This is our first set of Stockmar crayons, and I'm totally sold on them. They're a joy to color with. The colors are incredibly vibrant. The red - one of my favorites - isn't just red like you get in a box of Crayolas, it's this deep, intense, velvet color. The same is true of the other colors to varying degrees, the reds, blues and purple being the best in the tin.
Of course, if you're wanting a subdued color, you aren't going to find it here. Even the browns are unusually rich, and my husband isn't fond of this. He says he'd like nice muted color, and even when he tries to mix them, the colors are still too unusual and too vivid, and not at all what he grew up with.
The kids don't seem to mind this, and neither do I, so it's just a matter of taste, I suppose.
I like that they're made in Germany and I feel safe with my kids handling them on a daily basis, that they're made of beeswax (which just smells nice), that they're really thick, and easy to grasp for little hands just learning to color and draw. The 16-pack seems to contain the perfect range of colors. There are just enough to be versatile, without being an overwhelming amount.
The only drawback is that there is a learning curve when it comes to the colors. The names of all the colors, though easy enough to decipher, are all in German, and the colors of the the crayons themselves don't necessarily correlate to the color that will end up on the paper. The crayons are quite dark, making them all look far too similar, and since my children have removed the labels, I often find myself drawing with the red-brown crayon when I meant to use the true red, for example. I imagine the kids have this problem too, since they cannot read the labels anyway, and all the blues, reds and browns are difficult to differentiate unless you're under really bright light - which we often are not.
They're still, hands down, worth it in my mind. The colors aren't just nice - they're memorable.Get more detail about Stockmar Beeswax Stick Crayons - Set of 16.
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