Carrots 'n Tops

I wonder how the size of a crayon was originally determined.  "Kindergarten" crayons seem to lose their appear by the time children are 5.   I can recall a brief introduction of chunky blocks of single color crayons and chunky blocks of conglomerate waxy coloring chunks, but it doesn't seem like they every caught on.  The ones I remember were shaped in a cylindrical form, but rectangular - sometimes with slightly rounded corners.  Occasionally I have seen pyramid-shaped primary and secondary colored chunks and round ball-shaped crayons with a pointed protrusion, marketed as appropriate for small hands.  I haven't seen these make the school scene either.  It seems like almost all crayons, no matter who makes them, are a uniform size, shape, and pretty standardized colors. 

So, what if crayons were shorter and larger in diameter?  Would these be viewed as "baby" crayons by sophisticated first and second graders, or could these be the 'minion' super-heroes" of the crayon world?

Carrots 'n Tops - Pencil, black .5 micron pen, and Inktense pencils activated with a water brush on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click image to enlarge.

What would happen if small, tin-like boxes were made to conveniently hold 8 or 10 minion crayons.  They could fit in a pocket for travel, or on-the-fly graffiti work.

Carrots 'n Tops - Pencil, black .5 micron pen, and Inktense pencils activated with a water brush on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click image to enlarge.

Carrots 'n Tops - Pencil, black .5 micron pen, and Inktense pencils activated with a water brush on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click image to enlarge.