It seems like every time we go hunting for something that we want to buy for Gavin we can never find it.  After we managed to source it from another country, or buy another version of it, the original brand we were looking for turns up all over the place.

Last year, we were hunting high and low for Crayola crayons for Gavin.  We looked everywhere – Toys ‘R’ Us, Parkson, Isetan, Jusco, Ikea, and most of the baby shops we came across – and we found zip.  Finally, we got my SIL who was coming back from Australia for a holiday to get a pack for Gavin.  We also ended up buying him a set from a brand called Pelikan.

Lately, everywhere I look seems to be selling Crayola crayons…  Isn’t that typical?

The reason why we wanted Crayola was because they had fat crayons making it easier for young children to hold and manipulate.  Most other crayons here were the thin, pencil-thickness type which are much harder for a child to handle with their current level of manual dexterity.  The other reason (the more significant one) is because Crayola is non-toxic.  Of course, they also sell other non-toxic crayons here, but after reading all the scary news articles about products made from China containing questionable contents, you can understand why we get a little skeptical of any product designed for Gavin’s use.

Anyway, here’s what the artist Gav has to show for himself (note: I helped him write his name, but the rest he did himself):

And here’s the artist at work:

What do you think?  Is he a Picasso in the making?

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