In 1984, Crayola became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards and has since played a significant role in Hallmark's personal development strategies.

Crayola is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. Since Hallmark is a privately owned company, stock in both Crayola and Hallmark is privately held and unavailable for purchase.

On average, the facility makes 3 billion Crayola crayons per year. The company, which has annual revenue of $750 million, according to Hoover's, also makes 600 million Crayola Colored Pencils, 465 million markers, 110 million sticks of chalk, 9 million Silly Putty eggs and 1.5 million jars of paint annually.

Crayola is a private company with an estimated 2,000 employees.

Crayola brand crayons were the first kids' crayons ever made, invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green.

Crayola's mission is to help parents and educators raise creatively-alive kids and the company is dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion through our products, our people, and by inspiring creativity and self-expression for children and adults around the world.

The name comes from "craie", the French word for chalk, and "ola" from oleaginous. This has been our trademark name since 1903 when our company was founded and remains one of the most important pieces of our heritage. The first box of Crayola Crayons was produced in 1903 as an 8 count box.

Known for the iconic Crayola Crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has expanded into a portfolio of art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative ways to use color to create everything imaginable.

crayons Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons.

Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons.

At Crayola, our purpose is to help parents and educators raise creatively-alive kids. We want to help kids ask those “what if?” questions that keep them curious.

The trade name Crayola was coined by Mrs. Edwin Binney who joined the French word "craie," meaning stick of chalk and "ola" from the word "oleaginous," meaning oily. Crayola Crayons are made primarily from paraffin wax and color pigment.