This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Crayola. All opinions are 100% mine.
As a kid, I remember sitting down with crayons and paper for literally hours. I would draw crazy monsters and robots, the whole time thinking how cool it would be if my creations could come to life. Sadly, it was the 80’s and there was no kind of technology that made my wish come true.
Crayola Changes Coloring Forever!!!
Crayola Color Alive Action Coloring Pages— It’s the iconic brand’s first augmented reality product. It takes drawing off the pages of a coloring book and into places that are limited only by a child’s imagination. It brings together real-world creativity with digital interactivity. For the first time ever, with Crayola Color Alive, children can color dragons and then experience them take flight, breathing fire into their drawings, stories and anywhere else their imagination can take them.
Children can begin their Color Alive experience through the free app. Aim the device’s camera – either a tablet, mobile phone or iPod Touch at the Action Coloring Pages. It will Bring Your Coloring To Life in its own surroundings. Kids can interact with their characters, take pictures with them, and save all of their creations for later. My daughter is a very creative little girl. She’s actually working on her own comic book right now! So when this showed up, I knew she was going to love it. The first packet she opened up was, Crayola Color Alive Enchanted Gardenâ„¢. We opened it and followed the instructions on the inside page.
She finished her fairy picture, it looked really cool and then scanned it using the easy-to-use app. Her face lit up! She started laughing and kept saying, “I don’t believe this”! She began to make her fairy come alive. She was able to change her size and move her all around in the photo. Then she started to take pictures of while she was animated, my daughter was acting like it was a fashion shoot. She played for hours and has played with it every day since then. It’s a great way to let your kids be totally creative and then integrate technology in a positive/healthy way!
Color Alive will be available in four coloring books:
- Skylandersâ„¢
- Barbieâ„¢
- Enchanted Gardenâ„¢
- Mythical Creaturesâ„¢
Here are the retail prices:
- $5.99 for 16-page book with 7 crayons, including the magical special effect crayon.
- $1.99 for an 8-page bundle of coloring pages, including unlimited printing ability.
 Each book contains 16 coloring pages, each featuring a unique character and animation, and comes with seven crayons, including one Magic Crayon that unlocks a special virtual effect such as Fire-Breath and Pixie Dust.
Be Sure To Enter The Color Alive Sweepstakes!!!
You can enter the Color Alive Sweepstakes by uploading a photo of your Color Alive creation that you brought to life using the Color Alive app.
There will be 3 Weekly Prizes and One Grand Prize:Â A Trip For 4 To The Brand New Crayola Experience in Orlando, FL – Opening Summer 2015!