Color Wonder
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Color Wonder is a marker pen
and paper
system made by Crayola
, primarily intended for use by younger children, in which the special clear-ink marker only appears on the Color Wonder paper. The Color Wonder products debuted in 1993. Color Wonder paints and fingerpaints, as well as Color Wonder coloring books of popular characters such as Disney Pixar's Cars and Disney Princess also exist.
The 'magic' clear-ink products were designed so that toddlers and young children don't stain their clothes, paint on the walls, etc. Crayola has a patent under Binney & Smith relating to this kind of mess-free marking system. An applicator, such as a felt pen, uses a composition containing a clear leuco dye
that is developed by color-triggering compounds in the paper substrate.
There is also another line similar to this one by Crayola, but for older kids called Color Explosion. It is like Color Wonder, except there is not only one color hidden in the paper, but stripes, dots, and swirls of a variety of colors, depending on the package you get (Fire & Ice, Twisted Tropicals, etc.) It is also available in black and white paper.
Marker pen
thumb|MarkerA marker pen, marking pen, felt-tip pen, flow or marker, is a pen which has its own ink-source, and usually a tip made of a porous, pressed fibres; such as felt or nylon.-Permanent marker:...
and paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
system made by Crayola
Crayola
Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...
, primarily intended for use by younger children, in which the special clear-ink marker only appears on the Color Wonder paper. The Color Wonder products debuted in 1993. Color Wonder paints and fingerpaints, as well as Color Wonder coloring books of popular characters such as Disney Pixar's Cars and Disney Princess also exist.
The 'magic' clear-ink products were designed so that toddlers and young children don't stain their clothes, paint on the walls, etc. Crayola has a patent under Binney & Smith relating to this kind of mess-free marking system. An applicator, such as a felt pen, uses a composition containing a clear leuco dye
Leuco dye
A leuco dye is a dye whose molecules can acquire two forms, one of which is colorless.For example, the spiro form of an oxazine is a colorless leuco dye; the conjugated system of the oxazine and another aromatic part of the molecule is separated by an sp3-hybridized "spiro" carbon...
that is developed by color-triggering compounds in the paper substrate.
There is also another line similar to this one by Crayola, but for older kids called Color Explosion. It is like Color Wonder, except there is not only one color hidden in the paper, but stripes, dots, and swirls of a variety of colors, depending on the package you get (Fire & Ice, Twisted Tropicals, etc.) It is also available in black and white paper.