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Do you like crayons?

The first box of 8 crayons was introduced in 1903 and by now well over a 100 billion crayons have been produced.

At the library!

1. Books about crayons
From Wax to Crayon by Michael Forman
How Is A Crayon Made? By Oz Charles
Crayons by Henry Pluckrose

2. Stories about Crayons
The Strange Blue Creature by Paul Borovsky
My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard
Not in the House, Newton! By Judith Heide Gilliland
Bad Day at Riverbend by Chris Van Allsburg
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Celebrate Tiffany glass!

Louis Tiffany

Born in 1848 Tiffany (whose father started the Tiffany jewelry store) was a very fine painter but is best known for his work in stained glass.

Make your own “stained glass” by following these easy instructions. This is a perfect use for broken crayons. Spread out newspaper and make crayon shavings (a small pencil sharpener is perfect for this). Cover the ironing board with newspaper and sprinkle the crayon shavings on a square of wax paper. Cover with another square of wax paper and more newspaper. Press the paper with a warm iron until the wax of the crayons is melted. These look beautiful hung in the window! Make a frame out of construction paper if you wish.

from corningfingerlakes.com