The Day the Crayons Quit!



Today is National "The Day the Crayons Quit Day"



Here are some great lesson ideas and our experience with it below:





And...because I miss Mister Rogers so much---Yes, I'm a kid from the 1980s--here's a "how-to-video" of how crayons are made! Enjoy!

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