style. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | New Crayola crayons and colored pencils erase easily
The maker of Crayola products understands how frustrating homework mistakes can be for kids, especially when they stand in the way of their fun time. Crayola has created a new line of erasable art tools that will help kids create picture-perfect work. Crayola Erasable Twistables, the only crayons with built-in erasers, and Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils, with their superior erasability, great color and long-lasting erasers, allow kids to easily correct mistakes and create high-quality finished projects. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | Unexpected new products offer unique ways to have colorful fun
Kids can expect the unexpected from Crayola products in 2003, as the brand that brought us crayons way back in 1903 celebrates its 100th birthday. The new Crayola products give kids more color, more fun and more ways to play! Kids can customize and collect Zoogles -- little creatures with big personalities. The Crayola Crayon Maker lets kids create their own unique crayons right on the tabletop. And budding young artists can paint without stressing out mom with Crayola No-Mess Sponge Painting. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 02/20/03 | Taking painting to new places
Crayola Sidewalk Chalk has always given kids a colorful way to express themselves outside, and now the maker of Crayola products is letting kids take outdoor decorating “over the top” with new Crayola Sidewalk Paint. Brand new for 2003, Crayola Sidewalk Paint transforms your sidewalk, driveway or lawn into a giant canvas with big, bold strokes of color. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 02/20/03 | Create Creepy Critters and Crazy Cars with Crayola Model Magic
Crayola Model Magic, the easy-to-use, non-crumbling material that air dries into colorful creations overnight, is the ultimate in clean, creative 3-D fun. Now Model Magic is more fun than ever with two new kits that include everything kids need to create one-of-a-kind crazy cars and creepy critters. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 02/20/03 | Crayola Products Put A New Spin on Fun in 2003
The Crayola brand turns 100 this year and is heading into the next century by adding unusual and unexpected twists on its creativity tools to wow children and let them create in new and different ways! In 2003, Crayola will introduce Click em On Washable Markers, the only markers you can use to color, draw and build. Also new this year are Spider Writers, pens that can create a web of ink that creeps along on paper. Popular Crayola Twistables, a cool spin on classic crayons that twist up the coloring fun, now come in metallic and rainbow colors. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 04/20/04 | 50 Colors to be selected for a term in 64 Box
Crayons have been named after everything from endangered species to outer space, and with the help of kids from coast-to-coast, they’ll soon be sporting names that say something special about each of our states. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 04/20/04 | Patriotic trivia surrounding Crayola crayons
Click on PDF link to view Colorful U.S. Crayola Trivia. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 08/02/04 | Innovative School Tools Set a Colorful New Standard
Crayola has reinvented the perennial backpack essentials with cool new versions of crayons and markers that make the grade with kids. From crayons and colored pencils that erase, to window markers that let kids creatively show their school spirit on classroom and car windows, Crayola is the brand that makes schoolwork fun! [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 10/25/04 | Crayola Elects 50 State Colors
New Crayola State Crayon colors, named by crayon fans from Alabama, Wyoming, and every state in between, unite the 50 states under one rainbow. The colors will be announced in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who will lead the colorful swearing-in proceedings. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 10/25/04 | Crayola State Crayon Color Fact Sheet, page 1
Grand Tanyon, Sacra-mint-o, Grape Hatteras... Click on the pdf links for a complete listing of all 50 Crayola State Colors. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 10/25/04 | Crayola State Crayon Color Fact Sheet, page 2
Grand Tanyon, Sacra-mint-o, Grape Hatteras... Click on the pdf links for a complete listing of all 50 Crayola State Colors. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | New Crayola Erasable Markers work like regular markers and erase like pencils
Crayola Erasable markers, the first and only fully erasable children's marker, joins the family of "Crayola Erasables" art tools, including Crayola Erasable Twistables crayons and Crayola Erasable colored pencils. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | New specialty markers offer features for older kids and little ones
From their sneakers to their snacks, kids expect plenty of choices. Crayola is introducing two new choices in specialty markers -- Color Wave and Pip-Squeaks markers. One long on color, the other short on size, these new markers let kids express their creativity in bold new ways! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | New Crayola Twistables encourage kids to twist up the fun
Easton, Pa. -- Crayola has cranked up the fun and kicked up the color with new additions to its popular line of “Twistables” art materials. First it was crayons with a twist and now colored pencils are getting in on the action. Crayola Twistables require no peeling or sharpening when tips get worn down. Just twist up the sturdy plastic stick for a new tip and keep on coloring! With new Twistables Colored Pencils, Slick Stix, Neon Twistables and Mini Twistables older, kids have a coloring and drawing tool just for them. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | More Ways to Play with Kids' Favorite Modeling Material
Two new Model Magic activity kits let kids create their own personalized buddies, using the soft, squishy modeling material and silly plastic “buddy” pieces to make fish, ducks, butterflies and other colorful friends. Model Magic buddies air dry overnight for hours of “make and play” fun! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | New Zoogles Characters and Unique Environments Add to the Fun!
The Zoogles House and Zoogles Mall environments add play value and offer kids a great new way to stimulate their imaginations while having fun. In addition, new Zoogles assortments expand the family tree to include Clumps, Buddies and Bunches -- 32 unique characters in all! [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | Improved Washable Fingerpaint Formula & Spill-proof "Tottles" Put Mom at Ease
Moms can let their preschoolers reap the developmental benefits of fingerpainting with less mess and more control over the activity with Crayola Washable Fingerpaints. A new formula easily washes off skin and most children's clothing, so the only paint that remains is on paper, where it should be. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | Come See What's New From Crayola Color Wonder
The mess-free Color Wonder magic continues, with new fingerpaint colors and coloring and activity book titles, offering more ways for budding artists -- and moms who want their kids to remain clean -- to enjoy using Color Wonder fingerpaints and markers Revolutionary Color Wonder fingerpaints and markers magically appear only on special Color Wonder drawing paper and coloring books, so skin, clothing, walls and furniture stay squeaky clean. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | New Sport-Themed Silly Putty Assortments Sure to Score with Kids and Kids at Heart
Silly Putty, the timeless, classic toy with one moving part, has reinvented itself in three new sports-themed varieties that will give kids something to cheer about, as well as bring out the kid in adults who grew up stretching, bouncing and copying the comics with it. Collect them all, and let the games begin! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | Girlfitti Speaks to Girls' Sense of Style and Self
Crayola is giving girls a new way to have fun connecting with their friends and expressing their unique style with a new line of fashion toys called "Girlfitti." From "Smart Charms" interactive bracelets that instantly light up when friends are near, to the Digital Scrapbook for recording special moments in photos and the spoken word, Girlfitti lets girls connect and create while discovering their own identity! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | Girlfitti from Crayola lets the Real YOU Shine Through!
Now that Girlfitti from Crayola has arrived, girls have even more ways to express who they are. From trendy magnetic Jewelry to fabric decorating and body art, there's a Girlfitti fashion activity kit to fit every girl's lifestyle and interests. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 03/21/05 | Gadget Headz Robot Lab & Tube Tech Connect the Real World to a Boy's Imagination!
Gadget Headz from Crayola provides unlimited, open-ended creative ways for boys to connect their imaginations to the real world with two new activity toys -- Robot Lab, a melting machine that morphs crayons into colorful robots and Tube Tech, a building system that lets boys make their own "tubular" construction materials that connect together to make motorized vehicles, bugs and helicopters. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/21/05 | New character creator system from Crayola lets kids make and re-make cute and cuddly characters!
Pom Pals from Crayola give kids a chance to create zany, colorful one-of-a-kind characters using spindly legs, bendable arms and silly faces kids will fall in love with! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
| 11/08/05 | The History of Silly Putty
Do you know how this popular plaything in the familiar red egg got hatched? [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 08/03/06 | Crayola recognizes artists from New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fair.
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| 09/12/07 | Crayola Announces the Birth of Crayola Beginnings
The youngest of children can now make their first scribbles with age-appropriate art tools made for tiny hands. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 02/06/08 | New Crayola Color Surge Amps-up Kids’ Creativity with the Brightest Colors Under the Sun!
The company that gave kids colors like electric lime, laser lemon and shocking pink has come up this its “brightest” idea yet! Crayola Color Surge lets kids create extraordinary art on colored paper that’s brighter than you ever thought possible! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 02/07/08 | Crayola Infuses More Fun Into Model Magic! New Soft, Squishy Colors and Textures Make
Crayola introduces new Model Magic Fusion! The soft, lightweight, crumble-free modeling material that air dries overnight into make-and-keep creations is now available with lifelike textures in bold colors, adding an entirely new look and feel to kids’ sculptures. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 05/16/08 | Outdoor Art Goes 3D! Toy Wishes Magazine Names 3D Sidewalk Chalk “Hot Summer Toy”
Crayola has added three more reasons to channel kids’ creative energy into the great outdoors: Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk, Sidewalk Paint Foamer and Giant Inflatable Easel. Exciting twists on traditional sidewalk chalk and sidewalk paint will draw kids outside to add some color to the blacktop. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 10/10/08 | Beginnings TaDoodles Scribble & Sing Art Station
Designed to encourage toddler creativity, the Scribble & Sing Art Station lets tiny tots 18 months and up discover the joy of making their first marks by drawing lines, dots, zig zags, waves and squiggles to a symphony of sounds and flashing lights. The set includes five TaDoodles First Marks markers, specially designed for a toddlers little hands. When a child places any of the markers in the center circle, the Art Station recognizes the TaDoodles character color, activating unique songs and activities for hours of imaginative play. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Color Wonder! No More Stress About Mess!
Crayola is adding more magic, more mess-free peace of mind and mobility to Color Wonder with three new squeaky-clean art activities. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Pip-Squeaks Glitter Glue & Colored Pencils Join the Big on Color, Small on Size Family of Art Tools
Pip-Squeaks are smaller than their full-size Crayola counterparts, but pack a big punch of bold color that inspire kids to travel to wherever their creativity takes them! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | There’s More to These Colors Than Meets the Eye!
New Crayola Chameleon Colors and Color Switchers put a colorful twist on kids’ creative expression. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Outdoors for Summer 2009! Coming to a Driveway Near You – Everything Imaginable!
Kids can really color outside the lines this summer and turn driveways, playgounds and sidewalks into colossal coloring books. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Ta-Da-TaDoodles
New additions to Crayola Beginnings line let toddlers “TaDoodle” up a storm during play time and bath time! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Crayola Color Surge Super Charges Kids’ Creativity with the Brightest Colors Imaginable
Five times brighter than regular markers on construction paper, the award-winning Color Surge is bolder and better than ever! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Crayola Color-Fillz Makes it E-Z and Fun to Create Mosaic Artwork
New all-in-one art kits let kids turn their favorite Disney & Nickelodeon characters into colorful, picture-perfect mosaics made with Model Magic Fusion. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Beginnings Baby! Crayola Creates a World of Colorful Discovery for Babies.
New Crayola Beginnings Baby encourages babies to explore and manipulate color using natural motions like stacking, pressing, pulling and pushing. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 03/01/09 | Crayola Brings More Surprising Fun to Kid Creativity with Color Explosion 3-D and Extreme Surprises.
Color Explosion is true to its name. The markers are colorless, the paper is black or white, and when the two come together, unexpected cool designs explode off the pages! [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 04/10/09 |
April 10, 2009 - Easton, Pa. – Since the ColorJam Parade in 1996, millions of people have descended upon Easton to add a little color to their lives. Crazy hats, yellow bags and paper ties adorned men, women and children who have visited The Crayola FACTORY, taking creative memories with them that will last a lifetime. In April, The Crayola FACTORY will see its 4 millionth visitor, a milestone 13 years in the making. [ MS Word ] [ HTML ] |
| 07/22/09 | New school tool lineup stretches immaginations and budgets!
July 9, 2009 – EASTON, PA – With moms wanting to stretch every back-to-school shopping dollar as far as possible this year, they’ll find the latest Crayola school tools priced under $9, and many school list supplies like 24-ct. Crayola Crayons and 10-ct. Crayola Markers under $1.00 at retailers nationwide. But what makes her investment go even farther is the investment she’s making in her child’s development. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 10/15/09 | Art + Music = Tuneful Scribbles!
Toddlers can color in perfect harmony this holiday season with latest addition to the Crayola Beginnings family. [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 10/20/09 | Calling All Edisons!
The Crayola Crayon Maker Brings Out Kids’ Inner Inventor [ PDF ] [ HTML ] [ Image Gallery ] |
| 10/21/09 | Crayola Color Explosion Glow Dome Brings Creative Wonder to Kids’ Self-Expression
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| 11/19/09 |
Crayola Breaks Ground on a 15-acre Solar Farm! 1 billion Crayola crayons to be made annually with the help of the sun. [ MS Word ] [ PDF ] [ HTML ] |
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