Paints
Cheryl Morkan
Hi everyone. I'm looking for suggestions for my four year old who
loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?
Thanks in advance
Cheryl
loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?
Thanks in advance
Cheryl
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> Hi everyone. I'm looking for suggestions for my four year old whoSince he is into body art :-) What about some of those soap crayons that he can use in the tub? I've never used them for my kids, but they have mostly all taken showers ever since they could stand. We have played with the Crayola "no mess" paints before and they do work! The paint will only paint on the special paper. It won't paint on clothes, skin, furniture, walls, etc. Another option is some tempura paints and cover the kitchen table with white butcher paper (or even the back of old wrapping paper) and let him go to town making huge paintings.
> loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
> paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
> for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?
>
One thing that I learned very early when painting with tempura or poster paints is to give each color its own brush. That way the child doesn't have to worry about rinsing the brush out, paint colors don't get mixed and the paints last longer (because they don't get watery or mixed to that horrible shade of greenish-gray!) Find decent paint brushes as school supply stores. They really are worth the extra money. Those plastic flimsy paintbrushes that they sell fall apart so easily and are very frustrating for budding artists.
Michelle
Jenny Altenbach
wieldingwords@... wrote:
thank you! I can not believe this never occurred to me. For us, the
worst thing about painting time was never the paint, but always the
water that would inevitably get tipped over.
I swear, I love my e-groups.
Grateful,
Jenny
>OMG Michelle! I just have to say a big DUH here! Thank you thank you
>
>
> One thing that I learned very early when painting with tempura or
> poster paints is to give each color its own brush.
thank you! I can not believe this never occurred to me. For us, the
worst thing about painting time was never the paint, but always the
water that would inevitably get tipped over.
I swear, I love my e-groups.
Grateful,
Jenny
Kiersten Pasciak
Let me second the thanks!
I never thought of that :)
I am planning on buying some of those paint cups that are "no spill"
so I won't have to worry about the paint itself being spilled.
A brush in each one should be great!
(The cups look kinda like those newer "no spill" bubbles for kids-
LOVE those too by the way. Whoever made bubbles easy for a one year
old gets my vote for genius inventor!)
Kiersten
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<salten@c...> wrote:
I never thought of that :)
I am planning on buying some of those paint cups that are "no spill"
so I won't have to worry about the paint itself being spilled.
A brush in each one should be great!
(The cups look kinda like those newer "no spill" bubbles for kids-
LOVE those too by the way. Whoever made bubbles easy for a one year
old gets my vote for genius inventor!)
Kiersten
--- In [email protected], Jenny Altenbach
<salten@c...> wrote:
> wieldingwords@b... wrote:or
>
> >
> >
> >
> > One thing that I learned very early when painting with tempura
> > poster paints is to give each color its own brush.you
>
>
> OMG Michelle! I just have to say a big DUH here! Thank you thank
> thank you! I can not believe this never occurred to me. For us,the
> worst thing about painting time was never the paint, but alwaysthe
> water that would inevitably get tipped over.
>
> I swear, I love my e-groups.
>
> Grateful,
> Jenny
huntmom1996
****I am planning on buying some of those paint cups that are "no
spill" ****
I was going to recommend those, they are great. Also, tempera paint
(the powder) is fun because you can add it to things like shaving
cream and other art stuff (glitter mixed in, paper mache glue,
regular glue, etc.) My kids also love to paint standing up....I tape
big paper on the floor or wall and they love it (dd7 and ds2).
We got a Klutz face paint book and face paints, and my daughter has
used it for about 3 years. We *just* had to get a new one. She
opened a tattoo parlor with it and it lasted and lasted and lasted!
Have fun!
Jessica
spill" ****
I was going to recommend those, they are great. Also, tempera paint
(the powder) is fun because you can add it to things like shaving
cream and other art stuff (glitter mixed in, paper mache glue,
regular glue, etc.) My kids also love to paint standing up....I tape
big paper on the floor or wall and they love it (dd7 and ds2).
We got a Klutz face paint book and face paints, and my daughter has
used it for about 3 years. We *just* had to get a new one. She
opened a tattoo parlor with it and it lasted and lasted and lasted!
Have fun!
Jessica
Robyn Coburn
<<<<Hi everyone. I'm looking for suggestions for my four year old who
loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?>>>>
Jayn (5) likes the Crayola brand paints that are available in small tubs at
places like Staples (in the school section) and in larger bottles on line at
various art supply sources. I have a wide selection of brushes available to
her at all times. She is usually into monochromatic representations at the
moment. She paints on paper at her easel, but also likes painting on hard
surfaces. We find the bathroom wall and tiles around the tub work very well,
although that is obviously not a permanent art installation. We recycle the
containers that apples and pears come packaged in as palettes.
At various times Jayn has also requested those very cheap little water color
trays that come with coloring books. She likes them for some reason, and
they work very well as body paint. She also likes and asks for those nasty
cheap brushes that come with those trays. She also uses foam brushes,
smaller house painting brushes, and some old makeup brushes I had spare for
painting and soaping.
We have never prevented Jayn from drawing or writing on herself with any
material. She usually uses markers of different kinds. I think she finds
that less irritating than dried paint on her skin.
Robyn L. Coburn
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loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?>>>>
Jayn (5) likes the Crayola brand paints that are available in small tubs at
places like Staples (in the school section) and in larger bottles on line at
various art supply sources. I have a wide selection of brushes available to
her at all times. She is usually into monochromatic representations at the
moment. She paints on paper at her easel, but also likes painting on hard
surfaces. We find the bathroom wall and tiles around the tub work very well,
although that is obviously not a permanent art installation. We recycle the
containers that apples and pears come packaged in as palettes.
At various times Jayn has also requested those very cheap little water color
trays that come with coloring books. She likes them for some reason, and
they work very well as body paint. She also likes and asks for those nasty
cheap brushes that come with those trays. She also uses foam brushes,
smaller house painting brushes, and some old makeup brushes I had spare for
painting and soaping.
We have never prevented Jayn from drawing or writing on herself with any
material. She usually uses markers of different kinds. I think she finds
that less irritating than dried paint on her skin.
Robyn L. Coburn
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Jane Powell
We paint!! Here are some ideas we use:
- use egg cartons for paint containers. You can easily separate colors and/or mix. Clean up? Rinse and reuse or throw away.
- Cheap paint: flour, water, and food coloring.
- we like Lakeshore Learning paint (pretty reliable for no stains so far!!). If you get a catalogue, it can also stand in for inspiration for other projects. They have the "no spill" cups you spoke of too, and brushes.
- paper: go to Target (or the dollar store too!!) and get the brown paper you'd see paper grocery bags made of. It's cheap -- about $3 for a *big* roll here, I think. Tape it to a washable floor and let your artist have at it!!!
- for easy clean up, use an old shower curtain as a base. When the artist is finished, you can take it outside and hose it down!!
- you can also use old tooth brushes, tooth picks (safety...), cotton swabs, sponges (buy whole and cut yourself or have the artist cut it!!), cut vegetables or fruit (pepper, apple, potatoes, etc.), or a myriad of other things!!
- if you buy paint, be sure to get black and white as well. We like the way they lighten and darken colors!!
Hope that helps!!
Jane
Robyn Coburn <dezigna@...> wrote:
<<<loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?>>>>
Jayn (5) likes the Crayola brand paints that are available in small tubs at
places like Staples (in the school section) and in larger bottles on line at
various art supply sources. I have a wide selection of brushes available to
her at all times. She is usually into monochromatic representations at the
moment. She paints on paper at her easel, but also likes painting on hard
surfaces. We find the bathroom wall and tiles around the tub work very well,
although that is obviously not a permanent art installation. We recycle the
containers that apples and pears come packaged in as palettes.
At various times Jayn has also requested those very cheap little water color
trays that come with coloring books. She likes them for some reason, and
they work very well as body paint. She also likes and asks for those nasty
cheap brushes that come with those trays. She also uses foam brushes,
smaller house painting brushes, and some old makeup brushes I had spare for
painting and soaping.
We have never prevented Jayn from drawing or writing on herself with any
material. She usually uses markers of different kinds. I think she finds
that less irritating than dried paint on her skin.
Robyn L. Coburn
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- use egg cartons for paint containers. You can easily separate colors and/or mix. Clean up? Rinse and reuse or throw away.
- Cheap paint: flour, water, and food coloring.
- we like Lakeshore Learning paint (pretty reliable for no stains so far!!). If you get a catalogue, it can also stand in for inspiration for other projects. They have the "no spill" cups you spoke of too, and brushes.
- paper: go to Target (or the dollar store too!!) and get the brown paper you'd see paper grocery bags made of. It's cheap -- about $3 for a *big* roll here, I think. Tape it to a washable floor and let your artist have at it!!!
- for easy clean up, use an old shower curtain as a base. When the artist is finished, you can take it outside and hose it down!!
- you can also use old tooth brushes, tooth picks (safety...), cotton swabs, sponges (buy whole and cut yourself or have the artist cut it!!), cut vegetables or fruit (pepper, apple, potatoes, etc.), or a myriad of other things!!
- if you buy paint, be sure to get black and white as well. We like the way they lighten and darken colors!!
Hope that helps!!
Jane
Robyn Coburn <dezigna@...> wrote:
<<<loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality paint
for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?>>>>
Jayn (5) likes the Crayola brand paints that are available in small tubs at
places like Staples (in the school section) and in larger bottles on line at
various art supply sources. I have a wide selection of brushes available to
her at all times. She is usually into monochromatic representations at the
moment. She paints on paper at her easel, but also likes painting on hard
surfaces. We find the bathroom wall and tiles around the tub work very well,
although that is obviously not a permanent art installation. We recycle the
containers that apples and pears come packaged in as palettes.
At various times Jayn has also requested those very cheap little water color
trays that come with coloring books. She likes them for some reason, and
they work very well as body paint. She also likes and asks for those nasty
cheap brushes that come with those trays. She also uses foam brushes,
smaller house painting brushes, and some old makeup brushes I had spare for
painting and soaping.
We have never prevented Jayn from drawing or writing on herself with any
material. She usually uses markers of different kinds. I think she finds
that less irritating than dried paint on her skin.
Robyn L. Coburn
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My kids hated the no spill cups as they always ended up with tons of paint on
the outside of the cups, it made them feel sloppy and uncoordinated. We put
small amounts of paint in the cups of an old muffin tin - harder to tip over
than individual pots but bigger opening for sticking the brush into.
I have occasionally gone into the local supermarkets on the day they change
their window signs and asked for the old ones for my kids - the back side is a
huge clean white surface for painting.
Deborah in IL
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the outside of the cups, it made them feel sloppy and uncoordinated. We put
small amounts of paint in the cups of an old muffin tin - harder to tip over
than individual pots but bigger opening for sticking the brush into.
I have occasionally gone into the local supermarkets on the day they change
their window signs and asked for the old ones for my kids - the back side is a
huge clean white surface for painting.
Deborah in IL
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Beth Fleming
Something I learned along the way...put a squirt or two of liquid soap in each paint cup along with the paint....makes clean up of brushes and cups much easier!
Beth
Kiersten Pasciak <kjl8@...> wrote:
Let me second the thanks!
I never thought of that :)
I am planning on buying some of those paint cups that are "no spill"
so I won't have to worry about the paint itself being spilled.
A brush in each one should be great!
(The cups look kinda like those newer "no spill" bubbles for kids-
LOVE those too by the way. Whoever made bubbles easy for a one year
old gets my vote for genius inventor!)
Kiersten
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Kiersten Pasciak <kjl8@...> wrote:
Let me second the thanks!
I never thought of that :)
I am planning on buying some of those paint cups that are "no spill"
so I won't have to worry about the paint itself being spilled.
A brush in each one should be great!
(The cups look kinda like those newer "no spill" bubbles for kids-
LOVE those too by the way. Whoever made bubbles easy for a one year
old gets my vote for genius inventor!)
Kiersten
--- In [email protected], Jenny Altenbach
<salten@c...> wrote:
> wieldingwords@b... wrote:or
>
> >
> >
> >
> > One thing that I learned very early when painting with tempura
> > poster paints is to give each color its own brush.you
>
>
> OMG Michelle! I just have to say a big DUH here! Thank you thank
> thank you! I can not believe this never occurred to me. For us,the
> worst thing about painting time was never the paint, but alwaysthe
> water that would inevitably get tipped over.Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT
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> I swear, I love my e-groups.
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> Grateful,
> Jenny
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Cheryl Morkan
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I have been saving eggcartons
for a while now and hve been using those. We get plastic ones and
they work great. I loved the lakeshore learning site. I think I'm
going to put in an order with them for paints by the jug, which will
by an investment but save money in the long run. I also think someone
will be finding a klutz body crayon book under the tree at my house
this year.
Thanks again everyone.
Off to make pizza!
Cheryl
for a while now and hve been using those. We get plastic ones and
they work great. I loved the lakeshore learning site. I think I'm
going to put in an order with them for paints by the jug, which will
by an investment but save money in the long run. I also think someone
will be finding a klutz body crayon book under the tree at my house
this year.
Thanks again everyone.
Off to make pizza!
Cheryl
Jill Parmer
<<<I loved the lakeshore learning site. I think I'm
going to put in an order with them for paints by the jug, which will
by an investment but save money in the long run.>>>
You may want to check out Discount School Supply http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Default.asp?redir=true I think they have better prices that Lakeshore.
Jill
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going to put in an order with them for paints by the jug, which will
by an investment but save money in the long run.>>>
You may want to check out Discount School Supply http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Default.asp?redir=true I think they have better prices that Lakeshore.
Jill
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soggyboysmom
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<Luckiebyrd@a...> wrote:
into the brush. Each brush is a different color (a dozen colors I
think) - no spilled water, no mucked up paints from mushing the
brush from one to the other. And they wash off everything they've
come in contact with (so far).
<Luckiebyrd@a...> wrote:
>paint
> Hi everyone. I'm looking for suggestions for my four year old who
> loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable
> paints for kids? Or does anyone have suggestions for quality
> for my guy who will as frequently paint himself as his paper?SmartyPaints are pretty cool - water colors where you put the water
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Cheryl
into the brush. Each brush is a different color (a dozen colors I
think) - no spilled water, no mucked up paints from mushing the
brush from one to the other. And they wash off everything they've
come in contact with (so far).
[email protected]
I'm looking for suggestions for my four year old who
into the brush. Each brush is a different color (a dozen colors I
think) - no spilled water, no mucked up paints from mushing the
brush from one to the other. And they wash off everything they've
come in contact with (so far).
Thanks
Cheryl
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> loves to paint. Does anyone have any great ideas for affordable<<SmartyPaints are pretty cool - water colors where you put the water
> paints for kids?
into the brush. Each brush is a different color (a dozen colors I
think) - no spilled water, no mucked up paints from mushing the
brush from one to the other. And they wash off everything they've
come in contact with (so far).
Thanks
Cheryl
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