When you open a tin of Stockmar beeswax crayons for the first time, your senses will be rewarded with the sweet smell of beeswax. When you first draw with a beeswax crayon, you will be taken back to your childhood with the vibrant, simple colours of these 8 crayon sets. Stockmar beeswax crayons meet the highest artistic standards. Through the addition of pure beeswax as a binding agent, the light-resistant pigments display their purity and full brilliance. Because they are mixed with natural beeswax, the colours are able to be used in a wide range of interesting colouring techniques - more than any other colouring material. The natural transparency of the wax and the lack of additives result in a high degree of opacity like that of watercolours. Beeswax crayons are not brittle like "ola" crayons, which are made from petroleum-based paraffin wax, making them a perfect "first crayon" for your little artist. The block-style crayons are particularly suited for little ones as their rectangular shape makes them easy to grasp with little hands and encourages proper pencil grip later on. Makes a great birthday gift or stocking stuffer. Each tin contains 8 colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, and black.