| A really good crayon should take very little effort in applying great swaths of color to the paper. In fact, that crayon should be as much like paint as possible. Great colors that go on smoothly and easily, helping little fingers to grow strong as they spill their creative ideas on to paper. I wanted a coloring tool that students with grip strength problems and disorders effecting fine motor control could use AND enjoy. It has been lots of fun to see what my students do with their Crayon Rocks. You can view some of their work by clicking here: Kid Art Children with cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delays and various forms of learning disabilities have tested Crayon Rocks in the classroom. Parents and teachers of special needs students often tell me how much their children love them. |
| Hi, My name is Barbara Lee DaBoll and I have been teaching children with special needs for 22 years. I invented Crayon Rocks after being inspired by Jan Olsen, OTR, and the Handwriting Without Tears program. I learned from her how important it was to develop early a good tripod grip. Handwriting skills depends upon this. |
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| This is me and a few of my fourth graders with a camera in hand! |
Box of crayons specially shaped to encourage the tripod grip, develop fine motor skills, provide handwriting practice and handwriting skill, art supply for children,
teaching child with sensory processing disorders or other special needs such as cerebral palsy or autism, art material recommended by occupational therapists for
children and special ed teachers. Art supply for preschools or primary schools.
teaching child with sensory processing disorders or other special needs such as cerebral palsy or autism, art material recommended by occupational therapists for
children and special ed teachers. Art supply for preschools or primary schools.
Since a child's first writing tool is usually a crayon, that
crayon should be one that encourages him or her to
use thumb, first and second fingers in a tripod grip.
This is what makes Crayon Rocks a wonderful tool for
fine motor development.
crayon should be one that encourages him or her to
use thumb, first and second fingers in a tripod grip.
This is what makes Crayon Rocks a wonderful tool for
fine motor development.
| Crayon RocksTM are made in America from natural soy wax, using American-grown soy beans. Non-toxic and conforms to ASTM D 4236. |
