Coloring with brand new crayons has to be one of the best long forgotten pleasures of childhood. Join with me if you will on a detour down memory lane.
You are holding a brand new, unopened box of crayons. Excitement bubbles in your chest as you anticipate the infinite works of art you can now create. You sit down at the table, a crisp fresh piece of snow white paper in front of you. The moment has come. You savor the last moment of brand newness. You carefully try to open the top without ripping the cardboard. It takes a harder tug than you had anticipated and of course the corners of the inside tabs rip, as always. Oh well, you're a kid, it doesn't really matter.
Finally! The box is open. The smell of fresh crayons fills your lungs and you can't help but smile. You pick your favorite color and as you extract it, your fingernails dent the surrounding crayons. Drat! But it's ok because you finally have your crayon ready and you can now touch it to the clean, white paper.
Hooray! New crayons are the best. There's no guesswork, you know exactly where the lines will go because of the nice, sharp tip. There are no extra colors sneaking in- old crayons always seem to have bits of wax from the other crayons stuck to them...
Mom begins the countdown in her head. 3, 2, 1, SNAP! You're one perfect crayon becomes two. Well, it was fun while it lasted!
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