We have these pins is about 1 1/2 years old since our daughter (already determined the second pack). I think the pins super! First of all, the child does not need power to a rich line aufŽs get paper and through the thick diameter, they are our young daughter also very good in the hand. The sharpening also works well without the wood then crumbly or so is that color tips are always dangerous around the already acute. In addition, the colors can be super in the normal wash clothes with out of the wash and even furniture it comes off easily when you wash off promptly with water. The only thing that is not good, is the packaging. The holding of the practical test of a toddler was not. We have the pins in an old Mäpchen or at home while painting in an old coffee mug.