By Renee Martinez, Founder of Raising Boys World
Whenever we use crayons, my 2 year-old always likes to peel the paper and break the crayons. The older guys get upset, and rightfully so. I try to explain to my little guy that we shouldn’t destroy the crayons, but it doesn’t seem to sink in. It’s very frustrating.
Then we found Crayola Twistables. They have helped keep the peace in our home. The colors are vibrant as all Crayola products, but they are so much neater. No more yucky crayon residue or paper to contend with. They’re non-toxic and come with a plastic protective carrying case. You will never have to sharpen a crayon or pencil again. Using them gives you the ability to create concise lines and shapes like a pencil with the depth of color like a crayon. They don’t break either so you won’t end up with some whittled down mess that you can’t even color with. The stay the same size forever!
Is there a downside? They are a bit more expensive than crayons and since they last longer, you also need to buy more paper. It’s hard to tell which color is which. They aren’t labeled and some of the colors look very similar. Also, while I liked the color selection, my older son thinks that crayons have brighter colors and that twistables are a little dull. He also feels that it’s harder to create a sharp edge for detailed drawings.
We give Crayola Twistables: 2 Thumbs Up!
If you have a product that you would like a my boys and I to review, let me know. We’d love to test your products!
About the Author: Renee Martinez consults and speaks professionally on social media marketing, integrated marketing communications, public relations and branding. She is the president of Ruby Marketing Communications (www.rubymarcom.com), a boutique marketing communications company that specializes in providing branding, social media strategy and integration, and creative services. Her blog (www.lisac95.sg-host.com), provides resources on everything marketing and social media for her active audience.
Renee has contributed as a featured monthly columnist in the monthly jewelry industry publication, JCK, on matters related to internet marketing as well as in InStore Magazine as a featured blogger where she writes about developing effective marketing strategies for the jewelry industry using social media. She is the founder of: Social Media Biz Summit (www.socialmediabizsummit.com), the first large-scale SM conference to come to Buffalo, NY; #jewelrychat, a weekly twitter chat for the jewelry industry and www.RaisingBoysWorld.com. Renee teaches social marketing courses at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY for the business school as well as offers small group social media marketing training and educational seminars for businesses in Western New York and beyond.
Renee has dabbled in the internet marketing arena since the early 90′s and is not ashamed to call herself a “marketing geek”. From chatting in AOL, “sharing” music on Napster, and teaching HTML classes before it was considered “cool” to developing comprehensive social media strategies, effective public relations campaigns and managing online communities (most recently Chevy Girls Buffalo).
She enjoys being able to help people find their voice online and to create buzz about their product or service that will give them the results they desire.
Renee can be found on Twitter (@reneemmartinez) and Facebook (http:/www.facebook.com/RubyMarCom).
