Orlando, Florida is just filled with amazing things for families to do. There are water parks and theme parks galore. The problem is, sometimes the Florida weather can be unpredictable. It can be blistering hot, pouring down rain, and still the parks are crowded to capacity. One thing you can do though to beat the heat and the crowds, is to check out the Orlando Crayola Experience in the Florida Mall. It is a huge exhibit filled with fun activities for the kids. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you check them out. We recently went and my daughter is STILL talking about it.
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Orlando Crayola Experience
During our recent trip, we were able to spend a day at the Florida Mall in the Orlando Crayola Experience. This ended up being one of the highlights of our vacation for my daughter, who is still talking about it and asking to go back. There was so much to do, and I mean what kid doesn’t enjoy coloring?
What To Do?
This place was huge! It is a 70,000 square foot space packed with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. There are 26 different things to experience and each one of them filled my daughter with wonderment and so much joy!
My daughter really loved all of the different activity zones, but one of her favorites was where she could put her picture on a coloring page. She had a blast picking her page and seeing her face on the page!
Another favorite was the melted crayon spin art. Here, she got to pick her colors and put them in to melt while spinning a white disk that would become covered in the colorful melted wax.
With so much to do, it is hard to talk about every single activity that they have at the Orlando Crayola Experience. They have everything from crafts to coloring, and even naming your own crayon. Willow loved this one because you get to pick your color and then put your own name onto the Crayola wrapper.
The Orlando Crayola Experience was something much different from the rest of our Orlando vacation. Typically people think Orlando and they think Disney World, theme parks, heat, and long lines. This was totally different, and a really welcome change. Since the attraction is totally inside, you get to soak up the air conditioning and get away from that Florida heat for a while. The lines are not super long, and the whole experience was not nearly as crowded as a theme park would be. The kids get to watch shows, color and do real hands-on learning.
It will take a few hours to really experience everything the Orlando Crayola Experience has to offer. We ended up spending the better part of a day there. If you are in the Orlando area, or plan on visiting, you seriously have to check this out.
Shopping
Once you are done for the day, you can check out the HUGE Crayola store. They have stuffed crayons, 2 LB crayons, shirts, and so much more. One of the coolest things is the pick your pack. You get to create your own customized pack of Crayola crayons. How fun is that? There are different size packs to fit every budget as well!
So if you are in the Orlando area, or planning a visit don’t forget to check out the Orlando Crayola Experience!
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I have never heard of this place before but I know this would be a fun place for my kids and I to visit! We love crayola and all their products!
Oh this is so cool and fun experience! Even if I am no longer a kid, I would enjoy it as much as they do! Nice one!
I recently saw this place come up on as an ad on Facebook. It looks really cool! We live in Florida, and try and go to Disney every few years, so I’ll have to look for this place the next time we are in Orlando.
Wow, I’ve never hard of this but it sounds like a fun thing to do with the kids. Kind of like M&M land in Vegas, only less unhealthy and I don’t have to go to Vegas. 🙂
My kids are a little too old for this but I will let my sister and brother know not to miss this when they go again. I love the melted crayon art.
I never knew there was such a thing as a crayola experience store and I really want to go now!! I can’t believe you can make your own pack!
What a lovely place for the kids to have fun at! The activities are definitely something that the kids will enjoy! I’m sure your daughter had an amazing time there! It seems like a lot of fun!
Wow it all looks like so much fun! I would love to bring my whole family somewhere like this! The kids would love it!
I would SO love to take Madison here! I’m pretty sure she’s going to have so much fun with all the activities that they have. It’s such an awesome place to take the kids to!
You know, it’s funny, you asked, “what kid doesn’t like coloring?” Well, my 4-year old doesn’t! But I still would visit this place! If I ever make it that way for a vacation that is. Texas is huge, and traveling to other states takes FOR. EV. ER.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it was fun to “visit” with you!
This looks like so much fun. What a fun way to indulge your kid’s creative side by spending the day at the Crayola Experience.
Awesome place to take the kids to! It will give my sons a chance to unleash their creativity and even if they make a mess, i would not be upset. We should drop by the next time we are in Orlando FL.
This would be so much fun for the kids. I love to take them places that let them explore their imagination.
My kids may be a little too old for this but I would have loved to have taken them. Looks like such a blast!
That looks like fun for the entire family! I would love to go there one day!
I had never heard of this place before. This would be a dream come true for all of my kids, even with their age differences.
Oh my goodness, this looks so much fun! I live not far from Orlando and definitely want to check this out! I feel you on the Florida heat and unpredictable weather and like that this is completely indoors! I love that you can customize your own crayon set and the melted crayon spin art looks really neat too!
Never heard of this place before but I do now and this seems like a fun place to visit with your family. I’d love to visit this someday.
This sounds like a real hidden gem in Florida! Whilst I don’t have any children of my own, I would love to come and visit when I do. What a fun place!
LOOKS LIKE A FUN PLACE! I REMEMBER GOING TO THE CRAYOLA FACTORY IN PENN AS A KID! CANT WAIT TO CHECK OUT THE ORLANDO ONE IN A FEW WEEKS
We have one of these about an hour from me in Easton, PA and the kids just LOVE it. I had no idea there was one in Orlando. I will have to put it on the list of things to do when we go in the spring.
The Orlando Crayola Experience looks like it is so much fun! I would love to pick my own custom pack of Crayolas.
I go there without my kids. That crayon wall is awesome. Good idea to add it to a Disney itinerary.
Amazingly, I have never heard of this place before, but how fun! I know that my kids would love to visit a place like this.
I had no idea that they had something like this in Orlando! Sounds like a lot of fun!
I’m going to have to make my way over there because this looks awesome. Look at all those crafts!
This looks like so much fun. My son would probably have to drag ME home. I would love to pick my own box of crayons.
Everyone here is excited about the Crayola wall.
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