When we were children, we learned all kinds of things. We learned things as vastly different as our languages and cultures, but one thing that was pretty much universal was coloring. Coloring was a ...

NORWALK -- Those worn-down, broken, or otherwise unused crayons that end up in the garbage can -- and ultimately the landfill -- are petroleum-based, and therefore, take decades to biodegrade. The ...

Do you have kids? Were you ever a kid? (Hi, yes, that’s all of you). Chances are there’s a stash of old broken-up crayons hidden somewhere in your house among the more respectable art supplies. Maybe ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Crayons: they come in all of the colors of the rainbow and you probably used one before you could even write. Now, California-based nonprofit The Crayon Initiative is giving ...

Are your kids already bringing broken school supplies home at the bottom of their backpacks? Or maybe your littlest kids are getting bored at home with their older siblings away at school all day?

One of the items I took from the classroom when I retired was a new box of crayons. They are on display over the desk where I write and remember. Occasionally I open the box and smell them just to be ...