February 6, 1996

It’s coming up on the ten-year anniversay of Binney & Smith’s 100 Billionth Crayola Crayon. On February 6, 1996, Fred Rogers (of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood) made the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. It was a unique color called Blue Ribbon. A million of these special Blue Ribbon crayons were made, and sold in special commemorative boxes.

The actual 100 billionth Crayola crayon was won in a contest by Darlene Martin, a grandmother from Port Orchid, WA. She then sold it back to Binney & Smith for a $100,000 bond. The 100 billionth crayon now resides in the Crayola Hall of Fame in downtown Easton, PA.

So, just how popular is coloring? Kids, ages two to eight, spend an average of twenty-eight minutes each day coloring.

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