Comments on: 10 art supplies kids can’t live without http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/ handcraft in a hectic world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:28:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andi http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-598798 Andi Wed, 27 May 2009 00:54:48 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-598798 Two things that Sprout(age 4) swears that she can't live without are recycled crayon "cookies"* and a variety of textured items for crayon rubbings. You can purchase plastic texture plates from craft and hobby stores or from Oriental Trading Company online. Sprout is just as happy with textures made by gluing yarn, twine and other things onto cardboard or doing rubbings of interesting leaves, coins, etc... *To make the crayon cookies, preheat oven to 250F, insert muffin tin partially filled with broken-up crayons, turn off oven and allow residual heat to melt crayons together... Sprout loves it when we do Kalideoscope crayon cookies which are a mix of all colors but I like having some on hand that are blends of like colors. The crayon cookies give very interesting results on crayon rubbings and are great for coloring in large areas like backgrounds... Two things that Sprout(age 4) swears that she can’t live without are recycled crayon “cookies”* and a variety of textured items for crayon rubbings. You can purchase plastic texture plates from craft and hobby stores or from Oriental Trading Company online. Sprout is just as happy with textures made by gluing yarn, twine and other things onto cardboard or doing rubbings of interesting leaves, coins, etc…

*To make the crayon cookies, preheat oven to 250F, insert muffin tin partially filled with broken-up crayons, turn off oven and allow residual heat to melt crayons together… Sprout loves it when we do Kalideoscope crayon cookies which are a mix of all colors but I like having some on hand that are blends of like colors. The crayon cookies give very interesting results on crayon rubbings and are great for coloring in large areas like backgrounds…

]]> By: suesue http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-597943 suesue Mon, 25 May 2009 12:11:17 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-597943 have you checked out the new 3D chalk products from crayola i think? they are fascinating. i don't have little ones at home but i want some!! have you checked out the new 3D chalk products from crayola i think? they are fascinating. i don’t have little ones at home but i want some!!

]]> By: mayaluna http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-597128 mayaluna Sun, 24 May 2009 18:07:22 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-597128 Great lists! I would add a good tub of homemade play dough for the younger crowd and clay for everyone... and some fun tools(raid the kitchen drawers)to go with it. Great lists! I would add a good tub of homemade play dough for the younger crowd and clay for everyone… and some fun tools(raid the kitchen drawers)to go with it.

]]> By: lekki http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-596965 lekki Sun, 24 May 2009 10:12:13 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-596965 I would like to add a really nice black permanent marker pen. Or a "Black Vivid" as we say in New Zealand. No children's art box is complete without one. They just seem to need one! I would like to add a really nice black permanent marker pen. Or a “Black Vivid” as we say in New Zealand. No children’s art box is complete without one. They just seem to need one!

]]> By: nicola http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-596808 nicola Sun, 24 May 2009 04:58:16 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-596808 i agree with a mix of both lists. an easel and daddy-shirt-turned-smock have been great here, too. and a wall to display art. see here: http://whichname.blogspot.com/2008/09/being-organized.html and such a timely post for our household. i just blogged about art! i agree with a mix of both lists. an easel and daddy-shirt-turned-smock have been great here, too. and a wall to display art. see here: http://whichname.blogspot.com/2008/09/being-organized.html
and such a timely post for our household. i just blogged about art!

]]> By: amy http://whipup.net/2009/05/22/10-art-supplies-kids-cant-live-without/comment-page-1/#comment-595785 amy Sat, 23 May 2009 02:07:03 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=10111#comment-595785 small items like brads and buttons and shape punchers and foam and printing supplies! Love this- has inspired me to clean up our art cabinet! small items like brads and buttons and shape punchers and foam and printing supplies! Love this- has inspired me to clean up our art cabinet!

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