broken crayons...

to some people, little bits of crayons might be reason to throw them out.

but for little hands, they're better than full size.  

they encourage grasping a writing utensil with a tripod grasp as opposed to some of the earlier stages, like a fist grasp...

with smaller crayons, there's no room for a whole fist, so a more compact grasp is necessary...

see the difference?

here's with a full size crayon...



or...



and here's with a small crayon...

so, rather than getting rid of all those little bits, get a bunch of crayons...

and start breaking...

go a step further, and use those fine motor skills to peel off all the paper...

so satisfying for little hands...

just find a good spot, and get in the zone.