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    My 3 Year Old Can Use Crayons And Felt Tips But Can't Make A Mark With Pencils Why?

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    Oddman

    Is this a trick question?
     - the pencils haven't been sharpened (good idea if they're playing without supervision, which would be a good reason you'd be asking such a question)
     - the child is using the eraser end
     - the pencil is being used on material that doesn't readily accept a pencil mark (also a good idea if there is no supervision)
     - the pencil is #4 or some hardness other than "soft"
     - the child would rather chew the pencil, and cannot make a mark with the pencil in his/her mouth.

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      Blurtking

      It's probably because pencils are fainter than crayons and felt tips. Your 3 year old is probably too young and too weak to make pencil marks yet.

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      Kschmid

      Or perhaps the pencils are thinner than crayons or felt tip markers.  Crayons are easier to grasp for a baby

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