Chunky crayons for little ones “Flowers” – 12 pcs. (Djeco)

🌸 Twelve short, chunky flower-shaped crayons – designed to sit comfortably in a pincer grip that is still forming. These Djeco crayons for little ones are only 4 cm long: too short for a child to hold in a fist, so the hand naturally learns the right grip.

✨ What do these crayons develop?

• The pincer grip – the short shape forces the child to take it with three fingers rather than the whole palm;
• Pressure control – a chunky crayon stands up to a firm little hand;
• The first writing movements – crossing lines, circles, strokes;
• Colour recognition – 12 bright, clearly distinguishable colours.

🎲 How to play at home

Give your child a big sheet of paper and leave them to it – at this age it is the movement that matters, not the picture. Later you can trace big lines together: from one edge of the sheet to the other, in a circle, in a zigzag.

🧑‍🏫 Tips for specialists

Short chunky crayons are a standard occupational therapy tool for forming a correct writing grip: a 4 cm tool simply cannot be held in a whole fist, so the correction happens by itself, without any instructions. We recommend using them on a vertical surface (with the sheet pinned to a wall or an easel) – that adds work on wrist extension and shoulder stability.

📦 What’s in the set

• 12 coloured flower-shaped crayons;
• Crayon length – 4 cm;
• French Djeco design.

👶 Who is it for?

For children from 18 months.