Encouraging your children to create and express themselves opens up their imagination to endless possibilities. Painting, coloring, sculpting, help calm nerves and increase concentration. The best art is from my very young children because it is unbridled and free.
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Here are 10 unique gifts for your little artists. These art supplies are so fun, you will definitely be temped to join in the fun!
Top 10 Gifts for Little Artists
Paint Sticks
Kids love paint and parents love that these paint sticks are so convenient! These solid tempera paints in a stick are super simple to use – no water, no brushes, no spills. They are silky smooth and dry instantly so you don’t have to work about mess! 3+
Smencils Colored Pencils
Make drawing a multi-sensory activity with colored pencils that smell like all of these things: Bubble Gum, Strawberry Cupcake, Grape Soda, Jelly Donut, Cotton Candy, Watermelon, Lemon Lime Fizz, Orange Lollipop, Rootbeer, Black Cherry. You can make writing fun too with the regular Smencils Pencils.
Foam Paint
This fluffy paint doesn’t spill and adds depth and texture to children’s artwork. It drys fast and works really well for finger painting or hand print art.
Liquid Chalk Markers
These Chalkers contain completely non-toxic ink. This is the perfect dustless marker for glass, dry erase boards, and more.
Mini Blank Books
Encourage your artist to become an author with these little blank books. My daughter loves making stories and with these books they are a lot easier to save for keepsakes.
Watercolor Crayons
Add water to these crayons to create a watercolor effect without the mess. Do you see a theme here? Mess free painting is my favorite!
Kinetic Sand
This stuff is amazing! You don’t have to worry about it getting all over the place because it sticks to itself and not on you. No water needed. Perfect for little hands to experiment.
Air-Dry Clay
Fast drying clay that your little sculptors will love!
Boogie Board
The next generation of doodle boards, the Boogie board is a this LCD writing tablet so your little artist can doodle away without wasting paper. Their drawing will stay indefinitely until, with the touch of a button, the image is erased.
Bible Story Art Lesson DVDs
Explore the bible through art! This is my favorite art lessons for kids. The projects are really easy, fun and teach important Bible stories. It’s like having an art and Sunday school teacher in your home!
Do you have any unique art supplies that you love? Please leave a comment!
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Joyce says
Thanks for the tip on Paint Sticks! I have a set of “Do A Dot” markers and the grandkids love those. I’m going to add these sticks to my resources!
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Janine says
I’m so glad! Thank you for stopping by Joyce!
Kelly says
I can’t find the puffy paints on Amazon. Do you know if they stain skin? I’m interested…thanks for all the ideas!
Janine says
Hi Kelly, you should be able to click on the picture and find them, but you might have to buy them from Learning Resources. They don’t stain skin if you wash hands right after. Thanks!
Holly B. says
This is actually a great list! Sometimes, I see lists that arent helpful, but I will buy some of these. Thanks for the suggestions!
Howard Reed says
Thanks for the great list that can help launch the artistic side of our kids. I will have to make sure that they can explore themselves as much as possible and find something that they are passionate about. I will have to see if there are some specialty arts shops that I can visit as well.