Haawooky 36 Pcs Colorful Magic Bendy Flexible Soft Pencil with Eraser Kids Children School Fun Equipment

Gave these as "back to school" gifts to my sensory-friendly, fidget loving kiddos. They loved them - and so did the adults. Good quality, very bendy, lots of fun.

We bought these for my daughter's treasure box at school. They are difficult to bend in a pretzel as shown. My husband did it but it takes quite a bit of effort. They are also very thin and somewhat difficult to write with. I wouldn't purchase again.

These brought back elementary school memories. They bend, but wont hold shape. Had to tighten silver band that holds eraser , was a bit lose but otherwise ok. Listen, I pulled my ruler out to measure what size to expect before i ordered, but in the picture, it seemed as though looping it you would have plenty of space at the bottom to grip it( to write). You have to try and tightly pull the loop( but careful not to snap them). Colors are exactly as pictured. Are they practical? Nope, but I already knew that going in. I bought these to hand out as prizes, and keep a few for my child with ADHD to fidget with, and they were perfect for that purpose. They do write, but very soft almost a bit faded. I threw 1 in my purse for emergecies and because its bendy was able to manipulate it to fit in a pocket.They're novelty items really, dont come in here expecting to get pencils you can use to write a full essay with because you will be disappointed....with cramped fingers. Sharpen with a small handheld sharpener and you'll be fine. Tip : I held the pencil tight with my shirt or a small piece of cloth and turned the sharpener, rather than the pencil, made it easier. Hope this helps if you're interested but not sure.

I could not use these in my mechanical pencil sharpener. Kids had a difficult time sharpening by themselves with handheld sharpeners.

These are a cute idea but to sort to knot like the picture.

I'm giving these 4 stars because I knew what I was buying. It's a novelty item. Minus 1 star because they smell very strongly of bad plastic junk (we had to air them out before giving them to anyone), but otherwise as expected. I remember having bendy pencils as a kid, and I remember them being really hard to sharpen, hard to hold, and they didn't write well. But I still loved them! They were so cool! And it's ALL still true. Hard to sharpen, hard to write with, but cool! So, take it at that. It's joy and fun! I was able to sharpen them with no problem in our electric sharpener, though they did leave a bunch of plastic junk inside the sharpener (as you would expect). And I was able to write with it. Just know, if you buy these, it's for joy and fun, not for utility.

I purchased these as end of the school year gift for my students. They are a ton of fun to twist and tie in a knot. However, they are extremely difficult to sharpen and write with. The lead is too soft, which I understand since the pencil is flexible, but 7/8 year olds get frustrated. Overall, they are very fun as the students were happy to twist them even they couldn’t write with them.

The pencils were bendy, but resisted some. The lead is also not the best. Overall, a 30 pack for $8 makes these pencils worth while.