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Favorite Products

What items do you like to keep in your arts and crafts drawer (or box or however you store your supplies)? These are a few of our favorite items.

Crayons

Our children can never seem to have enough crayons. I do find that different brands are better than others. However, I let them keep a mixture of crayon brands in a plastic box. They have access to this box at all times for drawing and coloring.

Colored Pencils

As our two younger children get older, they have been enjoying using colored pencils. They have a basic set they keep in their pencil case and on occasion I let them use the colored pencils I keep for my own projects.

Drawing Paper

Most of the time our kids use scrap paper left over from when I was a high school teacher. I do make sure we have several drawing pads in the house for when we do more sophisticated projects, make cards for family members, or use water colors, Kwik Stix, or other paints.

Kwik Stix

I love these solid tempera paint sticks. The fact that my kids can uncap them to start painting immediately is fantastic. There is no water needed so I do not have to worry about spillage on the table. They also dry almost instantly so they won't be smudging it on their clothes. 

They paint well on paper and wood (we have used them for the wooden masks you can pick up at craft stores).

And if you are concerned about allergies they are nut-, egg-, and gluten-free.

 

So what crafting items do you always have in your home? Have you found they have changed as your children have gotten older?

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We would like to extend an invitation to you and your children to share their artwork created while homeschooling. Each month we will host a link-up for you to share your posts about you or your children's art creation.

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Painting with Kwik Stix

This is a non-sponsored post. I am sharing my opinion with you regarding this product because we have found them valuable in our household. Affiliate links are included. 

For Christmas, we purchased a 12-set of super quick-drying The Pencil Grip Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint. I had seen these recommended on numerous blog posts and Facebook posts, so I wanted to try them with our children. I was not disappointed. They are great! 

While my 4 year-old son played with his older brother, my daughter and I used her new Kwik Stix to paint a picture of a truck I drew for her. 

What I really like about the Kwik Stix is the fast drying time. As my 2 year-old daughter likes to add lots of paint to her art work, having paint that dries very quickly helps prevent all her work from merely look brown or black as the colors blend together.  So, for projects where you want the colors to remain crisp and clean-looking, these are great.  

My only concern is how quickly children might use up the paint as they repeatedly press onto the paper as they are painting. I found even my 4 year-old son had the tendency to press too hard with the paint tube. Even with this concern, I highly recommend them. 

We have only used them in two projects so far, but I have lots of ideas as to how they will be useful. 

My son's tepee at sunset.