The Crayola company, formerly known as Binney & Smith, is a manufacturing company of crayons, chalk, colored pencils and markers. The company also makes Silly Putty. Crayola crayons come in boxes ranging from 2 to 800 crayons for bulk size boxes.

The company was founded in 1885 when Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith took over Binney’s father’s pigment company. In the early 1900s, the company moved to Easton, Pennsylvania and has been associated with that town ever since. Easton is also the home of the Crayola Factory. In 1984, the company was purchased by Hallmark Cards.http://www.crayola.com/corporate/index.cfm In 2007, after over 100 years of being associated with the brand, Binney & Smith changed its name to Crayola.http://www.binney-smith.com/

Crayola.com is the company’s website, and has many fun activities on it for children. It has coloring pages in a wide variety of categories. These are both printable and able to colored online. You can also make your own coloring pages. It also has a page with craft ideas. Clicking on Games and Fun reveals many fun online games, as well as a card maker and a certificate maker. They also have ideas for outdoor games. You can also use the site to buy Crayola products and get tips for both educators and parents.http://www.crayola.com/