Ball/Finger Crayons to help motor skills??

[EmmaB]

My daughter 3.5 has real trouble holding a pencil, she still uses a palmer grip and I have been told I should get her some of these crayons which have a ball on one end which the child holds in their palms and the pencil/crayon comes out the other end. Ive seen some in the USA, but none in the UK, anyone know where I might be able toget some?

 

Thanks

Emma

[forbsay]

Hello

 

How about maybe the early learning centre? I am sure that I saw these crayons somewhere - but I can't remember where.................

 

Or you could ask your occupational therapist if they are involved with your child...........

 

 

 

Elaine

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[lsw146]

my daughter had these when she was younger but hey weren't that great. they tended to snap off at the crayon end and your left with the ball. My daughter didn't like this because she was even less able to control her lines and fine detail work. what worked much better were pencils (or grips on them) that are triangle shaped. My OT also gave her some exercises to do to help her hands feel how she was gripping the pencil. Her problems sre related to applying too much pressure and then her hands get tired.

 

Early Learning do a good range of chubby and triangle grip but hey are becoming more widely available in most stationers

[LizK]

My son has a fairly immature grip but is better with traingular shapes pencils. You can get them from the ELC. Also have a look on Littlesheep Learning website http://www.littlesheep-learning.co.uk/ for traingular grips

 

HTH

 

Liz

[helenl53]

Hi - Staples also do Triangular pencils with discret nobbly grips on. They are Faber Castell Grip 2001. They come inpacks of 12 - sorry don't know the price

 

HelenL