The phrase "broken crayons" means that something or someone has flaws or is not perfect. It suggests that even things or people that may seem imperfect can still be valuable and bring beauty to the world. Full definition
I'll still do the podcast for Broken Crayons Still Color, and stuff for Author Audience Academy. (trainingauthors.com)
You probably have a bunch of broken crayons in the house. (parentingsquad.com)
There is a bin of broken crayons in the basement and there are clean sheets on the beds, everyone has been scrubbed and I've clipped forty fingernails plus forty toenails. (sarahbessey.com)