I love crayons.
I love their bold bright colours and I can never resist reading the names of the colours…apparently I’m not the only one. There is a Wikipedia page that lists out all the crayola colours! They are good for kids too, as you have to press hard to draw with them which helps build those all important fine motor muscles in our fingers that enable us to hold pens and eventually write.
I do have a couple of cool crayon tips that I’ve picked up over the years that I’m happy to share.
- You can start kids with crayons about the time they turn one year old. First wrap the crayons in tape so that if they get bitten the crayon won’t break apart and get eaten.
- Once they hit Kindergarten age, give your kids broken crayons to draw with. The shorter size makes them harder to use, and so help refine those fine motor muscles even more.
Happy colouring!
Crayon Love…