Beginnings - Jumbo Decorated Pencils (8 Pack)

Perfect pencils for my 16month old granddaughter who is smitten with colouring-bless her. I think this was one of her favourite Christmas gifts to be honest and the fact that the have animal pictures on is an added learning bonus. Nice chunky pencils for little hands to easily grasp. Crayola is a well established & trusted household name and I would definitely recommend these for any eager up and coming doodler or artist.

My daughter is 2 and has taken to these crayons very well. We've had a couple of little accidents where she has drawn with them on walls but it has easily wiped off. They are also a good size to keep in your handbag for when you are out and about with little one. All the main colours are included in the pack to help with learning colours and they are not too flimsy that they might snap.

Excellent colouring pencils and withstand the throwing my 16th month old grandson has done over the past two months! He much prefers pencils to crayons and always opts for these when creating his art (scribbles). Can't fault them, strong, sturdy and reasonably thick without being unwieldy, and more than easily held by a very small child in the correct fashion for drawing with. Would definitely buy again, but think they might last a while as my grandson uses them at least three times a week and they haven't even needed sharpening yet.

Lovely, good quality product. Had already bought some for my own 22 month old little girl. She gets on with them really well, and less messy than felt tips, so bought some as a gift for a friend too.

These are absolutely great!!! They are lovely and chuncky for gripping. They arrive not too pointed, so they are not dangerous. The pencil itself is softer than a normal pencil, but harder than a crayon, so they are safe, but give them a different writing experience. My daughter is nearly two and has had her crayola chunky crayons since she was 12 months, so we have just progressed onto these. I would say this is about the right age as they are less chunky than the crayons, so a bit harder to grip and I think I would have been more nervous of her poking it in her eye at a younger age. She loves these as she loves drawing and she finds these easy to hold and loves the diffent animals on each one. Every morning when we come downstairs I get asked for the pencils and she tells me their colour and the animal and even makes the animal noises...so they are much more fun than a normal pencil and so much safer. I have just ordered a pack for Nannie's and a spare for ours she loves them so much. Very highly recommended!

My 2 year old uses them and they are soft on the paper. Because they are thick she can have a good grip and she likes the little animals on the pencils. She sometimes throws them around the room (as toddlers do..) and they don't seems to break (up until now). Nice bright colours too! One little hick up: They are thicker than a normal pencil, so to sharpen them you will need the wider sharpener, which is easy to get in an art shop.

Nice selection of colours and a perfect size for little hands. Slightly disappointed that the pencils that arrived were not as pictured, the wooden look was part of the appeal but th ones we received are covered in glossy white paper- Doesn't effect the standard of the product.

Easy for my 15 month old to hold. He likes the colours and is always happy when it’s drawing time. I chose those over paint, crayons or anything else as they are easier to clean + less likely to be eaten by baby, no mess.