I love the "toddler crayons" that have the big plastic character and the crayon is inside it. It make sit easier for toddlers to grasp and I find they are less likely to put the crayon in their mouth because only a small portion of it sticks out pf the character!

For sensory I am a HUGE lover of Sensory Bags!!!!!! Seriously, just make them lol!!!!!!! I have a dozen and growing They are great for one year olds because they still get to explore the different textures but it is contained in zip-lock bags! I zip them shut, fold the end and tape it down to make sure it is closed well. You have to watch that they don't bite on the bags but usually after telling them a few times that the bags are for touching with our hands and not putting in our mouths they get it! I have found for me it's only taken a few practices with the bags before they got the point!