Everyone grew up with Crayola- markers, colored pencils, kid-friendly paint and the ever popular crayons. I remember getting the special case that held up to 250 crayons at a time (yeah, I was that kid- winning coloring contests and taking names). At some point, the company decided that good ole' ink and wax just weren't cutting it and started making more interactive toys, which I personally feel cause kids to be less imaginative.
To fuel this fire, in 1992 a new line of Multicultural products were released. The company's website describes these as "an assortment of ethnic-sensitive color palettes." I'm sorry, when did 6-year old's become so aware of being politically correct that creating an entirely separate box was necessary? I don't recall ever being presented with this set of shades as a child and I colored just fine, it taught me how to mix to get the result I wanted. My only options were Apricot, Peach, and Tan- this line offers the aforementioned colors along with Burnt Sienna, Mahogany, Sepia, and Black and White for blending. To top it off, these same colors are all included in the 64-pack. Now you've got the poor kid trudging around their 250-pack plus the PC 8 crayons which obviously is the only way to color in your character without getting judged by your friends. Oh wait, your friends are probably too busy picking their noses or playing with the next best thing. Pass the Razzmatazz, please.

OK, i love these things! i remember a box of crayons that were "skin tones" that just about changed my world.
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