Properties: All natural soy wax crayons made from USA grown soybeans and colored with natural mineral powders. Crayon Rocks have vibrant colors and make beautifully textured artwork. The shape allows small fingers to color in large, wide strokes creating pictures rich in color. Designed to strenghten the tripod grip muscles, preparing fingers and hands for handwritting. Used by occupational therapists to develop fine motor skills. 8 Crayon Rocks stored in blue velveteen drawstring bag. Happy coloring! Crayon Rocks are approximately 1 3/4" X 3/4". CPSIA Compliant. Warning: Chocking Hazard. Not for children under 3.
Ingredients: Soy wax and natural mineral powders
Meet the Designer: Barbara Lee DeBoll has been teaching children with special needs for 22 years. She invented Crayon Rocks after being inspired by Jan Olsen, OTR, and the Handwriting With Tears Program. She learned how important it is to develop early a good tripod grip. Handwritting skills depends on this. 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. Barbara created a coloring tool that students with grip strength problems and disorders effecting fine motor control could use AND enjoy.
Green Fact :Not only are these Crayon Rocks designed to help strengthen the tripod grib muscle which helps prepare children for handwritting, they are non-toxic and made of a renewable resource, soybeans.
