[blparent] talking crayons

[Ken Quinn]

 thanks for the info yes the nfb site is no longer selling them. i know with 
the nfb set there were b braille labels that could be put on the crayons for 
the blind child. you can still do this by yourself.
ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] talking crayons


>I bought a Dora the Explorer set of six talking crayons on the NFB site, 
>but I've heard they're also available at Wal-Mart.  The crayons don't 
>actually talk.  There's a module that comes with the crayons.  Dora sings 
>her famous theme song, then asks the child to find a crayon of a particular 
>color. When the child plugs the correct crayon into the module, Dora talks 
>about the color in English and Spanish, and spells the English color name. 
>So the set is really meant for a sighted child to choose colors and learn 
>about them.  If there are actually crayons that a blind person could hear 
>and use by color, I'd love to hear about those.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ken Quinn
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:15 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] talking crayons
>
> hello all,
> i was wondering does anyone know of where i can get talking crayons? i am
> looking to purchase some for a student of mine. any and all help would be
> welcomed.
> thanks
> ken
>
>
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