The comfortable and pliable Softgrip handles on these scissors provide a cushioned grip for both the right and left hand. Finger and thumb loops allow use of multiple fingers during cutting. A shorter blade and a five-degree cutting angle enables users to accurately cut "pivot to point" through layers of paper, fabric, cardboard and other materials. Appropriate for ages four and up, the blunt-tip scissors provides added safety. The semi-pointed-tip scissors allows children ages five and up to "poke" holes in the center of the paper and cut shapes without cutting from the paper's edge.