Move
over Disney! While in Orlando, families can visit an interactive
attraction called The Crayola Experience. It occupies space in The Florida Mall
in south Orlando, Florida, that features 26 family-friendly art activities in
70,000 square feet of space. This fun experience combines a retail store with
Crayola products and hands-on activities to spark interest in artistic
creativity.
This
attraction opened the summer of 2015 and the second of its kind; the original
one is in Easton, Pennsylvania that opened in 1996, Easton is where Crayola’s
headquarters is based. There are also Crayola Experience sites in Plano, TX,
and Minneapolis, MN.
Kids
can use all sorts of digital tools to create art. There are ways to insert your
child’s photo into a personalized coloring book, make your own crayons with
personalized labels, project your child’s artwork on large screens, and more.
How about designing a swirly-whirly picture with melted wax? My gang especially
loved watching how Crayola crayons are made and molded their very own crayon
souvenir!
The
Crayola Experience is a gigantic two-story playground with the scents of
crayons that brings back the nostalgia of an adult’s childhood and the best
adventures for the kids today. And if you get hungry during your stay (at least
2 hours), there is a café inside with lunch and snacks.
Our
visit in October had a Halloween theme. The kids not only engaged in all the
regular activities in each resource center, but had the opportunity to make
Halloween-themed projects as well.
The
Florida Mall is located at 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida
32809. Open daily from 10am to 8pm. Call 407-757-1700 for more details.
SAVE $4 OFF General Admission to Crayola Experience when purchased
online via this link http://bit.ly/2wAIQh7
Photos courtesy of Tania Cowling, all rights reserved
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