Crayola Factory

On our third day in PA, we stopped at the Crayola crayon place.  It was really cool.

No mistaking which building it is in!

There were lots of crayon related activities to do.

Melting a crayon to make a new crayon in the shape of the crayon man!

Melting crayons to make drip art.  The paper inside the machine is spinning really fast, so when the hot wax from the melted crayon lands on it, it splatters all over making a cool looking piece of art.

Wax painting a butterfly.

Red Crayon Man!

Watching the green sea turtle (see it on top of the ship).  Ryan colored that turtle on a computer screen and then it showed up on the wall swimming in the ocean!  

Making the crayons dance by moving his body!

Drawing on the backlight boards.

His finished picture.

His favorite part of the museum was the water works exhibit.  It was a working replica of a canal and locks system that you drove a crayon boat down.  I didn't get a picture of him playing in it, but he loved it!  He also liked making his own paper for a yellow crayon.  His crayon wrapper had a guitar on it and he named it "James".  We also got to watch markers being made, crayons being made and got some model magic to bring home.  Pretty neat place!