Let's get creative! (Crayola Beginnings Jumbo Decorated Pencils)

Member Name: Ann-Marie_B

Product:	Crayola Beginnings Jumbo Decorated Pencils
Date:	16/02/09 (64 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Attractive and strong

Disadvantages: None

I purchased a pack of Crayola Jumbo Decorated Pencils when for my little boy when looking for interesting stocking filler ideas for Christmas. They are currently available from Amazon at just £2.34 for a pack of eight pencils.

I was very keen to begin creative activities with my son and before Christmas arrived I gave into temptation and allowed him to experiment with them.

At thirteen months of age my little boy drew his first ever picture, or to be a little more accurate, his first very colourful scribble. His work of art now sits very proudly on our fridge freezer. He is now just fourteen months of age and his interest in making scribbles has greatly increased. He gets rather excited when we collect these pencils and his colouring pad from the bedroom. He will shriek loudly as he attacks the paper with several pencils in one hand and proudly inspect the patterns that he has created.

His last masterpiece was created for nanny and granddad. After each attack of scribbles on the page he promptly gave the paper a big sloppy kiss. These kisses were visible as mouth-shaped smudges of colour and as his grandparents agreed, made the picture all the more special!

Crayola beginnings Jumbo Decorated Pencils are packaged in sets of eight. They are positioned on a small plastic tray and situated in a very simple cardboard box. The box displays the Crayola logo, a little information and a cut out window enabling the pencils to be partly visible.

Each pencil is made from wood and decorated with colourful pictures of animals, a different animal on each pencil. For example the yellow pencil has ducks along it and the blue one is decorated with pictures of elephants. It was this detail that initially attracted me to this product.

The pencils are very sturdy and the nibs are rather thick. The colours in these pencils are bold and bright, just as children's pencils should be.

This product is suitable for children from twelve months upwards.

I would fully recommend these pencils as a first set for any child who likes to be creative. I am sure that my son will get plenty of use from these as he grows older. They are strong, durable attractive and encourage your child's imagination.

Summary: A great set of first pencils