I was invited by My Blog Spark to participate in My First Crayola Campaign. When I received the package I was so excited, because it was way more than I expected, right away Jayda loved it because of the bright coloring of the package, first she colored with Triangular Washable Crayons, and she loved it, next she used the My Crayola Stampers on her Marker Mess Free Paper. While she was creating her masterpiece, she enjoyed a bowl of cheerios for a morning snack, she loved them, that is the first time she had them. We also received a $5.00 coupon in the box of cheerios to purchase more My First Crayola products.
When you encourage your children to grow and develop through their first art
experiences, some very important developmental milestones happen. Large and
fine motor skills like hand-eye coordination begin to develop, as well as
self-confidence and early literacy skills. As significant as their first words,
a child’s first scribbles represent the beginning of their journey for symbolic
communication that’s needed to develop reading and writing skills.
When children discover that they can make a mark, their desire to create is
unleashed. And that’s where the fun and joyful moments begin for parent and
child. Crayola wants all children to be creatively alive and so they’re helping
parents begin the journey with a new line of products called My First
Crayola™.
The My First Crayola line includes specially designed art supplies and
activities for children as young as 12 months and features three inspiring ways
through which little hands can create - with art tools, mess-free activities and
creative activities that feature dry-erase crayons and music.
Tips on How to Celebrate Your Child’s First
ScribblesThe first colorful mark your child creates is a
milestone to be celebrated! Crayola’s child development expert Cheri Sterman
offers tips on how to use wonderful, together-time moments to encourage a
child’s development and sense of discovery.
- Build their vocabulary. Not sure what to say about the page
of dots or dashes your child created? Describe the colors and shapes you see to
help your child add new words to their vocabulary.
- Tell me about your picture? Children’s drawings are their
first communication well before they can read and write. Ask
your child to tell you about the drawing they create. That blue blob you’re
looking at may be a puppy, an elephant or a tiger. It’s OK for the same blue
blob to mean something different tomorrow. Resist the urge to tell your child
what you see and listen to their interpretation.
- Focus on the process. Pudding paintings and rhythmically
dotting colors on paper are part of the important journey to eventually creating
more recognizable drawings. Emphasize the enjoyment of the process more than the
end result. The actual work is not as important as the joy your child felt when
creating it.
- Creative confidence. As your child grows into the toddler
years, and their scribbles take shape creative confidence begins to bloom. One
of the best responses to your child’s artwork is, “Let’s hang it on the
refrigerator together.”
Check out some of the products in the new My First
Crayola™ line!
Art ToolsMy First Crayola™ Washable
Crayons, Markers and Stampers are designed to fit neatly in a toddler’s
palm, and are just the right size and shape for a child to create their first
artistic expression. For children age 12 mos +.
Triangular Crayons & Washable MarkersMy First
Crayola™
art tools progress from easy-to-grasp washable
crayons, marker holders and stampers, to triangular shaped crayons that guide a
child’s hand into a proper writing grip. The shape also makes it easier for
little ones to draw in a more purposeful and controlled way. For children age
24 mos +.
Mess-Free ActivitiesToddlers can have clean,
colorful and creative fun with
My First Crayola
Mess-Free Marker & Paper and
My First Crayola™ Mess-Free
Fingerpaint and Paper. When used on magic mess-free paper, special
markers and fingerpaints instantly reveal colorful patterns with no mess on
skin, walls or fabric. Mess-Free Marker & Paper is recommended for children
age 12 mos. + and Mess-Free Finger Paint for children 24 mos. +.
With the
My First Crayola Mess-Free2-in-1 Doodle Board,
little ones can enjoy twice the fun without all the mess. With no ink, paint or
paper required, the double-sided board allows for reusability and endless
creative doodling. The “water drawing” surface magically reveals bold colors,
providing little ones with lots of space to create with the refillable water
pen.
Flip it over to the sealed gel painting surface and
children will get the feel of finger painting, but without the paint and the
mess. For children age 24 mos +.
Creative ActivitiesMy First Crayola
Washable Dry-Erase Activity Mat is perfect for colorful on-the-go
creativity. It features 12 activities that slide into place on the mat so little
ones can draw, erase and draw again using washable
My First Crayola
Washable Triangular Dry-Erase Crayons. The crayons’ triangular shape
guides little fingers into a writing grip, so toddlers can more easily trace and
create broad sweeps of color. The mat folds up easily and features convenient
carrying handles and built-in storage. For children age 24 mos +.
Your child will be captivated with surprising sounds while creating adorable
farm-themed artwork with the
My First Crayola Washable Musical Rub-Art
Station! Select one of the dual-sided rubbing plates, place it in the
frame with paper and then watch your toddler create a scene with the character
rubbing tool. The crayon rubbing activates music and animal sounds for toddlers
to enjoy while they create. For children age 24 mos +.
For more clean and creative fun, bring home
My First Crayola Bath
Crayons and Canvas and transform your bathtub into an art studio. The
cute character-shaped, bath crayons are designed for little ones to easily grasp
in their palm. Watch their creativity flow as your little one draws on the
two-sided canvas. The canvas adheres to the tub wall and rinses clean for use
again and again, with one side featuring a cute design to be filled in with
color and the other, blank for free scribbling. Two crayon refills come with
each set For children age 12 mos +.
VideoIn addition to sharing your thoughts on the
new My First Crayola™
line, Crayola would love for you to view
and share the inspiring
“My First
Crayola” TV commercial with fellow parents and readers. To share
the video, simply embed the following HTML code in your blog post or include
this link,
http://youtu.be/R8FLUdJITx8 in
your tweets.
My First Crayola Video Embed Code:
<iframe width="420" height="315"
src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R8FLUdJITx8" frameborder="0"
allowfullscreen></iframe>
Special OfferCrayola and Cheerios® cereal are
offering up to $5.00 in coupon savings on My First Crayola™
products, so you can enjoy a little colorful fun at the breakfast
table! Look for My First Crayola™
on original Cheerios cereal
boxes.
Learn more about the tools from Crayola that make it easy for parents to help
children develop their creativity, by visiting
www.Crayola.com and liking
Crayola on Facebook!
Disclosure: The information, products, coupon, video and additional My First
Crayola™ gift pack was provided by Crayola® and Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.”
