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My First Crayons

My First Crayons shows low returns (1.0%), but soft demand (-21.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look

Top 20% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +7 vs the category median of 46

Market size 26Growth 14Conversion 45Competition 83Returns 94Price range 70Avg price 82Brand share 90Review moat 25Quality gap 23
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is My First Crayons profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, My First Crayons is a $106K/yr Amazon United States market (166K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

My First Crayons: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -21.6% over the last 90 days and 3.6% of searches end in a purchase.

$106K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-21.6%166K
Conversion rate3.6%
Avg price$17.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand, so 55% of the market is open.

55%

open market share

Brands · sellers38 · 116
Top-5 product click share32%
Open market55%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 63 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)7· 7 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews4,327

Top My First Crayons products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$3K$6K$10K$13K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

38 falling

Sellers

116

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

49%

  • Skillmatics13%
  • Mumaloo11%
  • Dan&Darci7%
  • WATINC7%
  • JOYIN7%
  • Craftikit6%

My First Crayons demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume166KCVR3.6%Products63Brands38Top 5 Brands45%OOS Rate1.0%Rating4.6★Reviews4,327Avg BSR#24
5K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top My First Crayons search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • kindergarten crafts16K/yr
  • baby crafts17K/yr
  • preschool crafts for kids ages 3-59K/yr
  • art supplies for 4 year old girl10K/yr
  • craft kits for kids ages 3-515K/yr
  • craft kits for toddlers 2-4 years9K/yr
  • art projects for kids 3-57K/yr
  • preschool craft kit9K/yr
  • crafts for preschoolers8K/yr
  • arts and crafts for kids ages 3-56K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about My First Crayons

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience35%

Fun for kids

Gifting Purpose9%

Fantastic gift

Ease Of Use8%

easy to control

Quality-Overall6%

The build quality of the components is solid

Value For Money5%

Fairly priced

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Adhesion/Stickiness13%

No glue

Value For Money9%

Wish it were cheaper for what you get

Quality-Overall8%

the quality seemed a bit cheap

Size-Overall7%

very small

Ease Of Use4%

Hard to peel

My First Crayons return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.0%

Return rate

44%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
24%
2Value For Money
16%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
4Quality-Overall
7%
5Defective Material/Parts
6%

Common My First Crayons questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores My First Crayons 53/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $106K/yr across 63 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -21.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for My First Crayons on Amazon United States peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.