When my children were young, every fall we’d pick up school supply lists and make our annual trek to Office Depot, filling our cart with No.2 pencils, wide-rule notebook paper, and 24-count boxes of Crayolas.
The kids have outgrown supply lists, but I still love crayons and coloring books, and I don’t share.
Thin spiral notebook 
I loved coloring with my kids. Nice memories. Thanks.
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Oh how I love crayons.. All those colors, all those opportunities to make a tree, a sun, be creative. I don’t think anything makes me smile quite like crisp white paper and a box of crayons. You are such a colorful person, this doesn’t surprise me at all. 😉
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Oh yes! I love them too!! I love the way they smell.
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My girls are still young. 10 and 7. I always adored coloring. It’s the slight OCD in me, I like my own fresh box of crayons, my own coloring book that I color in without skipping pages. I don’t feel bad though because they have tons of coloring books and enough crayons to last for home for years. Great post!!!
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I can appreciate wanting to have your own box of crayons. I was the same way, I wanted to keep them in the right order and not just put them back in the box any old way.
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my girls don’t color anymore. It breaks my heart. I love it too. great post.
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If you ask nicely, Deana might share her Crayolas with you.
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I absolutely LOVE to color. Great post!
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It appears that I’m in very good company. Maybe we should start a support group.
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Yes! we might just have to do that.
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I find it so relaxing to color with my kids. Just sit quietly and let the craziness of the day melt away. 🙂 Great entry, Tara!
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It really is very relaxing.
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Before I had kids of my own, I loved to babysit my nieces and nephews because it gave me an excuse to color and paint. There is something really special about a brand new box of crayons.
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There truly is… all those lovely colors all in one box.
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I think there’s a lot of us out there Tara. I too love a new box of crayons…and I have several here….and coloring books too. I say that I keep them in the house for grandkids’ visits; but honestly, I still love to color. Somehow it’s relaxing to me….like knitting. What is the attraction for a brand new box of crayons? ~Joy
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Coloring is very relaxing for me too, I also love the smell of a new box of Crayolas. I have to wait for several more years before I can blame buying crayons on grandchildren.
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You aren’t alone. I love brand new boxes of crayons, too, and pick them up every now and then, sure that my grandkids absolutely need a new box. Thanks for sharing.
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I had a practically new box, and my husband donated it to a school supply collection at his office. I didn’t have the courage to tell him it was my box and not a left over from our kids. I bought a new box this past fall.
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