Would this be worth it?

We will have 4 (soon to be 5) kids under age 10, and I always do art supplies for Christmas, this year I was considering buying a huge classroom pack off of Amazon.

400 crayons for 26.88?

With so many young kids, would you find this to be worth it? Not to give them all at once, obviously, but do give a few at a time throughout the year?

are they all different colors?

Quoting TantricLemons:" are they all different colors?"

8 different colors.

The other option is 800 crayons in 16 colors - but thats like 50.00 some dollars and a whole lotta crayons lol.

Not really. You're better off buying the 64 crayon packs for the simple fact that they can do more with more colors. 8 colors would get very boring/frustrating for a kid quick lol

Quoting LolaMcKitten:" 8 different colors. The other option is 800 crayons in 16 colors - but thats like 50.00 some dollars and a whole lotta crayons lol. "

I would go with the 8 different colors

U could always check Hobby Lobby (or online if u dont have one near u) or the oriental trading company website.

Quoting TantricLemons:" I would go with the 8 different colors"

rather than the 16, but honestly i am not a fan of stocking up on things, i find i run out of them much faster if i do

<blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" rather than the 16, but honestly i am not a fan of stocking up on things, i find i run out of them much faster if i do"</blockquote>



Lol we stocked up on construction paper last Christmas... Like we had 20 packs. K went through it in 3 months. Before a pack would last at least a month

Quoting RunsWithScissors:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" rather than the 16, but honestly i am not ... [snip!] ... paper last Christmas... Like we had 20 packs. K went through it in 3 months. Before a pack would last at least a month"

I have noticed this to be SO TRUE

Yeah, I feel like 8 colors isn't really enough for the 9 and 6 year old.

But we do go through A LOT of crayons, like they color all the time, thats why I was wanting to buy a really big box, but I will definitely be checking Hobby Lobby, I forgot we had one here in town now! And I have coupons, too -

Thanks guys!

<blockquote><b>Quoting LolaMcKitten:</b>" Yeah, I feel like 8 colors isn't really enough for the 9 and 6 year old. But we do go through A LOT ... [snip!] ... but I will definitely be checking Hobby Lobby, I forgot we had one here in town now! And I have coupons, too - Thanks guys! "</blockquote>


Check Blick art supplies too (online site if you don't have a store) and you could probably get two of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000EYF6TM
And put one up for later!

OR wait for a crazy coupon or sale on boxes of crayons, and buy a bunch of boxes

Quoting TantricLemons:" OR wait for a crazy coupon or sale on boxes of crayons, and buy a bunch of boxes"

Thats what SO said, too - I should have thought about this when school supplies were still on super sale!  

Quoting RunsWithScissors:" <blockquote><b>Quoting LolaMcKitten:</b>" Yeah, I feel like 8 colors isn't really enough ... [snip!] ... don't have a store) and you could probably get two of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000EYF6TM And put one up for later!"

Cool, I'll check that out, thanks!

<blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" I have noticed this to be SO TRUE"</blockquote>




Lol I learned my lesson. I got k a crayola art box from Costco (markers, 64 pack crayons, metallic crayons, colored pencils and color magic stuff) and she's still working on it! Yet the 16 pack of crayons that I bought for me to use, she used them until they were nubs and I had to melt them down into "people" within a week. She's always coloring. Like nonstop. I had to hide my pastels from her coz "these crayons are better" and more expensive