Blunt Tip Crayola Scissors - Safe But Still Sharp!
Written: Jan 25 '03 (Updated Nov 09 '04)
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Pros: Easy to use, safer than regular scissors, inexpensive, durable, comes in a variety of colors.
Cons: Blades dull after a few months of heavy use.
The Bottom Line: Looking for a safe pair of scissors for your child to use? Check out the Blunt Tip Crayola Scissors for kids four and up.
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| Freak369's Full Review: Crayola Kids' Scissors Blunt Tip |
My boys aren't into many things that could be deemed as "arts and crafts", sure they’ll occasionally break out the markets and draw a few pictures but for the most part they are eggheads that would rather do experiments to see which cheese grows mold the fastest [and no, I am not kidding]. While I admire their love of science, math and space I wish they were a bit more normal sometimes. They aren’t mutants but there are some days I start to question if I was somehow part of some weird experiment when I was pregnant with them. Thankfully they love to work with construction paper, poster board and shapes so any chance I get to pick up supplies that they can use for their artistic endeavors I gladly take it. When the “Back To School” sales ended this year I picked up a lot of the Blunt Tip Crayola Scissors knowing that they would never go to waste. Since they cut a lot of heavy material like construction paper, poster board and felt, I want them to have something that will get the job done without having to worry which one of them will come running for a band-aid.
If you have never seen the Blunt Tip Crayola Scissors here are the basics. Instead of a pointed tip, the top part is rounded which helps to cut down on the chance of a child getting poked with it or worse – falling on it if they are running. My mother said it to me and I say it to my kids – “Don’t run with the scissors”. Even though the tip is rounded these are still not completely 100% safe for younger kids to use. The metal edges on the scissors are sharp and could cut skin if used the wrong way. If you have kids that are under the age of four you might want to check out the all plastic scissors or ones that are designed just for the younger crowd.
Ease of Use
Since I am used to using Fiskars I had a little trouble getting used to these when I tried them out. Of course they are made for smaller hands [not that I have huge hands] and after about five minutes I got the feel of them. These are for both right and left handed kids so you won’t have to worry about purchasing special scissors for the lefties. I was able to cut through copy paper, thin flat cardboard [not corrugated], small pieces of poster board and magazine pages without any major trouble. The stiff felt pieces and larger pieces of poster board were a chore since you can’t really control these as well as larger pairs of scissors. These are about five and a quarter inches long so storing them in a pencil case or art caddy shouldn’t be a problem. My boys weren’t too crazy about using these at first because of the colors and the fact that they looked “kiddie” but after a few days of using them they really started to like them. You might need to help out with projects that require poking a hole through paper to cut a circle or for lacing yarn so don’t pack away your good scissors just yet.
Colors
I never remember seeing such colorful scissors when I was a kid. In fact, I think I had the politically incorrect sharp tipped scissors that could rip through anything. These were the old metal ones that got wobbly in the middle and would eventually fall apart – but worked great when they were new or slightly used. These are a whole different ball game. They come with plastic handles in a ton of different colors – the ones I have seen are red, purple, green and blue but I am sure that there are more out there. Since I got these when they were on sale I am sure most of the cool colors were already taken but the ones I did manage to get were very nice.
Price
The suggested retail price for these is about $2.00 but I got them for [brace yourself] .25 cents at Wal-Mart. I didn’t need to buy as many as I did but I knew that they would be used by my boys or when their friends come over. The best time to stock up on them is when the “Back To School” sales are coming to a close. I got lucky this year and managed to pick up a lot of different products from Crayola [and other manufacturers] at a fraction of the original price. Even when not on sale, these are a great deal and a must have for younger kids. There are some knock off brands that claim to be as good as Crayola but I’ve always found that the extra .25 or .50 cents is well spent when it comes to having the Crayola product verses the cheaper ones. As far as the scissors go – there isn’t a kids scissor out there that can keep up with these :]
The Bottom Line
These are a very safe alternative to regular adult scissors or those with a pointed tip but still allow a child to be able to cut through most paper. The package says ages four and older however you should try these out and see if your child is ready to use them or not. With four boys sitting at a table there is always a chance that something could happen [knock wood] but when they are using the Blunt Tip Crayola Scissors I feel a little better about the situation. Make sure that these are kept away from younger children since the cutting blades are very sharp. I have gotten into the habit of taking a small rubber band and wrapping it around the bottom part of the scissors a few times just so smaller visitors to my house won’t be in any danger of cutting themselves if they should come across these.
As always, thanks for the visit!
^V^ Freak ^V^
© 2004 Freak369
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Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): See Review
Type of Toy: Arts and Crafts
Age Range of Child: Whole Family
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