Faber-CastellBeeswax Crayons in Durable Storage Case, 12 Vibrant Colors

Update: After over a month of abuse, the only crayon that broke was snapped in half because my daughter literally jumped on top of it at a weird angle. She has eaten a large chunk off the tip of dark blue and yellow (a budding Van Gogh? For toddlers, it seems, happiness truly can be found in the consumption of a good, bright beeswax yellow). I wouldn't recommend feeding these to your kids for snacks, but considering the speed of their hand-to-mouth action, I'm glad I can rest assured that these are truly non-toxic and generally very difficult to bite into (giving you extra time to wrestle the crayon from your toddler's death grip and calm those tortured screams as you explain in vain that crayons are for art and not for eating). The paper has amazingly also stood up to being slid up and down, scraped against teeth, thrown on the floor, torn at, rubbed against toys and furniture - you name it. I'm really impressed.These crayons are vibrant and smooth and easy to draw with. I bought them to teach my 13 month old how to scribble, and she instantly took to them and loves making wild lines all over her sketch pad now. They easily washed off our enamel tabletop and tiled bathroom walls, but I have yet to experience any marks on the drywall or on wood. Will update if (hopefully not) I ever have to try and remove anything like that, but Mr Clean's Magic Eraser usually works wonders with those kinds of marks so I am not too worried. I have long been a fan of Faber-Castell, having used them myself for art and their pencils, erasers and pastel highlighters in school when I lived in Germany.Other reasons for five stars:The plastic case is a unique and well-thought out addition that holds up really well to grabby little hands that would have torn or eaten straight through cardboard.The large size makes them easy for my one year old to hold in her fist, and the triangular shape is supposed to eventually help her learn to hold the crayons between three fingers.They are extremely durable and have held up well to being bit into, thrown, stood on and slammed repeatedly into a pad of paper for what I can only assume was supposed to be a stippling effect.They are some of the cheapest beeswax crayons on Amazon, but come with 12 great colours.Like all kids crayons, they are non-toxic.I would definitely recommend these and will purchase again once these have worn down to nubs.

Nice vibrant colors, smooth to use. Good size for 16 month old hands. Container is nice and solid, great for transport.Update: 9/27/16So since my first review, my son has eaten a chunk of the turqoiuse crayon. He chewed the chunk into crumbly pieces. It must not have tasted as yummy as it looked because he bought it to my attention by handing me the remaining crayon. He's owned the crayons for sometime by then and I was under the false impression that he no longer had interest in eating crayons (the truth is I never gave him an opportunity until then). I was able to dig out most of the crayon from his mouth and rinse his mouth with water, but still I was freaking out and mad at myself for leaving him unsupervised with it while I washed dishes. The next day, i found little crumbs of crayon in his stool- looked totally undigested. The plus, is he's gotten crayon-eating out of his system, literally. He'll walk around with a crayon in his hand but he's lost interest in eating it. Sometimes he'll tease me by holding it next to his mouth and grinning, but its just to see my expression.He's also colored on the walls (just once- I caught him hiding in the corner doing the deed behind his diaper pail) and accidentally rubbed pigment on the bedding, carpet, clothes, and rugs. The crayons are soft so the simple act of trodding or sitting on the crayon will leave marks on the surface. It doesn't help that my son peeled all the paper wrappers off too. The great thing is with a little wet wipes or Shout stain remover- the crayon marks wipe right off! There is still a faint crayon residue on the wall but I think a Magic Eraser will take care of it. We still love these crayons! So much easier to use then crayola.

I love these for my 14mo. I had originally gotten him the fingertip crayons designed to prevent choking, but the color didnt transfer well without substantial pressure, and he really didn't seem tonlike grasping them.While I won't let him color alone yet as he still wants to taste everything, he is much more interested in these. They are vibrant, strong, but take little pressure to get good color transfer. The triangular shape is also a bonus, helping him grasp the crayon.They come in a clasping plastic case which I love. It makes clean up easy, amd also lets my LO see and choose colors without having to dumpba box. He loves things that click into place, so he actually enjoys putting these away when we are done, as each crayon has its own slot.It would be nice if they were just a little thicker, but all in all these are great crayons. Will definitely purchase again.

Great colors for a toddler in case they put them in their mouth. They are not vibrant brilliant colors, but they are a good trade off for oral kids.

The colors arr amazing with these!The cost I feel like is such a great value.Fairly durable, easy for toddlers to use and a great size for their hands.

I have a 16 month old daughter who is obsessed with these crayons! We started with the big Crayola crayons, but I brought these out yesterday and she’s so much more interested in them. They lay down pigment smoothly and they don’t roll away. I took the labels off them and I think that also piqued her interest more, since she could see the color more clearly and feel the actual crayon. She spent 40 minutes straight today just coloring by herself on a big sketch pad. My only wish is that you could buy “refill” crayons so we didn’t have plastic cases going in the garbage.I was originally most worried about these being less washable than, say, Crayola, but so far they’ve been fine! She accidentally put a big red mark on our light gray couch and it rubbed off with a damp washcloth. She also (not accidentally) put a couple of streaks on our rug, and they also rubbed off.Overall, I’m impressed. Even little kids appreciate quality supplies, and for a price that’s not much more than basic crayons, these are great!