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 and I have been teaching
children with special needs for 2
3 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.
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.
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Crayon RocksTM are made in America from natural soy wax, using
American-grown soy beans. Non-toxic and conforms to ASTM D 4236.