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    Peeling Crayons

    September 16, 2011 |

    There’s something about a newly opened box of perfect crayons that is so beautiful and comforting to me.

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    I normally cringe while she does it, but there’s also something about seeing a box completely destroyed.

    The care it took to peel each crayon, put the wrappers in a pile, color a scribble with the crayon,  and then line them all up.

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    Likewise, pretty beautiful. I need to let go more often…

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    1. Cynthia

      March 17, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      My daughter peels the backing off the crayons so I googled it and your blog popped up! Thank you for the new perspective on it.

    2. Jessica @Blessings in the Country

      September 16, 2011 at 10:20 pm

      One time my daughter (who was around 2 at the time) saw me peel down a crayon to sharpen it. After that she would try to peel all of the crayons. I would tell her not to, but you know how that goes. So when I wasn't looking, she'd take a crayon and hide in her closet and peel it, leaving the wrappers in the corner. Kids are funny! Thankfully she grew out of that habit.

    3. Erin @ Lansdowne Life

      September 16, 2011 at 9:23 pm

      Wow, your girl has patience! I unpeeled a bunch of crayons before melting them down to make chunky crayons and it's harder than you might think to do them all at once.

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