How this product aligns with the EYLF
Supporting creativity and self-expression
The Crayola Crayon Deskpack provides children with a versatile tool for creative expression through drawing and colouring. By engaging with these crayons, children can explore their imagination, represent their thoughts and feelings visually, and develop their artistic skills in a supportive environment.
Building language, imagination, and social skills
Using crayons in collaborative art projects encourages children to communicate their ideas and negotiate roles within group activities. As they share their artwork and discuss their creative choices, children enhance their language skills and strengthen social connections with peers.
Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a dedicated art corner where children can freely access the crayons for individual or group projects, promoting creativity and self-directed learning.
Incorporate the crayons into a themed learning area, such as a nature display, where children can draw their observations of the environment.
Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to create a collaborative mural on large paper, fostering teamwork and communication as they share ideas and techniques.
Organise a storytelling session where children illustrate scenes from their favourite stories using the crayons, linking literacy with creative expression.
Provide prompts for children to draw their favourite animals or places, stimulating imagination and discussion about their creations.
Provocation Ideas
Introduce a ‘colour of the day’ challenge, where children explore different ways to use that colour in their drawings, encouraging experimentation and reflection.
Create a drawing competition with themes, allowing children to express their creativity while developing their understanding of structure and rules in a playful context.
