Crayola Twistables

I have a confession. At 23, I still love to colour. Okay, so I don't exactly bust out the Dora the Explorer books, but I like those books of patterns. It's relaxing. Mostly I like to colour when I'm on long plane journeys or otherwise bored. (Those who have seen the Sex and the City movie are probably sniggering about now). Every avid colourer knows that the choice between crayon, pencil crayon and felt tip is an important one. Sure you get better control with a felt tip, but they can run out halfway through a pattern. Pencil crayons are good, but you need to sharpen them, and they're no good on certain types of paper. Crayons are my favourite, although they ...  Read the complete review

My daughter loves colouring and I have always tried to encourage her "creativity". However over the years, I have become fed up with buying box after box of wax crayons which, after a few hours of general use, end up either broken, melted or on one occasion, trodden into the carpet. So whilst shopping in WH Smiths I bought a pack of Crayola Twistables in the hope that my daughter could still enjoy colouring without the waste and mess. The pack of 12 Twistables cost £2.49, which initially seemed quite expensive when compared to the price of standard crayons, but having tried them out I feel are well worth the extra outlay. The pack I bought ...  Read the complete review

Crayola Twistables are regular crayons but with a big difference! Instead of the usual short wax sticks covered in thin paper, the Twistables look more like colouring pens and come in a plastic casing. By twisting the ends, the tips of the crayons protrude just as much as you need them to. I find these crayons absolutely fantastic! They are less prone to breaking than regular crayons and last for a long time. The only way to break them, is if your child twists the crayons all the way out, which happened to us a few times in the past but by now my son understands that's not the way to go. Perhaps that's why the manufacturer's recommended age is 4+ otherwise it would ...  Read the complete review

I often think i would love to have a 'eureka' moment when i come up with an idea that would revolutionise not only mine but other peoples lives but alas to date i have not. However I do believe Crayola have done it worth their latest range of twistable. I have bought both the Crayons and Felt tips and have not yet regretted buying either. The crayons have a tough outer plastic sheath protecting the crayon within, which does not snap even when trod on, driven over and used as a drumstick. They come in 12 funky colours and don't need sharpening just winding which also saves on mess. My daughter calls them her 'special colours' as she thinks ...  Read the complete review

On a recent trip to mothercare I came across these and bought them as they were on sale at £1.49 from £3.49. I wouldnt have bought them otherwise as I normally visit the pound shop for kids art stuff. When the kids seen them they were bery excited. There is a hard plastic outer case on each pencil and appear to be similar to the old propelling pencils with a spring inside. As you turn the outer case the pencil lead starts to appear. My 4 and 5 year old very quickly grasped how to twist them to get the lead to come out so they could start colouring in. The lead itself is quite thick so colouring in fine detail is very tricky but there is no issue with lead ...  Read the complete review