Despite arthritis in my hands, I've revived my enjoyable hobby of drawing, coloring, and painting. I shared it with quite young nieces & nephews and we decorated cut wooden ornaments with colored pencils. These sharpeners were a blessing. They were easy for their young hands, and my stiff, old ones. No messes got made because the shavings were captured within the sharpener domes. The package came with three of them so we all were able to keep up with the need for sharp points. I also liked that they accomodated 2 sizes of pencil in each one.They're inexpensive, so I gave the kids their sharpeners to take home. I'd buy these again!