1 Year Olds Write?

At my twin girls' well check ups I generally ask the doctor if there is something I should be doing developmentally with the girls that I haven't been. At my girls' one year when I asked, our doctor told me to have them start writing. She told me to buy crayons that were in the shape of eggs. It was a great investment. The girls and I would draw (make tiny marks, bang the crayons to make dots, and eventually scribble) while they sat in their highchair a few minutes a day. They'd drop them or start to try and chew on them when they were done . One of my daughters was much more interested than the other. I still kept it up, but would stop as soon as she would show signs she was done.

These are the crayons my doctor suggested for my 1 year olds. The screenshot is from Amazon. I bought them from Toys R Us. 

Gradually, we added water color. I'd give them a brush with paint on it, and they would swoosh the brush around. They were still sitting at their high chairs. It was definitely messier, but they loved it. 

We moved onto the larger crayons when they stopped putting things into their mouths. Now that they are 3 years old, they use a mix of the larger crayons and regular crayons. 

I'm grateful our doctor suggested our early crayons. The girls love to go and color on their own now. Also, when things get chaotic I can say let's go color together. Usually when we sit down to color (I color too), the mood changes and everyone calms down.