X0202 4 2005-08-11 0 0000020629 CSS INDUSTRIES INC CSS 0001194434 ERSKINE DAVID J M C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1845 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 800 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock ($.10 par value) 2005-08-11 4 S 0 4900 35.50 D 27750 D Common Stock ($.10 par value) 6750 I See Footnote (1) This sale was made pursuant to a plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) previously adopted on March 11, 2005. (2) Reflects indirect ownership of 6750 shares consisting of 6,000 shares held by the reporting person's spouse and 750 shares held by the reporting person's spouse as co-trustee of a trust for the benefit of her child. David J. M. Erskine 2005-08-12