Wednesday, October 24, 2007
It’s a Twisted Relationship: Don’t Fall for Crayola Twistable Crayons
Posted by Jenny M. @ 9:06 AM
Ed. Note:
Jenny M and her kids have been on an art rampage. This review concludes Ms. M’s four part review of Crayola’s indoor/outdoor drawing instruments.
At first glance, these appear to be brilliant: first, they’re not markers, and second, they’re crayons that won’t break, because they’re housed in plastic like a twistable eyeliner, allowing for only a short drawing tip.
I bought these drawing implements for an airplane trip thinking that the gimmicky aspect of their not looking or acting like a traditional crayon or marker would contribute to keeping my two daughters busy. And busy they were, pulling the innards out and breaking them in short order. There is a serious design flaw here; the crayon inside is not grooved enough to require twisting to get it out—all you have to do is pull the tip. And then you have tiny pieces of a thin crayon and plastic casings everywhere, which from a waste standpoint is worse than regular crayons.
Snapshot:
Nice idea, poor execution.
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