Crayons are a way of life for any child, preschool and up. A long term rite of passage, if you will. So when you have 3 kids ages 5 and under, you’ve been dealing with crayons, are dealing with crayons, and expect to continue to deal with crayons for a long time to come. There’s the occasional new mural on my family room walls. A sketch on the front of a couple of dresser drawers. 6 crayons in the diaper bag (all from local restaurants), two sets on the toy shelves at home, and an entire box of half-used wax sticks in the linen closet with the other art supplies. Read more…