Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs
- We recommend (1) contacting a nearby Title 1 School or Head Start Center, (2) confirming they’ll accept your donation, (3) coordinating a drop-off plan, and (4) reporting your impact here. Here are more ideas of where you can donate your gently used crayons:
- Boys & Girls Clubs
- Volunteers of America
- Local Shelter
- Local Daycare
- After School Programs
- Children’s Art Program
- Children’s Non-Profit Organization
- Children’s Art Museum
- Library
- We highly encourage keeping your effort local by finding a new home for the crayons in your community – this benefits the environment and your community!
- Check out the question above ‘I have crayons to donate, where can I donate them?’ for full steps and ideas of organizations you can connect with locally.
- Ensure you have a new home for crayons you’ll collect. Check out the question above ‘I have crayons to donate, where can I donate them?’ for full steps and ideas of organizations you can connect with locally.
- Head to our Crayon Recycling Page to find all the information you’ll need including a print out to adhere to your collection box!
- If you’re part of a restaurant, you can request an official #TheseCrayonsWontQuit Crayon Collection box for restaurants through this box request form and review restaurant instructions here.
- Reach out to local restaurants that provide crayons to kid diners, check if they would be willing to collect and donate gently used crayons to your classroom or organization. They can request an official #TheseCrayonsWontQuit Crayon Collection box for restaurants through this box request form and review restaurant instructions here.
- Need lesson ideas? Click here to access our art lessons!
- Absolutely! Check out our Color Kindness Program for corporations to learn more.
- Kindness Notes: The world could use a little more kindness.
- Grab some crayons and draw/write a note of gratitude – upload your note/drawing to IG with #CrayonCollection and send the note to your local hero. Click here for a fun Kindness Note template.
- Art Education: Sharing is caring.
- Share these artist-inspired crayon projects with your teachers and organizations – help bring art and creativity to more kids.
- Crayon Recycling: Find crayons a new home and inspire the next generation of little artists.
- Find a school or organization in need of crayons nearby (Title 1 School, Head Start Center, Children’s Non-Profit Organization, or a Local Shelter) and confirm they’ll accept donations.
- Kick off a Crayon Collection at your school or church. Head to the Crayon Recycling Page to find all the information you’ll need including a print out to adhere to your collection box!
- Recruit local family-friendly restaurants to start collecting crayons that little diners leave behind – restaurant instructions here.
- Color Kindness Event: Become a Crayon Collection Hero by delivering crayons, kindness notes and art lessons to kids in need.
- Host a Color Kindness event to package the gently used crayons you’ve collected with handwritten notes of kindness – we suggest playing happy music and going around the room to share the fun drawings and notes the group created. After the event, deliver the crayons and notes to their new home, share crayon art lessons, and enjoy the meaningful impact you’ve made in your community! Learn more about hosting a Color Kindness Event here.
