Got the Winter Blues?
Get rid of 'em at Borders!

Saturday, Nov. 22, 3:00 pm

!izabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

T

he AppleTree recently invited
young artists to bravely step
forward and test popular
crayons on the market.
Was our office flooded with calls!
Just a few hours after the paper was
printed and out on the street our list
of volunteers was complete. Thanks
to all of you who called, and for
those who we weren't able to
include this time: please be on the
lookout for future readers' surveys in
The AppleTree.
–Meanwhile, check out the results
of our crayon testing, which fea-
tured products from Prang, Crayola,
Roseart and Funcraft. While there
was little difference in price among
all the brands, there is a great dif-
ference when it comes to quality.
Children were asked to rate
crayons using the following scale:
)

Excellent! These are out of this
world!
,4 r Pretty good
3 - Average
2 - Do I have to color with these?
1 - Put them in the trash!

5

-

Funcraft

Ratings ranged from 1 to 4
Average rating: 2.2
Comments:
"These did not hold up well at all.
They kept breaking and snapping
while I was using them. Also, the
-olors were waxy and weak, and
when I held the crayon it was so
thin it felt like it was going to break
in 2 seconds."
— Shoshana Ungar

"The points kept falling off."
— Allison Shapiro

The wax would not stay on the
paper. I had to push it on the paper
with my finger. The colors were
weak, and the crayons broke in 2
seconds."
— Elana Lebovic

Crayola

Ratings ranged from 4 to 5
Average rating: 4.6

Comments:
"These crayons are magnifi-
cent!
The colors were bright and
strong."
— Shoshana Ungar

LECTURE ON
LAURA INGALLS
WILDER

Join U5 for a slide show about
one of the most beloved children's
authors! Laura Ingalls Wilder
wrote her own life story in the
"Little House" books! Come and

learn what she was really like!

Saturday, Nov. 29, 2:00 & 7:00 pm

"These crayons are cool."
— Allison Shapiro

"These crayons are my favorites. I
love the colors."
— Elana Lebovic

Pranc

Ratings ranged from: 4 to 5
Average rating: 4.4

"These were my favorite of all the
crayons. I love the pandas on the
box. I love the sun on every crayon.
I love the colors. I love how they
work."
— Zachary Shifman

"These were very good. These
were my favorite ones."
— Daniel lwrey

Roseart

Ratings ranged from: 2 to 5
Average rating: 3.6

"The crayons held up pretty well,
except for the fact that they were
peeling. The colors were waxy,
weak and very wimpy."
—Shoshana Ungar

"They are very cool crayons and I
love the colors."
— Zachary Shifman

"These crayons held up great.
Not a one of them broke. The color
is bright and strong."
— Elana Lebovic

"

"The crayons held up okay, but
they flaked a lot when you colored
hard. The colors were pale."
— Daniel lwrey

BORDERS BOOK SHOP

Birmingham • 31150 Southfield Road at 13 Mile • (248) 644-1515

OUIA

macAg,
gat2aTED CAMP

Ages

202 D®

♦ Ontario's premiere summer camp ♦ Just 11/2 hours from
Toronto on beautiful Lake Couchiching ♦ Complete waterfront,
creative arts and landsports programs — over 30 activities
♦ Enthusiastic, caring staff ♦ 8 & 4 week programs
♦ 2 week July Starter Frogram (Limited ages) ♦ Kosher style
dining & Friday Evening services ♦ 44th Season
Owned & operated by the Nashman Family •

FOR A COLOUR BROCHURE
AND VIDEO CALL US AT:
14300-701-3132 or
in Michigan call Deby Gannes
(248) 851-0040

Personal Interviews
with Director,
BRUCE NASHMAN
IN DETROIT
SAT., DEC. 6TH & -411111.1k
SUN., DEC. 7TH

match the best
Music Reviews in
Entertainment

11/21
1997

59