One of our favourite road trip activities with a toddler is colouring. They love to colour. It keeps them busy on airplanes, so crayons are important craft and entertainment tool. That is why I decided to create this list of the best crayons for toddlers.
What to Look for in Toddler Crayons
Crayons for one-year-olds are usually larger (about double the diameter of standard crayons) and often referred to as jumbo crayons. Between 12 and 18 months old children are just starting to hold smaller items and may not have the strength or dexterity for smaller crayons. Older toddlers, those between Pre-K and Kindergarten, would benefit from using one- to two- inch – ( 2.5 to 5 cm) crayons since it’s much harder to use a fist or other immature grasp on items of that size.
In general, I found that most kids preferred more traditionally-shaped crayons for longer coloring sessions. What I noticed was that 1-year-old gravitate toward thicker crayons, while older, 4-year-old’s were happy with thin and thick options. A good color selection was important, as well as bright shades.
If you’re considering triangle crayons or ones with an unusual shape, consider the age of your child. Young toddlers seem more into these than older ones, who may take a moment to get a comfortable grip. Overall, though, kids will find a way to color with just about anything. Most children had no problem making pictures with every type of crayon we tested.
- MY FIRST CRAYON is a bear-shaped wax is a super resistant wax. Its triangular shape, makes it easy to grip, making it ideal for small hands. For boys and girls from 2 years old.
- They are of great performance as the entire pencil is mine. The child comes into direct contact with the drawing and color at the same time.
- Unleash your creativity with JOVI's MY FIRST CRAYON Waxes! They are very pleasant to scratch and allow a smooth and homogeneous stroke. In addition, they do not stain or break.
- They leave layer, allowing the technique of sgrafting (overlapping and scraping of color layers) and create a wide range of textures.
- Good quality product, made in Spain. Recommended by school educators.
- Unique circular shape is easy for young hands to hold
- Plasticlean material is more break-resistant than standard wax crayons
- Fun designs feature emotive faces helping children express themselves with coloring
- Easily store the crayons by tying them all together on a string
- Customer will receive 1 pack of 6 Crayons
- NON TOXIC BEEWAX CRAYONS: These Stockmar crayons are the perfect blend of beeswax, food-grade wax, and pigments ensuring they are non-toxic, safe crayons for toddlers and kids little hands. Free of common allergens.
- EASY TO HOLD & UNBREAKABLE CRAYONS: These jumbo crayons are easy to hold for small hands making them the best beeswax crayons for toddlers and kids who are still developing their pencil grip. Their formula is designed to be durable and unbreakable!
- ARTIST QUALITY & VIBRANT COLORS: These wax sticks for kids have a pleasant beeswax scent and outstanding drawing properties. The vibrant crayons rich color pigments layer beautifully without rubbing off on hands. Stockmar crayons provide years of artistic pleasure elevating what you expect from crayons for kids.
- 16 VIBRANT COLORS: Vivid & brilliant colors blend together beautifully in a sliding cardboard storage box with scraper.
- 6 palm-grip egg shaped crayons are sized to fit toddlers' palms so they can easily make their first marks
- My First Crayola art tools provide children their first art supplies made especially for their little hands so they can create
- Introduces toddlers to color exploration as they develop Physical and Thinking skills
- AP Certified nontoxic
- Durable non-roll crayons
- 10 vibrant colors
- Triangular shape promotes writing-readiness skills
- Handy flip-top case
- Made completely of break-resistant plastic--not wax!
- Perfect for a stocking stuffer
