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Easton tourist institution celebrates downtown.

By Ed Koskey
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July 18, 2011

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With their faces painted like Tigers, Jordan Smith, 3, Brayden Abrams and Aiden Abrams, both 35 months-old, all of Forks Township, dig into slices of birthday cake during The Crayola Factory 15th birthday celebration on Saturday. Ed Koskey, Jr.

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Crayola Factory volunteer Marta Gabriel of Palmer Township, front, explains cake contest entries to visitors to The Crayola Factory 15th birthday celebration on Saturday

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Alexa Sylvainya, 19, of Nazareth, a Crayola Factory staff member, wears a birthday hat like ones that she instructs visitors to The Crayola Factory to make.

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A visitor to the Crayola Factory on Centre Square Easton looks at a Crayola Crayon Box cake

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Luis Castro, 16, of Bethlehem shows his skills on a skateboard during The Crayola Factory 15th birthday celebration.

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Joey Markey, 4, of Philadelphia, had his face painted like Batman at The Crayola Factory, on Centre Square Easton then watches skateboarders perform on N. Third Street.

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Jessica Meyer, 10, of Montgomery County, watches skateboarders and bicycle riders on N. Third Street, after having her face painted during The Crayola Factory birthday celebration.

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Indoor and outdoor activities were featured Saturday at the 15th birthday celebration of The Crayola Factory at Two Rivers Landing on Easton's Centre Square.

Indoor events included a birthday cake contest, storytelling and making birthday hats.

Outdoor activities included skateboard demonstrations, bubble basking ballet and hoop dancing.

The Crayola Factory opened on July 16, 1996.

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