among my favorite art media are fat, creamy, colorful oil sticks
. it is so satisfying, the way they glide smoothly across a page and deposit ultra-rich colors… kind of like using fat oil pastels, but somehow creamier. anyway, i found the kid version of these.
the goods
alex’s creamy crayons
aren’t cheap, but they’re so worth it. we put the matte and metallic sets on novi’s holiday wishlist, and gwee (what novi calls my mom) came through! the other day we tried them out, and just as i suspected, novi got into the flooooow.
the cool thing about these crayons is that unlike oil sticks, they are watersoluable (yum, watersoluble crayons
. don’t get me started on my boyfriend, caran dache.) so you (um, i mean your little one) can paint over them with a wet paintbrush to blend the colors together for a paint-like effect.
novi had a lot of fun “painting” with these schmooove crayons.
person, flower, tree, sunshine
i know this isn’t an art activity per se, but when i find a fun art medium that helps kids to really let go and enjoy the sensory experience of art-making, i always want to shout it from the rooftops… blogtops… blogosphere…
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- crayon resist reprise
- scratch drawings
- warming tray + wax = wonderful
- who can resist watercolors?
- pastels aren’t just for baby clothes
