Comments on: Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:38:24 +0000

This was the biggest rip-off. Only the kids kindergarden age and younger seem engaged and there was little of merit. We were told before entering that this was good for adults and older children… so much for honesty. And they time stamp incorrectly (one hour earlier) and then say you’ve spent over one hour at the place. Avoid this awful place at all costs. Buy the crayons and markers instead.

By: Janine (@twincident)

Janine (@twincident) — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:56:38 +0000

I am so glad I read this as we are making our way near there this summer. Now I now to save the $40! OR - just spend it at the store! Janine (@twincident)’s last blog post..WE CAN! Help our kids avoid childhood obesity with Subway and Scholastic (Part 2)

By: minnemom

minnemom — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:22:36 +0000

Claire, after reading your comment, I checked with my 6-year-old to see what he said about the Crayola Factory.

“Did you like the Crayola Factory?”

“Yeah.” (Uh-oh, I’m thinking, I did get this all wrong from the kids’ perspective.) “I really liked the waterworks upstairs.”

The waterworks were part of the National Canal Museum, not the actual Crayola Factory.

When I asked the other kids, my older son said he liked writing on the glass walls with the window markers (I had forgotten that section), and my 4-year-old daughter remembered that she cried because she wasn’t old enough to do the melted-wax area.

Those were the kids’ recollections.

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Best posts on Travels with Children from Apr 2009 | Travels with Children — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:01:15 +0000

[...] Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 in Tours – Comments: (8) One place we went out of our way to see was the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. It promised creativity and learning how crayons and markers are made, and we thought it would be a lot of fun.We were wrong.The “factory” isn’t really a factory, and I knew that going in. They have a room with a seating area where you can watch a staff member make a few crayons and markers behind a glass wall, if the equipment is working properly. [...]

By: Sharlene

Sharlene — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:05:59 +0000

Bummer. I thought the crayola factory would be much cooler than that.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:08:53 +0000

We love chopping up crayons and putting them in cupcake tins and baking to make multi colored crayons....I think we'll stick with this and hit the store if we get the chance! Thanks for the review! Anne’s last blog post..Village Spotlight: West Tisbury

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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:22:13 +0000

[...] How to respond to a negative blog review Filed under: Blogs, Web Communications — Sheila Scarborough @ 3:22 pm Tags: blogging, Blogs, Crayola Factory, Easton Pennsylvania, how to respond, marketing, negative review, PR, public relations, social media, tips This morning I Stumbled a post on the Travels with Children blog; it’s a fairly negative review of the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. [...]

By: Claire Walter

Claire Walter — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:54:00 +0000

Too bad that you didn’t find it worth the price of admission, but Sandra Foyt’s comment that the 12-year-olds are “begging to go back” tells me that kids love it. When my now-grown son was young, I took him to all the requisite kids’ movies and kids’ attractions and hated most of them. It was still the era when museums were less sprightly and interactive than they are now. I thought he out to appreciate the subtleties of the displays. He was bored. When I look at the images on the post, I see a bright, engaging space that is designed for youngsters, not for the adults who take them there.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:01:20 +0000

Sucks you were disappointed. The pictures of the big crayons are pretty sweet though.

By: National Canal Museum in Easton, Pennsylvania | Travels with Children

National Canal Museum in Easton, Pennsylvania | Travels with Children — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:25:17 +0000

[...] our time at the Crayola Factory was disappointing, there was a bright spot in our admission price: the National Canal Museum. [...]

By: Sandra Foyt

Sandra Foyt — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:53:57 +0000

Like you, I was less than thrilled by the Crayola Factory, especially as I took a group of 12yo Girl Scouts. The weird thing is that they're begging to go back! (I'm pretty sure they have crayons at home...) Sandra Foyt’s last blog post..Earth Day Brings Sunny Days and Clear Waters

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:10:22 +0000

Thanks for this great review. We almost stopped by this Sunday on the way back from Grandmom's house, but we went for Mexican food instead. Good to know it is not worth the hour detour and admission. Meg’s last blog post..Travel in a Time of Epidemic