Three Lucky Area Kids Celebrate Start of the Holiday Season with Once-in-a-Lifetime Shopping Spree that Also Benefits Toys for Tots | The Valley Ledger
Photos of Jocelyn, Ada, and Max provided courtesy of Crayola Experience
Marines substitute for shopping carts as kids dash through world’s largest selection of Crayola products at Crayola Experience Easton
EASTON, Pa. (Nov. 19, 2024) – Holiday decorations are coming out of boxes. Holiday music is hitting the airwaves. And three area kids got a jump start on celebrating the holiday spirit today with Crayola Experience Easton’s “64 Seconds of Color” shopping spree.
With a splash of red, green and all the other colors of the rainbow, 8-year-old Ada McGinnis (Bethlehem, Pa.), 10-year-old Jocelyn Henry (Allentown, Pa.), and 12-year-old Max Hoernlein (Phillipsburg, N.J.) experienced the world’s most colorful shopping spree for an early holiday treat. Their shopping extravaganza, with assistance from the U.S. Marines, is also helping to bring the magic of the holidays and Crayola to less fortunate children.
The kids had 74 seconds to dash through the world’s largest selection of Crayola products at The Crayola Store and grab as much product as possible. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of this holiday tradition at Crayola Experience Easton, the usual 64-second spree—a nod to Crayola’s iconic box of 64—was extend by 10 seconds.
Helping Jocelyn, Ada, and Max by acting as their “shopping carts” were SSgt Edward Aguirre, Sgt Charles Lusk, and Cpl Edwin Milanes. At the end of the 74-second dash, the children were able to keep all the product they collected with their Marine teammate. Crayola Experience—the family attraction with more than 25 hands-on activities in downtown Easton, Pa.—then matched the collected toys and donated them to the Marines’ Toys for Tots chapter for Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Spreading extra colorful holiday cheer, kid shopper Max decided he was going to donate his haul to students with disabilities in his school, Phillipsburg Middle School.
The “64 Seconds of Color” holiday event is an annual tradition for the brand. Jocelyn, Ada, and Max were randomly selected for the shopping spree after entering a raffle.
About Crayola Experience Easton:
Discover the magic of color at Crayola’s premier and one-of-a-kind family destination. More than 25 creative activities and attractions throughout 65,000 square feet of color await families at the Crayola Experience flagship in Easton, Pa., the birthplace of Crayola crayons. Bigger, brighter and bolder than ever, the adventures of Crayola Experience help kids and adults alike explore art and technology, express their creativity, and experience color in a whole new way. Also featuring live entertainment and The Crayola Store with the world’s largest selection of Crayola products and unique souvenirs. The brand’s other attractions are located in Orlando, Fla.; Mall of America (Bloomington, Minn.); Plano, Texas; and Chandler, Ariz. To learn more, visit CrayolaExperience.com/Easton.
About Toys for Tots: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation—an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity—is the fundraising, funding and support organization for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation was created at the behest of the U.S. Marine Corps and provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. To learn more about the Toys for Tots chapter for Lehigh and Northampton counties: https://allentown-pa.toysfortots.org.
Information provided to TVL by:Constance WalkerCrayola Experience
