Article: Colorful crayons: if you are like most kids, you've probably drawn a picture with crayons. Have you ever wondered how crayons are made? Look inside to find out!(Inside a Crayon Factory)

Article: Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban three crayon ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 5, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... metal. The colorful crayons that Carlito ... lead-tainted crayons. Three brands ... part of one crayon. Another eight brands of crayons imported from ... have been any crayons out there like ... filename 04-05 CRAYON RECALL _ available ...

Article: Crayon
How Products Are Made;      700+ words ... ... including the common crayon. Crayons are made from paraffin ... mixes are sent to the crayon factory. Over the ... have been added to crayons. One of the most ... bubbles in the cooled crayon, a condition that ... complete. Rejected crayons are returned to the ...

Article: Crayon lady combines creativity, recycling.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 11, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... For every pound of crayons they send her, schools get one Crazy Crayon from Foty. A pound will make about 40 crayons, which are about 2 ... days," she said. On crayon production days, she averages about 500 crayons. "I can do 1,000 ...

Article: Crayons color school landscape for decades.
Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado);  August 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... gold promotional crayon box to the Chieftain ... contained eight giant crayons. Unfortunately ... at a new box of crayons. "I do remember ... nice sharp one (crayon) for the first ... colors (in one crayon). Some schools redo crayons as a fundraiser ...

Article: 3 Crayon Firms Agree To Remake Products
The Washington Post;  June 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... continue to use the crayons they have already purchased. The CPSC crayon probe came after ... newly formulated crayon within a year. "Our crayons are safe," said ... asbestos in two Crayola crayons and in one Prang crayon. In the Crayola ...

Article: Crayon-Maker Making Big Changes
AP Online;  June 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Online 06-26-2000 Crayon-Maker Making Big ... primary-colored crayons for toddlers and ... the other major crayon makers agreed to reconfigure crayons to eliminate the ... s share of the crayon market. Schwab said crayons remain the company ...

Article: Crayon-makers look for asbestos-free parts
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 13, 2000 ;     608 words ... ... to strengthen the crayon and considered to ... which makes Crayola crayons, Rose Art and Dixon ... continue to use the crayons they already have purchased. The CPSC crayon probe came after ... asbestos in 32 of 40 crayons. All three brands ... varying levels. The crayon manufacturers ...