National Crayon Collection Month
Brighten classrooms and ignite creativity by sharing vibrant colors, ensuring every child has the tools to learn.
Mobilize community participation and corporate partnerships around crayon collection drives to position brands as education-focused and environmentally responsible.
- Partner with local restaurants to collect gently-used crayons and turn waste into classroom supplies
- Spotlight employee volunteer ambassadors building community bridges through crayon collection and school donations
- Share before-and-after stories of Title 1 schools receiving colorful art supplies through corporate crayon drives
- Launch a 'Collect-Contribute-Create' campaign encouraging families to sort and package crayons with kindness notes
National Crayon Collection Month started in 2016 and was the idea of Sheila Morovati, the founder of a non-profit organization called Crayon Collection. The scheme behind the event is to keep tons of crayons from ending up in landfills – since they don’t biodegrade. In addition, this collection event also creates an opportunity to provide local schools with these sweet little supplies that teachers can use as they educate the kids in their community.
In addition to collecting gently used crayons from the restaurants all over the nation that have them, National Crayon Collection Month is also an opportunity to involve the community in packaging and re-distributing them to the places where they are needed.
When the crayons are packaged, with them is included a note of kindness as well as access to free art lessons. It’s one way that something so small as a few crayons can become a big deal to a wide range of teachers and students. The Crayon Collection organization’s website offers more resources and information for schools, restaurants, teachers, community volunteers and more.
Host a Crayon Drive
Get connected with the Crayon Collection organization to find out if there are restaurants or other businesses in the local area that can be contacted and included in National Crayon Collection Month. Go along with the theme “Collect – Contribute – Create”, to conduct personal outreach, inviting various people to get involved with donation, sorting, and delivering these crayons to the kids who need them most. Those who don’t have the time or resources to get involved with a crayon drive can still help by making a financial donation to support the efforts of this non-profit organization in honor of National Crayon Collection Month.
Become a Crayon Collection Ambassador
In addition to holding crayon drives, ambassadors can act as community liaisons in a variety of ways. These ambassadors can contact Title 1 schools or Head Start centers that may be in need of extra crayons. In addition, they can go about making connections with community centers, churches, restaurants and other businesses that would want to be involved in the program. This could be an excellent way to build bridges in the community and National Crayon Collection Month is the perfect time to get motivated!