{"id":1514,"date":"2025-12-29T15:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:10:13","slug":"mcdonalds-drops-a-crayola-planet-happy-meal-collab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Drops A Crayola Planet Happy Meal Collab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">McDonald\u2019s and Crayola launched a global Happy Meal collaboration called Planet McDonald\u2019s. <\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The drop includes space-themed toys and activity kits, plus a digital experience where kids can scan creations.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">It\u2019s rolling out in 60+ countries (including Canada) through March 2026, while supplies last. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Crayola is basically the official sponsor of childhood creativity. McDonald&#8217;s is where kids first learn the power of a small-fry bribe. Together, they&#8217;ve launched Planet McDonald&#8217;s Happy Meals, a global Happy Meal experience built around space-themed activities, toys, and a digital component that turns kids&#8217; creations into something they can &#8220;play&#8221; with on-screen.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The big hook is the co-branded activity kits and toys, all designed to encourage hands-on creative time that families can do together. This is not a &#8220;tiny toy you lose in the couch cushions&#8221; situation, at least not in theory. The campaign also includes an interactive digital experience where kids can scan their creations and watch them come to life in a space-themed environment that&#8217;s meant to keep the creativity going long after those McNuggets have been scarfed down.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\">\n<div class=\"css-p7qblm e1mlxuuw0\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"creative promotional graphic for mcdonalds featuring a colorful space theme\" title=\"creative promotional graphic for mcdonalds featuring a colorful space theme\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2244\" height=\"1256\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-28-at-11-19-25-am-6951589e30343.png?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-10bgxwr e1geg53v2\">McDonald&#8217;s \/ Crayola<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Crayola framed the collab as a very on-brand extension of its mission. &#8220;Crayola&#8217;s mission has always been to inspire and empower creative exploration, discovery, and self-expression in every child,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/il\/news-releases\/crayola-launches-global-mcdonalds-happy-meal-experience-thats-out-of-this-world-302648975.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/il\/news-releases\/crayola-launches-global-mcdonalds-happy-meal-experience-thats-out-of-this-world-302648975.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"said\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\">said<\/a> Anna Roca, head of Global Partnerships at Crayola, adding that partnering with McDonald\u2019s turns the Happy Meal into &#8220;an imaginative journey.&#8221; <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">McDonald\u2019s echoed the &#8220;experience&#8221; angle, with Sheila Hamilton, Senior Director of Global Brand Marketing, saying the partnership is meant to create fun, interactive moments for families through a space theme that lets kids feel in charge of their own story.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Happy Meal boxes and campaign ads feature illustrations created by children, and in a first for Crayola, the company is also becoming a colored pencil supplier for McDonald&#8217;s, with Crayola\u2019s creative IP integrated across marketing.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As for where you&#8217;ll actually see it: Planet McDonald&#8217;s is rolling out at participating restaurants in more than 60 countries, including parts of EMEA, the UK, Asia, and Canada, through March 2026, while supplies last. 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