Crayons That Are Purr-fect for Little Hands

Posted on May 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
Crayons That Are Purr-fect for Little Hands

If you’ve ever tried to give young toddlers a few crayons to play with, chances are, two things happened: they try to eat them, and/or they break them immediately. This leads to messy faces and lots of picking up.

Both are frustrating!

That’s why I LOVE these cute crayons from Kitty Baby Love.

Created by Portland-based parents Sara Chun and Ben Cavalcanti, Kitty Baby Love crayons are egg-shaped crayons that look like cute little kittens, and they fit perfectly in little hands.

Because of the unique shape, kids can use different parts of the crayons and get different looks: color with the ears for double lines or fine points, or use the sides of the body for broad strokes.

These crayons are made by hand. The couple uses 7-8 re-melted Crayola crayons. The crayons are non-toxic and have no paper wrappers or broken stubs to worry about. I need these crayons in my home!

The Kitty Egg Crayons are made to be long lasting and durable. They are not cheap – a set of 6 different colors will cost you $18.00, but remember, they will last a long time and the little ones can’t really break them. Eating them is a different story…

Kitty Baby Love also offers other products on their site including a coloring and activity book (available in printed form or for download), all natural beeswax candles, and a cute little bowling set to help kids learn to count and improve their motor skills.

So what do you think? Would you give the Kitty Egg Crayons a try?

Photo Courtesy of Kitty Egg Crayons

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  • Penny W.

    Boy I must be in a crabby mood today and not even know it. The first thought I had was, “does Crayola know they are recycling their patented product and reselling it?” That’s not my business.

    Yes the rounded shapes are good for little hands, and I’ve seen this kind of thing before. The problem is, kids seem to KNOW these are for “little kids” and often balk at using them, prefering the more elegant, thin “big kids” crayons. That’s just from my own experience, anyway. Maybe if you have an only child, these would be appreciated.

    Oh, yeah, I guess I AM crabby today. :) What do others think? Crayola is obviously the best crayon on the market, so I’m sure the product is good.

  • Pinchus Rose

    I’m running running to their website either. what’s wrong with crayons, the way we grew up? So it gets broken, but you can buy eighteen packs for the price of one.

  • fehr

    @penny. My sentiments exactly. My son would never use those. He saw his sister using the regular ones and often wanted to use hers instead. Waste of money.

  • http://interruptingcowreviews.blogspot.com Katrina @ The Interrupting Cow

    I LOVE broken crayons! The tiny little nubs are fantastic for helping develop fine motor skills, which leads to easier and better handwriting later. I work with preschoolers and we use small and broken crayons anyway, but if they are still grasping it incorrectly (full hand grasp), I break their crayon even more. We talk about how small crayons help our hands to get strong so we can be better writers. I will never buy fat crayons again!

    PS – I have totally bought in to the Handwriting Without Tears handwriting curriculum. Definitely something to look into! =)