Crayola 30ct Twistables Colored Pencils
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Toys and Games Reviews of Crayola 30ct Twistables Colored Pencils
Customer Review: How to "recycle" crayola twistables
Summary: 4 Stars
I had bought a bunch of Crayola Twistable pencils for my kids, who love to color. One the one hand, the pencils were very convenient because they didn't need sharpening. On the other hand, they were only convenient for older kids who could be trusted with them...and who probably could sharpen pencils on their own, anyway. My older kids got the concept of not twisting the lead out too far, but the younger ones liked to push their luck. Inevitably, I'd find long pieces of broken off leads, and the waste would drive me crazy.
So, how do you possibly recycle those long, broken-off pieces? It just so happens that the lead size of the Twistable pencils is the same lead size that's used by the the Pentel Eight Color Automatic Pencil. This is one of the coolest clutch pencils because it holds eight different colors at once. But the price for lead for it if you buy it from Pentel directly is highway robbery. It struck me that the pencil leads looked close in size, and I substituted one from a Twistable into the Pentel. It fit perfectly, and the Pentel can use lead lengths as short as 3/4", so even leads that before seemed unusable become usable again.
Hope that helps someone!
Customer Review: Break too easily
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased these thinking they'd be worth the higher price than just plain colored pencils that have to be sharpened, but unfortunately, I am so disappointed. I bought the 30-piece set, and the ones that still work are great and lots of fun to use, but unfortunately I've had to throw away over half of them (barely used), as the twisting mechanism kept breaking. I took one apart to see if I could fix it or see what the problem is or if I was doing something wrong (all you do is twist it, so there's not a LOT I could have been doing wrong), but to no avail. The twisting mechanism just seems to get stuck, so you end up twisting harder to see if that's the problem, and it just ends up breaking the lead inside and jamming the whole thing up. I have emailed Crayola just to let them know - maybe product development can find the feedback helpful in improving the product, but for now, it's a thumbs-down for us. Still love the ones that haven't broken yet...as long as they keep working...Customer Review: Best idea since sliced bread.
Summary: 4 Stars
Young children quickly outgrow an interest in crayons. Too messy, not easy for them to draw what they want and nothing discourages an interest in art quicker than having your art come out "wrong" in your own eyes.
Colored pencils are much better at detail but sharpening becomes an issue if they don't do it right, plus the sharpener does have a razor in it...
Enter, the Twistables! Colored pencils that need no sharpening. Perfect.
Well, almost perfect. Crayola should include ALL their colored pencils as Twistables, but they don't. I'd give them 5 stars if they did. They tend to include the more vibrant colors and exclude the earth tones, which is a shame. But overall, great for kids and young adults.
I prefer smooth paper for these too, the paper listed as "sketch" doesn't hold the color as well.
Customer Review: A New Way To Create Masterpieces......
Summary: 4 Stars
I see these as a fun way to reinvent the colored pencil. I have terrible allergies, so a lack of pencil shavings is huge. I also like that unlike markers you can be at any angle, a huge plus.
If you press too hard they can break, but at least you can twist out another piece, and can keep on going!
I doubt these were made with professionalism in mind. Though, if kids, and young adults like them Crayola can count hem as a giant success.
You can go from darker to lighter coloring, with practice. I adore the blending of colors, one could create. They include a fair amount of colors, for budding artist to work with.
I have owned a pack since the end of May 2009,and still have all the pencils, in working order. If these were markers, I'd be needing a new set. If they were crayons,they wold be in small pieces.
Customer Review: Great idea, but poor execution
Summary: 3 Stars
These used to be great. I purchased my original package a couple of years ago and really liked these. Upon repurchasing in 4/10, I found the formula changed. The pencils are much softer (almost like crayon) and wear out quickly. I think Crayola did this to make the pencils more erasable.
The biggest problem though is that these pencils break way too easily. The thing that holds the colored pencil in the plastic case simply breaks causing the entire 5" length of colored pencil to slide right out of the plastic twistable case. Unfortunately, once that happens the pencil can't be fixed and has to be thrown out.
My advice: stick with the traditional colored pencils and spend your money on a good quality battery operated or electric pencil sharpener instead.