language arts

Designed by an occupational therapist who works with children, this tracing board has a figure eight grooved into the solid wood.

The figure eight can be traced with a finger or the included tracing stick.  Also included is fifteen small wooden balls that you can roll around by tilting the board in your hands or using the stick to push them along the track.

A calming and centring activity, and a precusor to writing.


Crafted from maple wood.  Measures 7x14 inches.  Includes tracing stick and wood balls.

Made in the United States by 'Treasures from Jennifer'.

This is a Reversible Board -- meaning you receive one board but with both sides engraved.  One side will have 'pre-writing' lines on it, often referred to as 'forms' (and when written out the activity is referred to as 'form drawing').  The other side will have shapes.

This board is designed to help your child practice curves, straight lines, angles, and patterns.  The prewriting lines are a great way to build consistency in penmanship and muscle control of small movements.  The shapes are a fun way of learning to identify and draw them.  This lovely maple wooden board has deep, smooth, rounded grooves.  You can follow the paths with your finger, tracing stick, ball, or push the ball with the tracing stick.  You can fill the grooves with play dough, dry beans and rice, small stones, and more.

Measures 7 x 13-inches.  Includes a tracing stick.

Made in the United States by 'Treasures from Jennifer'.

Wooden ABC Game in frame ideal for ages 3 years and up.

Discover and learn the abstract world of letters by feeling the shape of each letter and sorting them into the right place in the frame.

Add to the challenge by covering the letters with a silk scarf and letting the children only work with sense of touch. More challenge to find the next one.

Grimms wood is only sourced from sustainably managed forests in Europe. Trees harvested include alder, lime, beech and maple. All colours and oils, used are certified in accordance with the EN 71 and CPSIA/ASTM 963 standards. They are non-toxic water-based colour stain & non-toxic plant-based oil finish.

Care Instructions: For care simply use soapy water with a damp cloth for cleaning. Dry immediately. Please do not submerge in water and do NOT use disinfectant or hot water.

Made in Europe.

As reading help, for the bedroom door etc.

Light vowels are yellow, dark vowels blue, soft consonants orange, hard consonants red, breathy consonants are dark green, R and L are light green, J is purple, S and Z are turquoise.

Materials: lime wood, non-toxic water based color stain.

Letters sold individually.

Each letter is approximately 7.5 cm tall.

Made in Germany.

Which sound belongs to which letter?  With the endearing animal drawings on our ABC-cards, children connect picture, word and sound.  These colourful cards invite word building and fun games, making a child's early reading experiences truly delightful.

48 cards.

Content: 3x A, E, I, O and 2x C, D, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U and 1x B, J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z + ideas for playing in German and English.

Size: cards 7 x 10.5 cm.

Made in Germany.

This set includes only lowercase letters + german glyphs and pairs like "au", "ei", "eu", "ch" and "sch". It is a supplementary set for the uppercase letter cards.

48 cards.

Contents: 1x c, d, g, h, i, j, k, q, u, v, w, x, y, z, ä, ö, ü, au, ei, ei, eu, ch, sch, ß and 2x a, b, e, f, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t

Ideas for playing in German and English.

Size: cards 7 x 10.5 cm.

Made in Germany.

Build reading skills with image 'clues' and simple phonetic words.

12 wooden pieces, 3 puzzles with 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter words.  Each puzzle is 4 sided for a total of 12 words & animals.

Size of each block: 2 x 6 cm, 2 x 8 cm, 2 x 10 cm.

Design & Illustration by Sebastián Rubiano.

Made in Poland by Bajo.

by Michael Howard

This is an in-depth study of the important educational topic of developing the 'will' of our children, as well as developing their bodies and minds.

Explores the nature of the 'will' in children, and offers practical exercises based on sculpture to help develop the will in a healthy, positive way.

After exploring the nature of the will, Michael Howard then offers some practical exercises and activities for teachers and parents.  Projects include indoor sandboxes, form modelling, seed drawing, sand modelling, modelling human and animal forms, stone carving, wooden spoons and bowls, and working with platonic solids.

Comprehensively illustrated, this is a challenging and thought-provoking book for all educators.

Includes advice and practical ideas and guidelines for modelling, woodworking, carving, for Grades 1 and up.

Softcover. 228 x 152 mm. 124 pages.

Floris books, 2015.

About the Author

Michael Howard was born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1946. He has taught sculpture to adults and children for over 30 years.  He edited a collection of lectures entitled Art as Spiritual Activity: Rudolf Steiner's Contribution to the Visual Arts.  He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers

by Henrik Thaulow

• This fascinating and beautiful book will allow Waldorf educators, at school and home, to confidently teach form drawing to their pupils
• Includes over 100 form drawing exercises, grouped by grade, and suitable for Classes 2-5
• An insightful introduction explains what form drawing is and why it is important, as well as practical considerations such as paper type, drawing tools, colour and more
  

A practical and inspiring book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers, offering new ways to teach form drawing.  Introduction for Grade 1, and includes over 100 form drawing exercises for Classes 2-5, as well as insights from Rudolf Steiner himself on the importance of this creative activity.

Form drawing, allowing children to understand the idea of a form and encouraging them to recreate it in their own way, is a key principal of Steiner-Waldorf education and its study enriches the teaching of all subjects in the curriculum.

This unique book first explains form drawing and its role in Steiner-Waldorf schools, while also tackling practicalities such as advice on suitable paper and pencils.  It goes on to offer a wide selection of exercises for Classes 2 to 5, with step-by-step instructions on how they can be taught, arranged both by class and by theme, drawing on examples of pupils' work and images of forms from nature and cultural heritage.  Teachers can use these lessons as an inspiring starting point.

This fascinating and beautiful book will allow Waldorf educators, at school and home, to confidently teach form drawing to their pupils.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Getting Started
What Is Form Drawing?
Basic Forms
Types of Exercise
Practical Considerations
Creating Your Own Form Exercises

Part 2: Practical Exercises
Class 2 Exercises
Class 3 Exercises
Class 4 Exercises
Class 5 Exercises
Botany Exercises
Cultural and Historical Exercises

Part 3: Living Lines, Living Thoughts
Living Lines
Living Thoughts
Rudolf Steiner on Form Drawing
Epilogue
Bibliography
Acknowledgements

Softcover, 192 pages, with over 800 colour illustrations.  227 x 227 mm.

Floris Books.

Edited by Heather Thomas

An invaluable collection of poetry for use by teachers at every stage of school life from primary to mid-teens.

The poems are arranged by age of the child from six to fourteen, and provide support for the subject matter of lessons from botany and physics to history and astronomy. They encompass a wide variety of moods from gratitude and wonder at the natural world to the courage and heroism of individuals pitted agains the odds, and range from ancient Egypt to modern times.

Works by well-known poets -- Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth, Browning -- are found together with the refreshingly unfamilar.
Sections on alliterative verse, riddles, tongue-twisters, action verses and the seasons of the year provide a stimulus for practical activities in the classroom. Also included are meditative verses for teachers to help them deepen their understanding of the children in their care.

A resource book to treasure, it will awaken a love of poetry in both young and old.

Recommended for children ages 6-12 years.

Hardback, 368 pages.  234 x 156 mm.

Floris books, 1998.

One side of this chalkboard is made of a very high quality sprayed lacquer coating of true black schoolboard lacquer.  This ensures that it retains its lacquer and guarantees a longevity of the blackboard.  This chalkboard can be erased endlessly, brushed or be cleaned with water, without the risk that chalk, colour or even drawings will remain visible.  Just like our “regular” wooden painting boards, our chalkboards are waterproof with lacquered plywood and have rounded corners. 

The sizes are the same as our most sold painting boards (which also fits in our painting board drying rack), 30 x 40 cm and 40 x 55 cm.

Waterproof glued and lacquered plywood.  Coated on 1 side with black schoolboard lacquer.  Rounded corners.

Seasoning before 1st Use:  Please note that before using a chalkboard for the first time, one should take a piece of chalk on its side and brush the chalk across the board from top to bottom, bottom to top back again, covering the entire surface.  Next, repeat this, but going from side to side.  Then erase the chalk, using a dry chalkboard eraser or dry soft cleaning cloth.  Your chalkboard is now ready for use. 

Made in the Netherlands.

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Nest tips:  The joy of working with a chalkboard is well known shared by those who employ them in their schooling.  Also for children, it can be a wonderful medium.  And if habits are well established, children can also be part of the wiping down and chalkboard clean up at the end of the lesson. 

For homeschooling, in our home, our children both like having their own small size chalkboards to do some math practice at their desks, and then we have one large size chalkboard that we use for doing math practice together at times.  To decide which size to go with, we could suggest to think about the tabletop surface where the board will be used, and then as well where it will be stored when not in use.  The chalkdust can be a tad messy, although the chalk from Mercurius is our favourite in terms of minimal dust, and dust that is easy to clean.  However, it's still nice to reduce worries and mess by keeping it away from carpeting or cloth furniture.  Once the location the board will be worked with and stored is established, then one might think about the intimacy and cozyness of working with the smaller size, vs the room to write more at a time or to collaborate on writings on the larger size.

We then have another extra board for chalkboard drawings that is propped up as a scene for daily viewing.  These chalkboard drawings are pictures, images, usually linked to a story that create an impression.  Here is a lovely relating from a Waldorf teacher on her experience with chalkboard drawings found on Chalkboarddrawing.org. In their words: "After a few years of doing these drawings with and for my students, I began to have a deeper understanding of why we do these chalkboard drawings.  The stories and accompanying artwork settle so deeply in the students that the pulse in the classroom is palpable.  The students can’t help but glance toward the front of the room upon entering to see if anything has changed on the board."  Likewise, in a homeschooling environment, it can help establish and be a part of a wonderful energy and rhythm.

We then *also* have yet 2 more small size boards (yes, I know, I hear myself, I know how I sound, but there is just something about these boards that is functional, keeps us on track, and is very nice to work with and on the eyes), and I use these myself before our children are awake in the morning to draw a simple image with letter for my younger child, and phrase for my older child, to copy into their notebooks during their literacy worktime later in the morning.

For our chalk, we find keeping them in the 'bowled' stainless steel plates we sell at Nest works well to contain the mess, and washes up well.  We also have found to our surprise that we do like to use a cotton chalkboard cleaning cloth sometimes as opposed to a block style eraser, although sometimes the block eraser is nice in the hand to swipe the whole board clean too.  Every now and then we'll wipe down the board with a cloth with warm water, but normally just a dry cloth cleaning suffices.  

‘Proudly made from nature itself!’

Natural quality
Our exclusive, high quality, Art Makes Sense Blackboard Pastel Chalk is made using purely natural colour pigments only. The carefully selected natural pigments give our Blackboard Pastel Chalk rich and expressive colours. No additional synthetic colour pigments are added to the Art Makes Sense Blackboard Pastel Chalk to give it their unique colour. Our colours are proudly from nature itself!

Consistent quality
Art Makes Sense Blackboard Pastel Chalk was crafted especially for creative drawing as well as writing.
While developing our Blackboard Pastel Chalk, we paid close attention to the properties we believe high-quality blackboard pastel chalk should have. The result is a well-balanced and consistent texture, break resistance, colour release and adhesion throughout the whole Blackboard Pastel Chalk range. 

Strong enough for writing without scratching, perfectly soft for drawing without being brittle!

Expressive quality
At Mercurius the art form of chalkboard drawing is close to our hearts. We feel that drawing and creating in front of children is an essential part of education, and hope that the classic blackboard in schools will remain. We believe that the expressive quality of our Blackboard Pastel Chalk will inspire teachers to continue taking pleasure in their expressive artwork and development!

Mercurius Blackboard Chalk is a soft, highly-pigmented pastel chalk used to create beautiful blackboard drawings.  The colours have great coverage and are still easily blended on the board.  The square-shaped chalk has a removable paper wrapper to help keep fingers clean.

This chalk contains no unsafe pigments or fillers.

Individual sticks are approx. 9 cm long.

The colours follow the Stockmar colour range.

12 pack colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 pale green ¦ 07 dark green ¦ 10 dark blue ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 red brown ¦ 19 cobalt blue ¦ 24 pale flesh.   Comes in a cardboard box, 12 sticks, 88 x 12 x 12 mm.

16 assorted colors. color: 01 carmine red | 02 vermilion | 03 orange | 04 golden yellow | 05 lemon yellow | 06 pale green | 07 dark green | 10 dark blue | 11 blue violet | 12 red violet | 13 red brown | 14 pale brown | 15 black | 16 white | 19 cobalt blue | 24 pale flesh.  16 assorted colors, 3.46 x 0.47 x 0.47 inches (88 x 12 x 12 mm).

At last, no more dirty and unsightly blackboard cloths.  This small felt block is perfect for cleaning quickly or correcting during lessons - without water or chalk dust.  The simple felt block has deep ribs, which absorb the dust.  The slightly rough surface gives the necessary resistance to remove chalk easily from the blackboard.

Cleaning the felt block is easy: just beat out the chalk.  Never clean the felt block with water.

The block is made from felt, and then the actual handle part itself is made from a denser stiffer felt.

Please note that the colours sometimes vary just slightly with these felt blocks in between production batches and shipments.  Please contact us for a photo of current stock if you'd like the chance to see what we have currently at any point.

Made in the E.U. for Mercurius.

These main lesson books were specifically designed to complement the 'RoadMap to Literacy' learning-to-read program.  The reasoning behind the layout, spacing and colour of the lines has been well thought out to help children intrinsically with their literacy journey.

They can naturally be used for one's own homeschooling journey.  Please do have a look at the RoadMap to Literacy curriculum if you haven't already.

Developed for students in the early grades, these main lesson books alternate between blank pages and soft blue lines, 1-inch ruled pages.  With the lines already in these books, lesson time is not spent creating lines (as students often do with large block crayons in their blank notebooks, which is great but takes time each lesson).  Based on indications for what helps students when learning to read and write from Roadmap to Literacy, these books are an innovative aid for students and teachers alike.

Every page is made from quality 120 g paper for beautiful artwork and writing.  These books are a large portrait size in 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 inches).  They are spiral bound with 32 pages starting with a blank first page. 

The lined pages have room for a title and a margin for a decorative border.  

There are 2 options for the thickness of the lines. 

1.  Recommended for Grades 1-3.  The lined portions are 1 inch (~2.5 cm) thick, ruled with a dotted midline, so that each of the sections above and below the dotted lines are ½ inch thick.  The skip space in between lines is also ½ inch.  The lines themselves are in a faint, soft blue colour.

2.  Recommended for Grades 2-4.  The lined portions are 0.6 inches (~1.5 cm) thick, with a dotted mid-line.

The outer front and back covers are available in 6 different colours.

No onion skin.

Printed in the Netherlands.

These lesson books feature heavy 120 gsm (31 lb.) chlorine-free and acid-free paper which is well-suited for use with crayons or ink.  The stapled binding offers a more affordable price as well as biodegradable materials (as opposed to plastic spiral binding).  The cover is 280 gsm (73 lb.) card stock with durable and pleasing dappled impression.

32 pages, landscape format, all blank pages, no onion skin, 6 colours available.

Economy lesson books *with* onion skin also available from our store.  The 'onion skin' is in fact a thin waxy sheet in between each pair of pages that serves to protect crayon or ink from transferring between pages.

32 cm long x 24 cm high.  (12.6 x 9.45 inches).

Made in the EU for Mercurius.

These lesson books feature heavy 120 gsm (31 lb.) chlorine-free and acid-free paper which is well-suited for use with crayons or ink.  The stapled binding offers a more affordable price as well as biodegradable materials (as opposed to plastic spiral binding).  The cover is 280 gsm (73 lb.) card stock with durable and pleasing dappled impression.

32 pages, landscape format, all blank pages, with onion skin, 6 colours available.

Economy lesson books *without* onion skin also available from our store.  The 'onion skin' is in fact a thin waxy sheet in between each pair of pages that serves to protect crayon or ink from transferring between pages.

32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 inches).

Made in the EU for Mercurius.

For the "Classics" series of notebooks from Mercurius, they use extremely high quality, heavy, 120g drawing paper that is excellently suited to wax crayons and coloured pencils as well as ink or indian ink.

The covers are made of heavy, 290 g card with leather embossing and bound with a spiral binding.

The dimensions are such that the entire sheet can be used and therefore the books are, for the most part, 20% larger than the comparable A4 format. This allows for generous use of the book. Naturally, chlorine free paper in all books from Mercurius.

The transparent onion skin paper prevents drawings or text from being smudged.

32 pages, landscape format, 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 inches), blank, with onion skin, spiral binding.

Available in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet.

Made in the European Union.

For the "Classics" series of notebooks from Mercurius, they use extremely high quality, heavy, 120g drawing paper that is excellently suited to wax crayons and coloured pencils as well as ink or indian ink.

The covers are made of heavy, 290 g card with leather embossing and bound with a spiral binding.

The dimensions are such that the entire sheet can be used and therefore the books are, for the most part, 20% larger than the comparable A4 format.  This allows for generous use of the book. Naturally, chlorine free paper in all books from Mercurius.

The transparent onion skin paper prevents drawings or text from being smudged.

32 pages, portrait format, 24 x 32 cm (9.45 x 12.6 inches), blank, with onion skin, spiral binding.

Available in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet.

Made in the European Union.

Stockmar wax crayons meet the highest artistic standards. Through the addition of pure beeswax as a binding agent, the light-resistant pigments display their purity and full brilliance.

Because they are mixed with wax, the colours are able to be used in a wide range of interesting colouring techniques - more than any other colouring material. The natural transparency of the wax and the lack of additives result in a high degree of opacity like that of watercolours. Stockmar quality is controlled reliability.

Wax block crayons are recommended for the very youngest children to hold, however, they are also quite functional for older children to use for different techniques, including making thick borders in their lesson books. Wax stick crayons are great also for young children to hold, and as they are nice and thick, they can encourage a good grip. It is an individual choice and preference, but children may of course make use of both types of crayons.

The percentage of beeswax used in Stockmar crayons is just enough to achieve the desired results artistically, and to add smell and touch sensations that are pleasant. Stockmar has worked for years to balance the right amount of beeswax necessary, and they use no more, no less. Beeswax is a finite resource in the world, and Stockmar is very concerned about bee health globally. As a major manufacturer of crayons, they have paired with www.mellifera.de for effective initiatives to protect bee health worldwide.

From Stockmar:

Stockmar wax crayons contain 10% natural beeswax, which provides the right degree of transparency and gives off a pleasant beeswax scent. In addition, the essential oils in beeswax have a preserving effect, enabling us to completely abstain from using preservatives in our wax crayons. A proportion of beeswax in wax crayons that is appreciably higher than 10% would have a negative impact on colouring quality. Too little colour would be produced and the actual colour of the beeswax would distort the colour shades. As a consequence, the use of a higher proportion is not necessary.

Beeswax has advertising appeal: it’s natural, ‘renewable’, smells good and everyone admires and loves bees. Beeswax – what kind of substance is it exactly? It is a precious and limited natural product. In the interests of bees, whose numbers are under threat worldwide, any use of beeswax should be acutely conscious, measured and responsible. Any beekeeping geared towards increasing beeswax production would not constitute natural beekeeping and would have ominous consequences from an ecological perspective.

Why use more beeswax in our crayons if it wouldn’t enhance the product quality and would only unnecessarily consume a precious natural product? That is precisely why Stockmar consciously uses 10% beeswax for its wax crayons.

Why Stockmar uses paraffin (microcrystalline wax) in its wax crayons

Paraffin is broadly used due to its non-toxicity and water insolubility. It is often contained in ointments, skin creams and lip balms, and is even a principle component in many skin protection creams for small children. Paraffin is also used in foodstuffs (sweets, chewing gum, wax coatings for cheese) and in medical applications (as an antidote for poison and as a laxative). The possibility of deposition in the human body only exists in the case of constant intake of the substance. A constant intake is highly unlikely in the case of wax crayons.

According to expert opinion, however, the detrimental effect to health in the case of paraffin does not stem from any potential deposition, but through heating to high temperatures as this could release carcinogenic substances. Accordingly, hazards to health relate to people whose work, for example, involves heating paraffin for long periods and who breathe in the resulting vapours; which naturally does not apply to consumers of cosmetics, medication and wax crayons.

For Stockmar wax crayons, they use paraffin (microcrystalline waxes) with a high melting point, that is they first melt at a temperature of around 70 °C (158 °F). Can this happen with children’s wax crayons or even wax crayons that have been swallowed by kids? 70 °C? No. The paraffin in Stockmar wax crayons have an extremely positive impact on colouring quality. In contrast to chalky fillers, they don’t dull the colours, but rather maintain the transparency and colour intensity. Paraffin is produced as a by-product in oil refineries and, as a crude oil product, is naturally not a renewable resource. Nevertheless, we currently have no viable alternative to paraffin that would be resource conserving and ecologically friendly and at the same time maintain the colouring quality of the product to the extent of the high melting paraffin we use.

Stockmar wax colours: product features and quality

Other frequently used resources that are eagerly touted as renewable, such as soy and palm oil, do not produce the same product quality and in our opinion are not ecologically friendly. As a result of the increase in global demand, they lead to the creation of monocultures, in turn prompting the clearing of rainforests and disappearance of areas used for agriculture, with all the resulting negative ecological and social consequences.

This sharpener is suitable for all wax stick crayons, most notably Stockmar.

A functional & lightweight sharpener, that contains the mess, and empties out easily.  The sharpener does not generally separate and spill out its shavings contents unintentionally.  A great choice all around!  Replacement blades available separately, but generally not needed for ages.

Wood and sturdy paper board.

Made in Germany.

Everyone has heard of Stockmar Wax Crayons.  It is no surprise.  They meet the highest educational, aesthetic and artistic demands.  Elegant design with an attractive packaging and pleasant fragrance, Stockmar Wax Crayons appeal to the child's senses. How the colours shine and how versatile they are! Whether drawing, painting, generously applying, layering, scraping, and melting colours, Stockmar Wax Crayons promise years of pure drawing pleasure.  Outstanding drawing properties (no crumbling, sticking, smudging etc) non-toxic and a sound concept for art education are what make Stockmar Wax Crayons top of the list.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 07 green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet

Tin case, 8 crayons, length: 83 mm, diam. 12 mm, with scrapers, 8 colours assorted, Waldorf assortment

Made in Germany.

Usually in education circles, everyone has heard of Stockmar Wax Crayons. It is no surprise. They meet the highest educational, aesthetic and artistic demands. Elegant design with an attractive packaging and pleasant fragrance, Stockmar Wax Crayons appeal to the child's senses. How the colours shine and how versatile they are! Whether drawing, painting, generously applying, layering, scraping, and melting colours, Stockmar Wax Crayons promise years of pure drawing pleasure. Outstanding drawing properties (no crumbling, sticking, smudging etc) non-toxic and a sound concept for art education are what make Stockmar Wax Crayons top of the list.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white

Cardboard box, 12 crayons. Individual Crayon Length: 83 mm; diameter 12 mm. 12 colours assorted.

Made in Germany.

Everyone has heard of Stockmar Wax Crayons. It is no surprise. They meet the highest educational, aesthetic, and artistic demands. Elegant design with an attractive shape and pleasant fragrance, Stockmar Wax Crayons appeal to the child's senses. How the colours shine and how versatile they are! Whether drawing, painting, generously applying, layering, scraping, and melting colours, Stockmar Wax Crayons promise years of pure drawing pleasure. Outstanding drawing properties (no crumbling, sticking, smudging, etc.), non-toxic, and a sound concept for art education are what make Stockmar Wax Crayons top of the list.

Note: 8 and 16 crayon sets come with a metal scraper.  12 crayon set does not.

Made in Germany.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 11 blue violet ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 14 yellow brown ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white

Stockmar wax crayons boast unsurpassed colouring qualities. The 32 vibrant colours are simultaneously strong and translucent, allowing us to experience colour in a new way. Furthermore, their pleasant beeswax fragrance will serve to further stimulate the senses. Stockmar crayons are continually subjected to testing to ensure their quality and health safety.

32 block set colours includes:

01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 11 blue violet ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 14 yellow brown ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white ¦ 17 grey ¦ 18 prussian blue ¦ 19 cobalt blue ¦ 20 yellow ochre ¦ 21 venetian red ¦ 22 umber ¦ 23 olive green ¦ 24 pink ¦ 25 gold ¦ 26 silver ¦ 34 pearl pink ¦ 42 magenta ¦ 43 flame red ¦ 44 mid yellow ¦ 45 leaf green ¦ indigo

Individual crayon sticks are with diameter of 12mm (0.47"), and 83 mm (3.26") long.

Made in Germany.

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Why Stockmar Wax Crayons contain 10% beeswax – no more and no less:

Primarily paraffin and beeswax. Traditionally, Stockmar wax crayons contain 10% natural beeswax, which provides the right degree of transparency and gives off a pleasant beeswax scent. In addition, the essential oils in beeswax have a preserving effect, enabling us to completely abstain from using preservatives in our wax crayons. A proportion of beeswax in wax crayons that is appreciably higher than 10% would have a negative impact on colouring quality. Too little colour would be produced and the actual colour of the beeswax would distort the colour shades. As a consequence, the use of a higher proportion is not necessary.

Beeswax has advertising appeal: it’s natural, ‘renewable’, smells good and everyone admires and loves bees. Beeswax – what kind of substance is it exactly? It is a precious and limited natural product. In the interests of bees, whose numbers are under threat worldwide, any use of beeswax should be acutely conscious, measured and responsible. Any beekeeping geared towards increasing beeswax production would not constitute natural beekeeping and would have ominous consequences from an ecological perspective.

Why use more beeswax in our crayons if it wouldn’t enhance the product quality and would only unnecessarily consume a precious natural product? That is precisely why Stockmar consciously uses 10% beeswax for its wax crayons.

Stockmar has partnered with www.mellifera.deVisit this site for more information on beeswax and bees.

Why Stockmar uses paraffin (microcrystalline wax) in its wax crayons:

Paraffin is broadly used due to its non-toxicity and water insolubility. It is often contained in ointments, skin creams and lip balms, and is even a principle component in many skin protection creams for small children. Paraffin is also used in foodstuffs (sweets, chewing gum, wax coatings for cheese) and in medical applications (as an antidote for poison and as a laxative). The possibility of deposition in the human body only exists in the case of constant intake of the substance. A constant intake is highly unlikely in the case of wax crayons.

According to expert opinion, however, the detrimental effect to health in the case of paraffin does not stem from any potential deposition, but through heating to high temperatures as this could release carcinogenic substances. Accordingly, hazards to health relate to people whose work, for example, involves heating paraffin for long periods and who breathe in the resulting vapours; which naturally does not apply to consumers of cosmetics, medication and wax crayons.

For Stockmar wax crayons, they use paraffin (microcrystalline waxes) with a high melting point, that is they first melt at a temperature of around 70 °C (158 °F). Can this happen with children’s wax crayons or even wax crayons that have been swallowed by kids? 70 °C?No. The paraffin in Stockmar wax crayons have an extremely positive impact on colouring quality.In contrast to chalky fillers, they don’t dull the colours, but rather maintain the transparency and colour intensity.Paraffin is produced as a by-product in oil refineries and, as a crude oil product, is naturally not a renewable resource.Nevertheless, we currently have no viable alternative to paraffin that would be resource conserving and ecologically friendly and at the same time maintain the colouring quality of the product to the extent of the high melting paraffin we use.

Stockmar wax colours: product features and quality:

Other frequently used resources that are eagerly touted as renewable, such as soy and palm oil, do not produce the same product quality and in our opinion are not ecologically friendly. As a result of the increase in global demand, they lead to the creation of monocultures, in turn prompting the clearing of rainforests and disappearance of areas used for agriculture, with all the resulting negative ecological and social consequences.

The popularity of Stockmar Wax Crayons & Blocks is no surprise. They meet high educational, aesthetic, and artistic demands. Elegant design with an attractive packaging and pleasing fragrance, Stockmar Wax Crayons appeal to the child's sense. How the colours shine, and how versatile they are! Whether drawing, painting, generously applying, layering, scraping, or melting colours, Stockmar Wax Crayons promise years of pure drawing pleasure. Outstanding drawing properties (no crumbling, sticking, smudging, etc.) non-toxic and a sound concept for art education are what make Stockmar Wax Crayons so popular.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and available in identical colours to the crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses. Their size and flat shape mean that they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children. What is more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects. For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper. Stockmar's unbreakable wax blocks assortment grows as you grow, and so too the artistic possibilities.

Colours: 01 carmine red; 03 orange; 05 lemon yellow; 07 green; 09 blue; 11 blue violet; 13 rust; 15 black.

Comes in a tin case, 8 blocks and 8 crayons in same colours, with scraper.

Made in Germany by Stockmar.

Stockmar wax crayons meet the highest artistic standards. Through the addition of pure beeswax as a binding agent, the light-resistant pigments display their purity and full brilliance.

Because they are mixed with wax, the colours are able to be used in a wide range of interesting colouring techniques - more than any other colouring material. The natural transparency of the wax and the lack of additives result in a high degree of opacity like that of watercolours. Stockmar quality is controlled reliability.

Wax block crayons are recommended for the very youngest children to hold, however, they are also quite functional for older children to use for different techniques, including making thick borders in their lesson books. Wax stick crayons are great also for young children to hold, and as they are nice and thick, they can encourage a good grip. It is an individual choice and preference, but children may of course make use of both types of crayons.

The percentage of beeswax used in Stockmar crayons is just enough to achieve the desired results artistically, and to add smell and touch sensations that are pleasant. Stockmar has worked for years to balance the right amount of beeswax necessary, and they use no more, no less. Beeswax is a finite resource in the world, and Stockmar is very concerned about bee health globally. As a major manufacturer of crayons, they have paired with www.mellifera.de for effective initiatives to protect bee health worldwide.

From Stockmar:

Stockmar wax crayons contain 10% natural beeswax, which provides the right degree of transparency and gives off a pleasant beeswax scent. In addition, the essential oils in beeswax have a preserving effect, enabling us to completely abstain from using preservatives in our wax crayons. A proportion of beeswax in wax crayons that is appreciably higher than 10% would have a negative impact on colouring quality. Too little colour would be produced and the actual colour of the beeswax would distort the colour shades. As a consequence, the use of a higher proportion is not necessary.

Beeswax has advertising appeal: it’s natural, ‘renewable’, smells good and everyone admires and loves bees. Beeswax – what kind of substance is it exactly? It is a precious and limited natural product. In the interests of bees, whose numbers are under threat worldwide, any use of beeswax should be acutely conscious, measured and responsible. Any beekeeping geared towards increasing beeswax production would not constitute natural beekeeping and would have ominous consequences from an ecological perspective.

Why use more beeswax in our crayons if it wouldn’t enhance the product quality and would only unnecessarily consume a precious natural product? That is precisely why Stockmar consciously uses 10% beeswax for its wax crayons.

Why Stockmar uses paraffin (microcrystalline wax) in its wax crayons

Paraffin is broadly used due to its non-toxicity and water insolubility. It is often contained in ointments, skin creams and lip balms, and is even a principle component in many skin protection creams for small children. Paraffin is also used in foodstuffs (sweets, chewing gum, wax coatings for cheese) and in medical applications (as an antidote for poison and as a laxative). The possibility of deposition in the human body only exists in the case of constant intake of the substance. A constant intake is highly unlikely in the case of wax crayons.

According to expert opinion, however, the detrimental effect to health in the case of paraffin does not stem from any potential deposition, but through heating to high temperatures as this could release carcinogenic substances. Accordingly, hazards to health relate to people whose work, for example, involves heating paraffin for long periods and who breathe in the resulting vapours; which naturally does not apply to consumers of cosmetics, medication and wax crayons.

For Stockmar wax crayons, they use paraffin (microcrystalline waxes) with a high melting point, that is they first melt at a temperature of around 70 °C (158 °F). Can this happen with children’s wax crayons or even wax crayons that have been swallowed by kids? 70 °C? No. The paraffin in Stockmar wax crayons have an extremely positive impact on colouring quality. In contrast to chalky fillers, they don’t dull the colours, but rather maintain the transparency and colour intensity. Paraffin is produced as a by-product in oil refineries and, as a crude oil product, is naturally not a renewable resource. Nevertheless, we currently have no viable alternative to paraffin that would be resource conserving and ecologically friendly and at the same time maintain the colouring quality of the product to the extent of the high melting paraffin we use.

Stockmar wax colours: product features and quality

Other frequently used resources that are eagerly touted as renewable, such as soy and palm oil, do not produce the same product quality and in our opinion are not ecologically friendly. As a result of the increase in global demand, they lead to the creation of monocultures, in turn prompting the clearing of rainforests and disappearance of areas used for agriculture, with all the resulting negative ecological and social consequences.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and in identical colours to the Stockmar Wax Crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses. Their size and flat shape mean they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children. What's more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects. For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper. From the very first 'pencil', Stockmar's assortment of unbreakable Wax Blocks grows as you grow. And so too, do the artistic possibilities.

Colour (and Stockmar colour codes) included are 1 of each of the following colours:

01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 07 green ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet

Please note: 8 and 16 block sets come with a metal scraper. The 12 block set does not.

Made in Germany.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and in identical colours to the Stockmar Wax Crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses. Their size and flat shape mean they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children. What's more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects. For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper. From the very first 'pencil', Stockmar's assortment of unbreakable Wax Blocks grows as you grow. And so too, do the artistic possibilities.

Please note: 8 and 16 block sets come with a metal scraper. The 12 block set does not.

Colours: 01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white

Made in Germany.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and in identical colours to the Stockmar Wax Crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses.  Their size and flat shape mean they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children.  What's more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects.  For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper.  From the very first 'pencil', Stockmar's assortment of unbreakable Wax Blocks grows as you grow.  And so too, do the artistic possibilities.

Please note: 8 and 16 block sets come with a metal scraper.  The 12 block set does not.

16 block set colours include:

01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 11 blue violet ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 14 yellow brown ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white

Made in Germany.

Stockmar wax crayons boast unsurpassed colouring qualities. The 32 vibrant colours are simultaneously strong and translucent, allowing us to experience colour in a new way. Furthermore, their pleasant beeswax fragrance will serve to further stimulate the senses. Stockmar crayons are continually subjected to testing to ensure their quality and health safety.

The Wax Blocks, which are made from the same materials and in identical colours to the Stockmar Wax Crayons, have outstanding drawing properties and appeal to the senses. Their size and flat shape mean they sit well in the hand and are specially suited for small children. What's more, children can shade in colourful areas easily, and arrive at interesting effects. For example, by dragging the long edge of the block in a wave-like fashion across the paper. From the very first 'pencil', Stockmar's assortment of unbreakable Wax Blocks grows as you grow. And so too, do the artistic possibilities.

Easy to hold never crumble or break and can be used to create interesting effects when used on large surfaces.

32 block set colours includes:

01 carmine red ¦ 02 vermilion ¦ 03 orange ¦ 04 golden yellow ¦ 05 lemon yellow ¦ 06 yellow green ¦ 07 green ¦ 08 blue green ¦ 09 blue ¦ 10 ultramarine ¦ 11 blue violet ¦ 12 red violet ¦ 13 rust ¦ 14 yellow brown ¦ 15 black ¦ 16 white ¦ 17 grey ¦ 18 prussian blue ¦ 19 cobalt blue ¦ 20 yellow ochre ¦ 21 venetian red ¦ 22 umber ¦ 23 olive green ¦ 24 pink ¦ 25 gold ¦ 26 silver ¦ 34 pearl pink ¦ 42 magenta ¦ 43 flame red ¦ 44 mid yellow ¦ 45 leaf green ¦ indigo

Individual crayon blocks are: 41 x 23 x 12 mm (1.61 x 0.90 x 0.47 inches).

Made in Germany.

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Why Stockmar Wax Crayons contain 10% beeswax – no more and no less:

Primarily paraffin and beeswax. Traditionally, Stockmar wax crayons contain 10% natural beeswax, which provides the right degree of transparency and gives off a pleasant beeswax scent. In addition, the essential oils in beeswax have a preserving effect, enabling us to completely abstain from using preservatives in our wax crayons. A proportion of beeswax in wax crayons that is appreciably higher than 10% would have a negative impact on colouring quality. Too little colour would be produced and the actual colour of the beeswax would distort the colour shades. As a consequence, the use of a higher proportion is not necessary.

Beeswax has advertising appeal: it’s natural, ‘renewable’, smells good and everyone admires and loves bees. Beeswax – what kind of substance is it exactly? It is a precious and limited natural product. In the interests of bees, whose numbers are under threat worldwide, any use of beeswax should be acutely conscious, measured and responsible. Any beekeeping geared towards increasing beeswax production would not constitute natural beekeeping and would have ominous consequences from an ecological perspective.

Why use more beeswax in our crayons if it wouldn’t enhance the product quality and would only unnecessarily consume a precious natural product? That is precisely why Stockmar consciously uses 10% beeswax for its wax crayons.

Stockmar has partnered with www.mellifera.deVisit this site for more information on beeswax and bees.

Why Stockmar uses paraffin (microcrystalline wax) in its wax crayons:

Paraffin is broadly used due to its non-toxicity and water insolubility. It is often contained in ointments, skin creams and lip balms, and is even a principle component in many skin protection creams for small children. Paraffin is also used in foodstuffs (sweets, chewing gum, wax coatings for cheese) and in medical applications (as an antidote for poison and as a laxative). The possibility of deposition in the human body only exists in the case of constant intake of the substance. A constant intake is highly unlikely in the case of wax crayons.

According to expert opinion, however, the detrimental effect to health in the case of paraffin does not stem from any potential deposition, but through heating to high temperatures as this could release carcinogenic substances. Accordingly, hazards to health relate to people whose work, for example, involves heating paraffin for long periods and who breathe in the resulting vapours; which naturally does not apply to consumers of cosmetics, medication and wax crayons.

For Stockmar wax crayons, they use paraffin (microcrystalline waxes) with a high melting point, that is they first melt at a temperature of around 70 °C (158 °F). Can this happen with children’s wax crayons or even wax crayons that have been swallowed by kids? 70 °C?No. The paraffin in Stockmar wax crayons have an extremely positive impact on colouring quality.In contrast to chalky fillers, they don’t dull the colours, but rather maintain the transparency and colour intensity.Paraffin is produced as a by-product in oil refineries and, as a crude oil product, is naturally not a renewable resource.Nevertheless, we currently have no viable alternative to paraffin that would be resource conserving and ecologically friendly and at the same time maintain the colouring quality of the product to the extent of the high melting paraffin we use.

Stockmar wax colours: product features and quality:

Other frequently used resources that are eagerly touted as renewable, such as soy and palm oil, do not produce the same product quality and in our opinion are not ecologically friendly. As a result of the increase in global demand, they lead to the creation of monocultures, in turn prompting the clearing of rainforests and disappearance of areas used for agriculture, with all the resulting negative ecological and social consequences.

These handwoven roll up pencil cases is suitable for up to 12 wax crayons and 12 wax blocks. It is perfect for storing and carrying crayons and blocks.

100% cotton.

20 x 30 cm when unwrapped.

Made in Germany.