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Where Crayola (R) Came From

  • March 28, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Wax crayons were mostly used in industry until 1903, when cousins Edwin Binney and Harold Smith introduced crayons for kids. Edwin’s wife, Alice, made up the name Crayola (R) by combining “craie” (French for chalk) with “oleaginous” (which means oily). In other words, oily chalk!

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