Jenny's Crayon Collection: Ultra-Clean

Crayola Stampers Markers: What's Inside the Box and History

I also recently was able get pictures for many historic Crayola MiniStampers markers. The Stampers started in 1994. Stamping was big back then and I imagine Crayola wanted to get in on the trend. In 1997 and 1998 Crayola introduced Stampers for all kinds of themes. Crayola made; expressions, space shapes, animal shapes, pet shapes, nature shapes, party, four seasons and fun shapes. It seemed Crayola was very excited about their expression line and made them for everything. They probably cut back on them because they realized they had too many. I am so excited to find this history for these markers.

I love the Crayola Stamper markers both the Shopkins ones and the mini Expression markers. These ones are both currently on the market. The markers have little stamps of different shapes on the tips of the markers. They add some really nice elements to artwork. We used the mini Stampers on my daughters potty training chart when she was potty training. She still keeps that chart under her bed and is super proud of it. The Shopkins markers feature some of the classic Shopkins unique symbols including the S for Shopkins and the shopping bag. There markers are a lot of fun and I definitely recommend them for anyone with kids, and they are washable!

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Stacy Hodges took the pictures for the last five marker sets.

Click here to find the mini Expression markers on Amazon

Click here to find the Shopkins Stampers on Amazon

Top 10 Essential Crayola Back to School Supplies

Back to school is fast approaching. I was so excited when Crayola sent me a box of supplies to review. I included some of the ones they sent me and added some of my personal favorites. Here is my list of my top ten Crayola back to school items to help you navigate the Crayola aisle at the store. There is an added bonus of the number one teacher item from Crayola. I was surprised to see what it was. My background is a preschool teacher and a mother of two little ones, a girl age five and son age three.

Crayola Multicultural Colored Pencils and Markers: What's Inside the Box

Crayola introduced the Multicultural line in 1990. On their website it says, "Crayola introduced Multicultural Crayons in response to feedback received from consumers and educators. The colors were chosen from our standard selection, and represent skin tones of the world. Black and white are included for blending other color." Most of these are standard colors, but it is amazing that Crayola put the colors in a unique box. There are also paints, crayons, model magic and markers in this series.

I bought the Ultra-Clean Washable markers at the Crayola store. I had held of off on buying them because they were a little pricier than the other Ultra-Clean markers. Crayola has been making the multicultural line for years. I know have the crayons, colored pencils and markers.

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Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers Color MAX: What's Inside the Box

In 2014 Crayola came out with the Ultra-Clean Washable Markers ColorMAX. I love washable markers and would recommend them all day. My son usually colors with them and when he is done I grab a wet paper towel and wipe it up. That easy. I like all the different assortments of colors in the Bold, Bright, Classic and Tropical colors. The best time of year to get these is during the Back to School sales. They are so much cheaper.

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Click here to find Bold colors on Amazon

Click here to find Bright colors on Amazon

Click here to find Classic colors on Amazon

Click here to find Tropical colors on Amazon

Click here to get the swatch charts for all the Crayola markers.

Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Fine Tip Markers: What's Inside the Box

In 2014 Crayola came out with a new line of markers and crayons called Ultra-Clean Washable ColorMax Markers. They still have the Washable markers available, but these markers sound like they are supposed to be even more washable and have more bright colors. I love markers for kids. They are so easy to use and so easy to wash. I can not tell you how many times I have washed them, because it is not an arduous task, unlike taking crayon off the wall. I still have some spots that need to be cleaned. I love fine line markers, they are so versatile and can be used for writing and for coloring.

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Click here to find Bold Colors on Amazon

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Click here to get the swatch charts for all the Crayola markers.

Ultra Clean Washable Crayons: What's Inside the Box

The first type of Washable Crayons from CRAYOLA that I have personally seen is from 1958, there was were a couple boxes before that. I do not know if they used the same formula and ideas for later washable crayon boxes, but it is quite possible. The patent for washable crayons was published in 1999, about the same time as they published the patent for washable markers. According to the patent there are certain additives mixed with the crayons that cause them to fleck less, and they become more washable. Numerous products have been made with these "washable" crayons, but mostly geared at the very young artists. In 2011 Crayola added washiblity to their mainstream 24 count box and then added it to many other lines in 2013. They added Ultra-Clean and ColorMAX (both trademark) to the name, and supposedly these crayons are even brighter than normal crayons.

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