https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:26:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-1354510 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:21:41 +0000 twinmama 1354510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did these huge animal toddler markers around a year. They are pretty good with crayons at 18 mo, but they still go in the mouth sometimes :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-1354487 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:15:45 +0000 immabeetoo 1354487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was searching back for tips on first crayons @Cherrybee and your post made me LOL. I totally would've thought it sounded like a great idea pre-LO but now I can only laugh because no way would mine be contained in a pool :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-720156 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:42:50 +0000 heffalump 720156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had no interest in coloring until 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719837 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:05:42 +0000 Sammyfab 719837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will scribble once or twice and then proceed to eat the crayon. :) I bought him the toddler Crayola crayons (the ones that are egg-shaped to develop a proper grasp) and those were even worse because he would continually take them apart, gnaw on the crayon part and render them useless. </p> <p>We do have an aquadoodle that he likes that is not messy at all and helps to develop pre-printing skills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719822 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:54 +0000 pinkcupcake 719822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L is almost 14 months and will occasionally try to scribble. She would rather break or try to eat them though ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719761 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:42:10 +0000 rachiecakes 719761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 16 months and loves to color! I think we started around 10/11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719690 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:23:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 719690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J is nearly 14 months and still not into coloring. He'd rather eat the crayons.</p> <p>My 18 mos old nephew loves coloring though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719676 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:20:19 +0000 littlek 719676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Great idea!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719665 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:15:40 +0000 wheres_c 719665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719652 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:10:29 +0000 Cherrybee 719652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, ooh! I have a tip about messy play I heard the other day! Buy a cheap paddling pool..... then you can do arts and crafts like finger painting in the paddling pool (inside the house - with no water in it) and it stops your house getting covered in paint! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719589 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:51:38 +0000 littlek 719589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Yea, he does that in daycare but I don't want to do anything really messy at home (we have hard wood floors and white berber carpet). So, I was thinking coloring would be cleaner option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719581 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:49:34 +0000 Bao 719581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: when I worked in a daycare they had the babies doing art at 2 months old! As long as it is safe for them, I say go for it! LO finger paints :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719566 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:46:10 +0000 littlek 719566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: hahaha sounds like a fun game, through the crayons.. ;)</p> <p>B is 10.5 months.. I forgot to mention </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719556 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:42:56 +0000 Bao 719556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave her a few regular crayons the other day, but she didn't do much but throw them. At least she didn't eat them ;) she is almost 8 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719544 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:40:41 +0000 littlek 719544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On yesterday's daycare sheet, they said that B was able to use a jumbo crayon on his own. This got me thinking, should I get him crayons, so we can do art projects at home? So, question, what age did your LO start using jumbo crayons? </p>