At Crayola, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. It's an integral part of Crayola's mission to help parents and educators raise creatively alive kids. This is what inspired us to launch our most inclusive product line to date, Colors of the World Crayons in 2020.

EASTON, Pa., May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Crayola, the brand that sparks imagination through color, believes every child should be able to creatively and accurately color themselves into the world they see around them.

Crayola® Crayons are made primarily from paraffin wax and color pigment. This process is the same for all Crayola Crayon colors. The paraffin wax is melted and mixed together with pre-measured amounts of color pigments.

Is Color Wonder Safe? Just like all Crayola products, Color Wonder is nontoxic.

The trade name Crayola was coined by Mrs. Edwin Binney who joined the French word "craie," meaning stick of chalk and "ola" from the word "oleaginous," meaning oily. Crayola Crayons are made primarily from paraffin wax and color pigment.

At Crayola, our purpose is to help parents and educators raise creatively-alive kids. We want to help kids ask those “what if?” questions that keep them curious.

Crayola became such a hit because the company figured out a way to inexpensively combine paraffin wax with safe pigments. The line has undergone several major revisions in its history, notably in 1935, 1949, 1958, and 1990. Numerous specialty crayons have also been produced, complementing the basic Crayola assortment.

Every one of the iconic art supplies are made at a factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. The plant churns out the top-selling crayons at a rate of 650 crayons per minute, with a total production of up to 13.5 million per day in 400 different colors. On average, the facility makes 3 billion Crayola crayons per year.

Known for the iconic Crayola Crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has expanded into a portfolio of art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative ways to use color to create everything imaginable.

Crayola's mission is to help parents and educators raise creatively-alive kids and the company is dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion through our products, our people, and by inspiring creativity and self-expression for children and adults around the world.

We have ensured that our products are safe since 1903, when we first began offering crayons. All Crayola and Silly Putty® products have been evaluated by an independent toxicologist and found to contain no known toxic substances in sufficient quantities to be harmful to the human body, even if ingested or inhaled.

Providing you with safe, high quality, and age-appropriate products is our top priority at Crayola. Since our brand's beginning in 1903, we've ensured that our art materials are nontoxic and safe. We appreciate the trust that parents, teachers, and children have in Crayola.

9 Fun and Colourful Facts about Crayons

• Crayola makes 3 billion crayons a year.
• That familiar smell is the 18th most familiar scent for adults in the USA.
• In 1962 Crayola changed the name of their “Flesh” crayon to “Peach”
• For their first 40 years in business Crayola employees had to hand roll the labels.

crayons Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons.

Did you know that the act of coloring with a crayon can help children develop fine motor strength, dexterity, grasp, and endurance in their hands? Be sure to check out this resource on the best crayons, based on development and fine motor skills. And, coloring skills develop by more coloring.

Known for the iconic Crayola Crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has expanded into a portfolio of art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative ways to use color to create everything imaginable.