Baby it’s getting cold outside. It’s true… winter is upon us. While this typically means more time spent indoors, it doesn’t necessarily have to mean less fun. Personally, I’m a big lover of the arts. I’d spend all day doing arts and crafts if I could. Luckily, all three of my boys enjoy colouring and crafting too. Although, my one year old is mostly focused on taking lids off markers and then putting them back on, or trying to colour in his ears.
All joking aside, I’m so grateful that my boys enjoy art as much as I do. Not only does it give us all a quiet activity to help us relax or calm down, but it provides hours of entertainment. While Crayola is a household name that has been around for ages, the company continues to innovate and evolve in ways that makes them unique and interesting to use for kids of all ages, even when competing against screen time. This past summer we spent a lot of time outdoors using fun new Crayola products like paint chalk, neon chalk and my personal favourite, my adult colouring book. Now that it’s winter, we’re excited to move the fun indoors.
For my younger two boys, the Color Wonder Mess Free Light Up Stamper was a big hit. Not to mention, I didn’t have to worry about them getting the markers all over the floor, their bodies or the table. I think “Stress Free” should also be included in the name of the product. Nathan and Ryan had so much fun playing with this for hours on end.
Another big hit with our boys is the Crayola Cling Creator. With some help, my older two boys were able to create some fun and colourful clings. By accident, we realized that if we left the mixture in the tube to dry, it would come out as a pretty cool bouncy ball. Overall, this craft is fairly mess free and is a lot of fun to make. The clings can be placed on windows and mirrors and can be reused.
If you’re looking for some great stocking stuffers, my suggestions are the Crayola Colour Alive books, which I’ve written about here, and the minions colouring and sticker book. My boys enjoyed using both on the airplane on our recent trip to Disney. It kept them busy and happy for a while. For younger kids, I really like the Crayola washable mix and match book. Your kids can doodle away and when they’re done, you can just wipe it up and they can do it all over again.
No matter who you have on your holiday shopping list this year, big or small, Crayola has something for everyone. My personal favourite are their pencil crayons and thin markers, perfect for adult colouring books – just saying 😉
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Selina says
Every and any shade of green 🙂
Erika Letson says
My favourite colour is blue. I love all shades of it!
Stephanie LaPlante says
My favorite color is red!
lori b says
my favorite color is purple.
ivy pluchinsky says
my favorite color is orange
Florence Cochrane says
I like the color purple/
Darlene says
My favorite color is purple.
Valerie Mallette says
My favourite colour is blue.
Nancy T says
Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun….yellow!
Erin W says
My favourite colour is yellow!
seham merzib says
red
Anne Taylor says
My fave colour is red
Angela Mitchell says
My favourite colour is purple.
Viv Sluys says
Yellow is my favourite colour.
Jennifer P. says
My favourite colour is blue.
gayle says
my favourite colour is purple
Michelle A. says
Definitely blue!
Ayelet says
Purple!
Cheryl says
My favourite colour is blue
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
Red’s my favourite colour and has been since I was a child. 🙂
Nicole B says
My favourite colour is green!
kristen visser says
my favorite color is blue
lyndac1968 says
My favourite colour is purple!!
Judy Cowan says
My favourite colour is purple!
prairiebelle says
red is my favorite colour
tanyab79 says
Purple is my favourite
409cope says
My favourite colour is pink.
Jenness M says
My favourite colour is green.
Wendy hutton says
I love purple
Jeannie says
I love purple!
Darlene S. says
I’ve always loved blues and purples
Silvia D says
my favourite color is maroon/ burgundy
Wendy hutton says
my favorite is purple
Zoey Jiru says
Purple!
Theresa Black says
My favorite color is Pink.
talah says
my fav colour is purple rafflecopter charityk
SweetPanda says
My favourite is purple
Athena says
blue
DEBIJOT says
My favorite color is orange.
Leah Philp says
Teal blue 🐬
andrea amy says
My favourite colour is red 🙂
Cassie says
My favorite colour is pink
missbobloblaw says
I love the colour blue.
SueSueper says
I like Light Sky Blue. (had to look up a name for it A bright blue really)
sschool2010 says
Purple (Suzi)
Victoria Ess says
I love taupe.
Jenny says
i love red
karinespace says
Mine is blue!!
Amy Heffernan says
Mine is purple! TY!
Juliee Fitze says
My favorite colour is blue.
Gillian Morgan says
I like pinks.
deborah ma H (@dmhaen) says
Blue blue my world is blue
JaimeeM says
My fave colour is blue
mrdisco1 says
blue
chickie brewer says
My favorite color is blue
Sarah Jackson says
My favorite color is blue
erin mcsweeney says
ORANGE IS MY FAVORITE COLOUR
butterflyamyc says
My favourite colour is purple.
salexis says
Purple and turquoise are my fav colours!
Tamar says
My favorite color is pink.
DebP says
My favorite colour is green, especially green with a tinge of blue.
Tricia Cooper says
My favourite colour is blue!
Lisa Smith says
I love purple
Dana Miller says
My favorite color is purple! What is yours?
Kim D says
My favourite is actually two colours together: green and purple.
Valerie Theberge says
I love Pink, red, blue, grey…..
Kayla Gilbert says
My favourite colour is purple 🙂
Carol says
Emerald Green.
Jessica M walker says
My favorite color is pink
Jennie Yuen says
My favorite color is aqua
Crystal Marie Porter says
It depends on what it is for, but green or red
Tammy Dalley says
Pink is my favorite color
aly3360 says
My favourite colour is blue and the hubbys is purple.
– amber y
Vy Vu says
Mine is purple
Laurie P says
I love green 🙂
beewbedard says
my fav is purple
Bailey Dexter says
Blue, perfect for the sky & water !
louise says
deep deep purple
Brooklynn St says
Love a good purple
Chris Stockford says
My favorite color is blue. I love all shades of it!
kathy downey says
My favourite colour is black
sarah tennyson says
my daughter tells me my favorite colours are yellow and pink, I would say purple
angela m says
My favorite colour is Blue
edmontonjb says
Green is my favorite colour
Jonnie
Jenn Scott says
Green, all the way!!
Valerie Mallette says
I made a mistake with my tweet link. The proper link is https://twitter.com/WillFerret/status/672275765355028480