picture by coolcatcookieWhat is it that is so magical about a new box of crayons? Is it the colors? The way they combine in a rainbow of points that resemble the colors of your world. Each one given a name that fits just right and reminds you of something. "Spring Green", "Chestnut", or "Macaroni and Cheese".
Or is it the creative possibilities that stretch out before you? The wonder of what this little box's contents will become when combined with your mind and a cool sheet of crisp, white paper. The endless things that the little crayons will do as you create something that could possibly change the world.
Maybe it' s the newness. The perfect waxy smell of the colorful pointed sticks wrapped in smooth paper. The promise of new beginnings and a fresh start, right there in your school box.
Whatever the magic is, it never wears off. I cannot possibly send my girls off to school with boxes of crayons they used for the last six weeks of third grade. That wouldn't do. They need the magic a new box of crayons can bring. It's worth every penny. And quite the bargain, really, at only 50 cents a box.
Or is it the creative possibilities that stretch out before you? The wonder of what this little box's contents will become when combined with your mind and a cool sheet of crisp, white paper. The endless things that the little crayons will do as you create something that could possibly change the world.
Maybe it' s the newness. The perfect waxy smell of the colorful pointed sticks wrapped in smooth paper. The promise of new beginnings and a fresh start, right there in your school box.
Whatever the magic is, it never wears off. I cannot possibly send my girls off to school with boxes of crayons they used for the last six weeks of third grade. That wouldn't do. They need the magic a new box of crayons can bring. It's worth every penny. And quite the bargain, really, at only 50 cents a box.
Most definitely, all young princesses and princes need a new box of crayons each year. That's why this grandma (queen mother??) has large containers of partially used crayons for visiting children.
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