Celebrating National Crayon Day at A Gift for Teaching is always a colorful affair!

In honor of this special day, teachers visiting our Free Teacher Supply Store had the opportunity to fill their carts with extra fun boxes of crayons – a simple but powerful tool that keeps creativity flowing in their classrooms. And thanks to the generosity of Crayola Experience Orlando, five shopping teachers were also surprised with complimentary admission tickets, adding even more excitement to the day!

With more than 70 teachers scheduling personal time after school to shop, $32,600+ worth of supplies was taken back to local classrooms to spark learning, imagination, and confidence for students across our community.

Crayons do more than add color to paper. They help build fine motor skills, encourage self-expression, and bring ideas to life. From sketching out a new concept to labeling a complex diagram, every big idea often begins with a simple tool: school supplies.

See how essential supplies can create meaningful learning moments, like in Ms. Nguyen’s aquaponics garden, where students use hands-on projects to bring math and science concepts to life.

This is how A Gift for Teaching sets Central Florida apart from the rest of the area codes. Through our mission, our community supports its educators and future leaders like no other.

When teachers like Ms. Nguyen have access to even the most basic supplies, like crayons, they can create classroom experiences that inspire students every day. But when those supplies run low near the end of the school year, those opportunities begin to fade when its needed most.

As 407 Day approaches, we invite you to celebrate locally by making a deeper impact in our local classrooms. Monthly donors – our Classroom Heroes – provide the steady support needed to ensure teachers always have what they need all year long, from crayons to pencils to other free essential learning resources.

A one-time gift creates a moment, but a monthly gift keeps learning growing all year long. This 407 Day, let’s celebrate the local impact YOU can make every month through A Gift for Teaching!

Become a Classroom Hero today and help provide the supplies that turn small moments into big opportunities for students across Central Florida.