“Try these new names on for size:
Super Happy (yellow), Fun in the Sun (orange), Giving Tree (green),
Bear Hug (brown), Awesome (dusty pink), Happy Ever After (blue), Famous
(hot pink) and Best Friends (purple).”
—Paul Walsh, Crayola marks 64-count box’s 50th birthday with new colors, StarTribune.com, April 10, 2008.
Yes, the 64-count box of Crayola crayons was introduced just 50 years ago. Not Crayola crayons themselves, which are about twice that age, but the BIG BOX, the one with the build-in sharpener. If bigger is better, the BIG BOX was best! But the problem with the big box, as I recall, was getting all the crayons and crayon pieces back into the box. I mean . . . forget it! Nevertheless, the big box was, and is, big news in the color community.
Here’s another report, the announcement from Crayola, and in interesting list of Crayola color names through the ages from Wikipedia. (Thanks Mom!)