How do you sharpen these crayons?
866416
I have never sharpened these crayons but I have heard some people have sharpened them manually with a knife.
866417
I don't. With 2-year olds it really doesn't matter if they have a point. I love these crayons for a lot of reasons, one of them being that they often sit in my car between the home visits that I do and even if they get hot they hold their shape because of the box!
473750
You pinch the two black things and pull the silver part out, stick the pencil in the hole, then just sharpen the pencil. The two black things hold the pencil and give the right amount of pressure on the pencil as you sharpen it. It takes a fraction of a second to pull them out and stick the pencil in. The pencil sharpener is really the most amazing pencil sharpener that could be made. We've always had ones we hated and this one rocks.
527093
I tested it out with my Prismacolors, with my Derwents and even with some cheap Crayola erasables. Sharpened them all beautifully. Very crisp points, no breakage or chewing.
1257881
I've been sharpening them in a regular handheld pencil sharpener but it gets stuck when sharpening-it fits in the sharpener but the wood gets stuck. So maybe a two hole isn't a bad option.
2097107
the best way is to go to a reliable knife sharpener person. If none are available in your area, there is a hand held sharpener you can use. It has two little crock stick areas that you use depending on the knife. Check out the Lansky PS Med 01 blade medic or the Zwilling J A Henckels Twin Sharp Duo Knife Sharpener. Stay away from electric ones as they are hard on the blades.
1236364
I don't know, I don't sharpen crayons with it. I only sharpen pencils. But I don't see why it wouldn't sharpen crayons. This is a very good sharpener, the blade is very good and the frame is quite strong. So in principle, it should be able to handle anything than any other sharpener can handle.
663216
I wouldn't hone them, but any serrated blade can be sharpened. Just take them to a professional knife sharpener. I take our serrated bread knives to be sharpened every couple of years
428716
You might. I don't have any. They come with markers that stink. I called Crayola and they sent me better markers, but still not the best
1545235
I haven't had that problem. They aren't like the crayola pencils where you can never effectively sharpen again. These have different texture and are better/easier.
1729493
I'm guessing you're talking about the oil pastels. They are similar to crayons but you can blend, smudge and layer the colors more easily for effect. Start out treating them kinda like crayons and use blending stumps or your finger to smudge them. You can google oil pastels for more info.
1439364
You can try since I'm not sure if they can sharpen the huge crayons. Probably it can as long as they fit inside the huge hole.
815506
I just have some very sharp knives that I use. Tried using scissors but are not strong enough. Also used tin snips.
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you need to pinch together the two black things and pull out the silver plate on the front. Once fully extended, insert your pencil all the way into the sharpener through the hole. Begin sharpening by rotating the lever and you will feel lever becomes light when pencil is sharpened. To take out the pencil, you need to pinch open the black things
524224
It will NOT sharpen crayons. Try X-Acto Hand Held Crayon Sharpener. $4.50 on Amazon. There is also an electric one - just search for crayon sharpener.
1223047
The only way to sharpen them is to sharpen the non-serrated side of the scissors. If the scissors do become dull, simply let me know and I will send you out a replacement pair free of charge.
1567809
With a pencil sharpener. You can purchase one on Amazon. It just has to have an opening large enough for chubby pencils.
1552901
My kids broke off a crayon in it. I could not remove the crayon piece so I put a pencil in there to sharpen to try and drive the crayon out. It took a while, and I kept cleaning the blades off, but it works again. The sharp pencil indicator light stopped working for several pencils after the crayon also.