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Review on πŸ–οΈ Crayola Jumbo Crayons for Toddlers - 8 Assorted Colors - Large Size by Nicole Mcleod

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A good start for children with fine motor skills

I bought these crayons a while back to practice coloring with our son who currently has a long list of global development diagnoses. Delays and some severe fine motor problems. For him, this area is one of the most difficult, and I think that's why he particularly dislikes it. When we finally got him to imitate doodles with his sister's old crayons, we wanted to give him new ones of ours. The larger size was important to him because it was easier for him to hold the start. This box of crayons actually lasted in our house for a few years before he managed to break them all by chewing and dropping them. He hates doodles so much that we can't force him to do it except for enhanced ABA therapy exercises which probably contributed to their longevity, but he's been pretty hard on them as he doesn't like crayons (he chewed a lot and threw them on the tiles). ) and they took insults very well. Because of the thicker size, I was usually able to get them out of my mouth before he bit them all the way through. I really liked that about them, although it scared me when he managed to bite out of you because they're a great size for an airway obstruction. They don't hold up that well when dropped or thrown, they break more easily than smaller crayons, but to be honest I stuck them all the way down for as long as possible so it didn't affect us that much. Now we've moved on to the larger crayons because his fine motor skills have improved enough for him to be able to grab smaller crayons, but for us I think they've held up pretty well to the abuse he likes to take crayons (regular size). (crayons are a nightmare at the moment when it comes to its ability to bite through you, so keep that in mind if you have a kid that likes to chew on things like this) and I think it's a great place to start when it comes to working on doodles with a child who is struggling with fine motor skills.

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