10 Best Crayola Toys for Kids in 2024
Selina Marie
Justina Fuller
Coloring is one of the best ways children can express their creativity out. The magic of arts and crafts is a wonderful hands-on experience that your children will love. Crayola has been around for decades and they are always striving to find cool new ways to help put that artistic spark in your children’s lives. We came up with a list of the most current and best-rated products that Crayola has to offer to this day to help with your child’s creativity development. We’re sure your fridge will be covered in your family’s latest artwork in no time.
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Wide range of colors
Included sharpener
Caddy for easy transport
Crayola quality colors
10 Best Crayola Toys for Kids Reviewed
1. Ultimate Crayon Collection
Wide range of colors
Included sharpener
Caddy for easy transport
Crayola quality colors
Favorite colors will disappear first, needing replacement
This convenient set offers them a full array of the vibrant colors they see in the world and in their mind’s eye and is a great way to improve any basic crayon or marker collection.
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If you are looking to offer your child the full pantheon of colors they see around them, look no further than this ultimate set from Crayola. This is a decidedly comprehensive set of crayons with an included sharpener and caddy, making their lines sharper and sharing easier.
Creativity
This ultimate set is a great way to give your child the full palette of colors in their world.
Physical Development
This set offers up possibly the most comprehensive array of colors available to the artist in your child. Give them a convenient and vibrant way to express themselves artistically.
Entertainment Value
This ultimate crayon collection gives your child endless amounts of different colors to choose from. It comes with over 152 different crayon colors and some even come with cool added effects like metallic and glitter. This will give your child's artwork feel a little more magical once they are complete. Your child will love exploring all the different colors that this crayon set has to offer.
2. Marker Maker Wacky Tips
Kit features everything needed to create fifteen custom markers
Includes color guide for inspiration
Encourages cognitive development
Stimulates fine motor skills
Boosts sensory processing development
Adult supervision require/guidance with directions
Small parts/choking hazard (not intended for children under 3 years old)
This marker set not only allows your child to create custom tips to their own markers but also gives them fifteen unique options in color through the customizable color utility. The washable and non-toxic design holds up to the high Crayola standard as well, making this set safe for experimentation and discovery.
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This interactive kit allows your child to make their own unique tips for their markers, making it easier than ever to make entirely unique pieces of their own. The set allows also allows your child to customize the colors that they put into each marker.
Creativity
If you are looking for a way to really spruce up the creative capacities of your child, this marker maker from Crayola is a perfect addition to their artistic toolset.
Physical Development
This is a great kit for stimulating kids’ curiosity, problem-solving skills, color matching skills, and dexterity. It’s an entirely new way of fostering children’s creativity and imagination.
Entertainment Value
A fun way to get your child interested in art is by having your child create their own colors. With this marker wacky set, your child will be able to make up to fifteen new and different colors that they’ll love to show off to all their friends. This is a great activity for your child as well to show how colors and markers can be made. It’s perfect for all ages and a great gift for any occasion.
3. Pip-Squeaks Washable Markers & Paper Set
Portable
Washable
Perfect for any age
Comes both with paper & markers
Younger children might need help sorting markers in case
It’s perfect for your young artist to take anywhere as inspiration can strike at any moment in time. Not only are these markers on the kid-friendly side of things but they are small enough to fit in younger children’s hands as well. They’re perfect for all ages and they’re a no mess zone.
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Dive into art with this portable marker set. This Crayola marker set comes with 40 sheets of paper and 25 different color choices that your children can choose from and all fits nice and snug in a travel case.
Creativity
We love this product because it allows your child to express their creativity anywhere that inspiration might strike. Not only will this be easy to travel with, but it comes with travel size paper so that they don’t have to lug anything else with them. It’s perfect for your young artist.
Physical Development
We love this kit because it’s washable ink. The last thing a parent wants to worry about is having their child get covered in marker ink that’s a pain to get off. This particular ink with these markers comes off any surface and material with just a little damp sponge.
Entertainment Value
If you’re traveling or on the go, this marker travel set is easy to carry for all of your summer adventures. This traveling set features 25 different washable markers and includes some travel sized paper as well so that your child can take their artwork on the go with them. This is a great way so that your child will be able to replicate some drawings of places that they’ve just visited or are visiting as well. It’s also a way for your family to bond and creates together while exploring new places.
4. My First Palm Grip Crayons
Mess-free coloring board for drawing, doodling, and fingerpainting
Board features two sides; one for drawing and one for fingerpainting
Stimulates fine motor skills
Promotes self-confidence
Encourage expressive language and creativity
Coloring board is small in size
Fingerpaint side needs lots of pressure to leave line in gel
This set offers your child six basic colors with which they can begin to learn the ropes putting pen to paper.
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The ergonomic shape of these crayons make them perfect first-time creators and will help them better learn to use their fingers and palms. The set is non-toxic and introduces your toddler to a craft that will greatly improve their education in the future.
Creativity
This is a great way to encourage kids/toddlers to express themselves through drawing without making a mess. It fosters their creativity and stimulates the development of their motor skills. This is also a great coloring board for sensory awareness development.
Physical Development
The artistic faculties of children often develop before the actual physical dexterity that they’ll need to put the images in their mind on paper. This great set of palm-grip crayons from Crayola is custom-made to fit the developing hands of toddlers, giving them an easier way to scrabble and scribe their way to literacy and artistic expression.
Entertainment Value
If you have an infant or toddler who loves grabbing and playing with their hands a wonderful way to keep them interactive and busy is with their very first crayon. These crayons are designed specifically for little toddlers to be able to grasp easily. It’s great to enhance your child's creativity early on as well. This is also a great way to help your child's hand-eye coordination and their thinking skills
5. Washable Kids Finger Paints
Six bright colors
Easy to use
Washable, safe
Great way to encourage their first creations
They will most likely paint on anything they think could use improvement
Finger-painting is the first way that most children can begin to interface with their artistic sense. This set from Crayola is designed to get them putting color on the page, making it easy and fun for them to begin making their first creations.
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The colors are completely washable, and the easy-squeeze design is simple enough for most young artists to manipulate on their own.
Creativity
This product from Crayola gives your child all the necessary basic components for creating their first masterpieces. The paints won’t stain their clothes or anything around the house, as they are all water soluble, and the simple design is perfect for first-time creators.
Physical Development
This product offers any parent a great way to get their children creating and exercising their artistic muscles.
Entertainment Value
Finger painting is a great interactive tool for little ones to enjoy on summer days. Not only are they washable and nontoxic but this finger painting set also includes six different colors your little one will be able to paint and explore with. Finger painting is a great sensory tool so that your child can learn about different textures as well.
6. Create 'n Carry 75 Piece Art Kit
Versatile
Durable
Easy to travel with
Some customers received their markers a little dried up
Your child won’t need to worry about trying to find a place for everything as this little case stores everything they could possibly need. It’s the perfect gift for any occasion and we know your kid will love it.
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This lap desk carrying case that Crayola provides comes with a variety of options that your child will always need. It features 8 gel markers, 8 line markers, 12 colored pencils and comes with construction paper.
Creativity
This kit is a two in one meaning that it’s both storage but can also be used as a traveling desk. Your child will be able to store anything like markers, paper, or chalk in this little kit. It even comes with tools that every young artist should have and love and be able to get familiar with
Physical Development
We love this product because it’s the perfect gift of any occasion whether it be a birthday party, holiday, or just because. Your little one will be able to take this marker kit anywhere and have their very own portable lap desk at their fingertips so they can get ready to draw.
Entertainment Value
An easy case to travel with this set includes over 75 different colored art pieces where your child will be able to explore with. This set comes with colored pencils, markers, and crayons. It’s also a great way for children to keep their artwork organized.
7. Color Wonder Markers and Paper
Mess Free
Magically Appears
Won’t Stain
Perfect for ages 3 and older
colors might not be bright enough
Parents love to give their children anything that is mess free. With this box set, you won’t have to worry about your children getting ink everywhere as these Crayola Wonder pad markers won’t show up on any kind of material or skin!
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This kit includes 10 pastel and 10 classic color mini markers, and 30 wonder pads. Your children will be entertained of hours with these as they watch the color appear. It is 100% safe for your children to use and non-toxic which makes it perfect for anyone three and up.
Creativity
Your child will be amazed at how the color from these markers will just appear on the page.
Physical Development
We love this product because it lets your toddler get all of their energy out. We know that most toddlers these days are curious about the world and when they see something that’s like magic, it’s only going to make them want to play with it more. We’re sure that your child will be amazed, in awe and love every aspect that this market set has to offer.
Entertainment Value
If parents are looking for a mess-free option for their little one to create this wonder mess is a perfect option for them. These markers will only show up on this special paper which also makes these markers seem a little bit magical. Parents don’t have to worry about marker stains on furniture or clothing either which will put their own mind at ease as well. This is a great activity to do for children ages 3 and up.
8. Air Marker Sprayer Set
Includes markers, stencils, and paper for out-of-the-box fun
Compatible with almost all broad-line Crayola markers
The triggers can be pressed or pulled for ease of use
Recommended for ages 8 years and up
Ink can spray onto hands and clothing during use and may stain
The nozzle must be cleaned after each use to prevent ink from drying in the nozzle
A fun new take on a classic toy, this air sprayer turns your child’s leftover markers into beautiful works of art.
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Neon, glitter, erasable, and multicolor--There are as many types of markers on the market as there are kids that will buy them but even with this cascade of choices, eventually, every-day coloring can get boring. Introducing the Crayola Air Marker Sprayer Set, a whole new way to color and decorate with the markers that you know and love.
Creativity
The set comes with everything that your child will need to use the Air Marker Sprayer right out of the box, from markers to paper. Its twist-to-load nozzle allows for quick and easy attachment of new markers when the old one runs out. There is no limit to the variety of colors and effects that you can produce since it is compatible with all broad-line Crayola markers.
Physical Development
Insert a marker into the spray gun, aim, and blow. That's all it takes to create gorgeous airbrush-style works of art from the markers that are lying unused in the craft drawer right now. This marker spray creates a graffiti-like spray from the ink inside the marker. Motorized and electric-powered, the spray gun provides a smooth and continuous spray without having to stop and change batteries. Your little one will be limited only by their imagination...and how much paper is available!
Entertainment Value
Spray art is a cool way to get your child up and moving with their art. While it’s a different kind of art style. This set comes with stencils for your little one to spray on and they can even create their own patterns. This is a great activity for your child to enjoy on a rainy day. It’s also great for ages 8 and up.
9. Light-up Tracing Pad
Light-Up Tracing Pad features bright LED light to illuminate imagines to be traced
Set includes coloring board, tracing pencil, colored pencils, tracing sheets, and blank sheets.
Encourages fine motor skills development
Stimulates problem-solving development
Boosts sensory awareness development
Light is not bright enough to trace to regular weight paper, works best with tracing paper
Requires 2 AA batteries
It helps children master spatial relations as well as control of their hand and finger movements. It also helps children to be as creative and imaginative as they possibly can just by coloring the traced images.
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The Bright LED tablet makes images easy to scrutinize and reproduce, and the paper locking frame will make sure they don’t lose their path midway in the creation of their own take on a piece of art.
Creativity
A huge part of learning to create involves the re-appropriation, or down-right stealing, of the skills made available by existing works of art. This set from Crayola is made to help them learn the contours and dimensions of the objects they seek to recreate in their own work, with a convenient and attractive design.
Physical Development
This set offers your child a great way to learn the skills utilized by their favorite artists and is a completely viable way to get them further along their personal path to becoming an artist.
Entertainment Value
Light-up pads are a great way to help your child see what they are drawing a little bit clearer. This tracing pad is also great for your child to trace stencils or other favorite characters as well. This tracing pad includes colored pencils, tracing paper and other blank sheets of paper as well. It’s great for all ages.
10. Emoji Stamp Maker
Includes supplies to create 16 custom emoji-themed stamping markers
Marker mixing guide and color chart introduce color-combining techniques
Customizable marker labels make these stampers truly unique
Comes with a storage case for quick and easy cleanup
Assembling the markers may be difficult for younger children and require adult assistance
Stamp size is very small and may not showcase design if not used in a straight up and down manner
Stampers are something that we’ve always been drawn to as children. There is something about stamping an instantly recognizable design that sparks our imagination and is often very relaxing.
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The Crayola Emoji Stamp Maker brings this cathartic pastime into the modern age by creating a set that is a part craft, part marker, and all fun. This maker set is geared toward older children as it requires you to create your own markers from picking the designs right down to mixing droplets of ink into your very own custom color. This set includes three different ink options and all the supplies that you will need to craft up to 16 different stampers. You can even make personalized labels for your creations!
Creativity
If you are looking for a gift that is part coloring tool and part craft, this Emoji Marker Maker can be the perfect present for your child who is bored with conventional markers.
Physical Development
Stamping requires a different holding and coloring method than conventional markers and can help enhance fine-motor control. Your child will also get a lesson on color mixing with the included Color Chart and Mixing Guide. This can spark creativity and may even lead to a deeper interest in fine arts.
Entertainment Value
Your child will be able to stamp their favorite emoji with this stamp collection. This stamp collection includes 3 different colors for your little one to enjoy and add a few fun characters to their masterpieces. This is a great way for your child to get inspired and think a little bit more outside the box with their creativity. Your child will also be able to create their own stamps with this set as well.
Criteria Used for Evaluation
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Choosing the best Crayola toys is never easy, simply because you are looking at a company that is already well-known for making high-quality coloring products for kids. As such, to come up with a shortlist, we had to modify our usual parameters for choosing our top and best products.
Because everything is made by Crayola, there should be no question about trustworthiness and the quality and safety of the design. What we did focus on, however, is the developmental appropriateness of these toys for the intended age groups. We also had to look at the toy’s overall appeal to children and whether they would love the toy or not. We then looked at what parents have been saying about these toys so we will have an idea of their overall acceptability and usefulness.
Creativity
Encouraging kids to draw and create images on their own inspires and encourages their creativity while building confidence and self-esteem. When kids are encouraged to draw images using their imagination, it fosters their creativity and allows them to learn to express themselves with a positive outlet. This is great for their cognitive development and builds strong-minded children.
Drawing images and creating on their own also builds their confidence levels and self-esteem. It is very important to their development that their self-confidence is empowered. This allows them to become confident as they enter school and navigate their careers in life. Practicing drawing with your kids is a great way to foster their imaginations and work towards them drawing on their own.
Physical Development
Crayons and other coloring materials help introduce the idea of tools to children in the creation of something very colorful, creative, and fun. This can ultimately lead to the development of hand-eye coordination as well as dexterity and fine and gross motor skills. Coloring also helps develop bilateral coordination wherein one hand holds the crayon while the other holds the paper or art material where the colors are to be applied. This can help develop the kid’s ability to write later on as he or she gains mastery of coordinating the different muscle movements of his or her hands.
Coloring also develops the muscle endurance of kids. They can color drawings and images for hours on end and this strengthens the muscles of their hands and fingers. This should help them develop the same endurance in writing as well as in other hand-related activities. You can think of coloring as a child’s fun way of exercising the muscles of his or her hands. The more he or she uses them, the stronger they become, and the more useful they are when the time comes for them to perform other hand-initiated tasks like writing and drawing.
Using crayons to color images also help children with sensory processing. Unlike coloring with markers, coloring with crayons allows them to exercise their proprioceptive sense. This means that if they want a deeper or darker shade, then they have to apply greater pressure on the crayon. If they require a lighter shade, then they have to adjust the pressure applied to the crayons as well. This helps them enhance their sensory-processing abilities. Coloring also helps with color identification as well as color matching.
Coloring can also help children develop spatial awareness especially in making sure their colors don’t go beyond the lines of the drawing or the image. This can help provide the foundation for spatial intelligence which is necessary when writing or using a page for a variety of purposes. This simply means that children will be able to make good use of the space that is dedicated for writing or drawing or any other purpose.
At the end of it all, coloring is such a fun activity. When kids are able to accomplish coloring a particular project, they naturally feel proud of themselves. They know that they have just created something that is inspired by their imaginations. Getting praise from mom and dad can also help boost self-confidence leading to enhanced self-esteem.
Playing with colors is not only a fun way to unleash a kid’s creativity and imagination. It is also a very important activity for stimulating psychomotor, emotional, and cognitive development. This is why we are confident that our list of the 10 top Crayola toys will prove highly beneficial for your own kid.
Entertainment Value
Having tools for your child to create with is a wonderful activity to spark your child's imagination and get them inspired. It’s a perfect way to get your children away from television screens and get their hands and mind working in a more positive way. We made sure that with our research and our top ten list that all of the Crayola products would inspire your child to create more art. We’re certain that you will find the perfect gift for your little one to enjoy. Creating art is a great way to stimulate your child's mind and to also inspire and spark some creativity into them as well. This is a perfect rainy activity to keep your busy little ones entertained for hours and it’s great for all ages.
Materials Creativity Physical Development 
Research shows that there are developmental benefits to finger painting. The benefits are both intellectual and physical. Finger painting is a great art activity that helps develop intellectual-developmental skills like sensory awareness, creative development, and helps them learn shapes and colors. Encouraging and allowing kids to finger paint is a great way to practice intellectual-developmental skills while they play.
The physical developmental benefits of finger painting include a sense of touch, fine-motor-skill development, and strengthens hand and finger muscles. The physical developmental skills learned through finger painting are great skills for the development of toddlers through school-aged children. It is an easy activity that has many benefits both intellectual and physical.
Other Factors to Consider
Emotional Development
The benefits of introducing creative kits to kids are allowing kids to be kids. There are plenty of ways to introduce creative play to kids, but using kits allows them to explore their creativity and has many intellectual and physical benefits, too. Using kits created by manufacturers like Crayola is a fun way to allow kids to foster their creativity. The intellectual benefits of creative play help develop cognitive-development skills that foster kids’ problem-solving skills, develop math skills, and sorting skills. These benefits are skills that they simply learn from using the creative kits and toys.
The physical benefits of introducing creative kits to kids include gross- and fine-motor-skills development. This is important because it teaches simple things like holding a crayon, using scissors and learning to create with your hands. These are all required physical developmental skills for school-aged children and introducing creative kits and toys to kids allows them to learn and foster those skills through play.
Frequently Asked Questions
q: Are all the items listed on this list safe for a 4 year old?
Most of the items on the list are safe for 4 year olds. Under each product, we have listed the suggested age range. This is a suggestion from the manufacturer and includes their safety rating suggestion. It is important to keep in mind that you should always review the product and safety appropriate age before buying.
q: Where do I find the items on the list online to buy?
All the Crayola items listed on our list also have links to buy them from Amazon. The link is directly linked to the product and clicking on it will take you right to the product. If you wish to buy it from another vendor then a search online using a search engine will display other places that the products are available from.
q: Are all Crayola products nontoxic?
All of the Crayola products that are listed on our top 10 Crayola Toys for Kids are safe and nontoxic. Safety is always a concern when allowing children to use products with their hands. We always check to make sure that all of the products are nontoxic and safe to use by children.
q: Why is it important for toddlers to finger paint?
It is important for toddlers to finger paint because it helps development many developmental skills with one activity. It encourages hand-eye coordination, cognitive development, and encourages them to explore their imaginations. These are just a few of the benefits. It also allows them to also explore textures and stimulates their senses. There are many benefits of finger painting for both young and old people. It is a great calming activity.
q: How was Crayola started and when?
Crayola was started back in 1885 and was known at the time as Binney and Smith Company. They sold specialized art supplies and were known for their brand of crayons. This is where the Crayola crayon was born. As the industry shifted, they starting focusing on home and art school art supplies and have been building the company ever since. The company name changed to Crayola in 1902 and has been a famous household name ever since.
q: Do all toddlers like to color?
All toddlers do not like to color. Coloring is just like playing with cars. Some kids like to and others do not. It is always a great practice to encourage toddlers to color while learning to grasp a crayon. Coloring is a great activity that encourages and stimulates many developmental skills.
q: How can I get them more interested in art?
The best way is to create with them. Draw with your child, and they will almost certainly become more interested in creating works of their own. If you yourself don’t share the artistic flair, teach them about how their favorite cartoons are created.
q: How do I get them to keep their creativity on the page?
If they only receive praise for the artwork that they create in the appropriate environments, they will be inevitably more drawn to working within the appropriate context.
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