[blparent] talking crayons

[Brandy Wojcik]

There is another way to make it just say the color you put in. I don't know
how to do it, but we used to have this in the NFB child care, and it would
tell you the color. It was also demonstrated several conventions back and
did this.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] talking crayons

That's not what I meant.  What I meant is that with this toy, the microchip
in the module decides which crayon it wants you to plug in.  When I bought
the toy, I was expecting that the child could decide which crayon to plug
in, and the module would talk and sing about the color the child had picked.

So far, I haven't found talking crayons that let the user choose the color
to plug in.

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: Dianna Alley
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:53 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] talking crayons

Well now if a blind person puts the crayon in the correct slot it will tell
them what color they are using as well.  That box of crayons has no clue if
you are blind or sighted.  so what you will be guessing once you find out
put the crayons in a certain order so you know what color you have next
time. children guess too start with also.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 4:02 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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