Experiences with crayon drops
Author: Angela Rozema-van Koeveringe
Occupational therapist and mother
Lure out a nice selection
These teardrop-shaped crayons have a nice compact shape; they are thin and small in diameter. They provoke a nice grip in both toddler hands and larger hands. Children certainly practice a good pencil grip with this.
Manipulation in the hand
You can use the chalk with the point, but also with the side. By changing this you also practice the manipulation in the hand. A nice exercise.
Bonus: eraser!
And these crayons have an extra! There is an eraser. Which certainly increases the interest of the older children. You can erase mistakes, but also add accents in large areas of color and vary with light and dark. This way we can also practice the pen pressure well.
Properties
The colours are a little duller than you would expect from other chalks, probably due to the fact that you can erase the colours.
The crayons are also quite hard, which makes them a bit harder to release colour; making them less suitable for toddlers' hands and for children with motor disabilities.