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My favorite arts and crafts for younger kids
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items Arts and crafts to add to your home stash, perfect for younger kids and can be used over and over again. High quality and budget friendly
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Coloring
Painting
Supplies
Coloring
These are the coloring items we use over and over again in our house!
These markers seriously last forever without a lid on and have such a great pigment!
Magic Tri Stix Washable Markers, 24 Assorted
These are a must have in our art area. They are always grabbed first and have been used on many different surfaces. I love how it is a mix between painting and coloring.
Kwik Stix Washable Tempera Paint Sticks, 12
Classic Washable markers, not the best shelf life, but for the price they are great and I know they will come out of clothes and skin! I also love these for the super littles because I dont care if the tips get smashed when pressed hard.
Crayola Washable Broad Line Markers, 12ct
These are great for on the go, they don't mark up the bottom of the diaper bag or school bag. We have these for when we go out to dinner or the doctors office or sibling activities.
Crayola Mini Twistables Crayons 50ct
We love these as well for traveling, these are great to not markup bags and I love that they don't need to be sharpened.
Crayola Twistables Colored Pencils 50ct
We love these! they have a smaller dot circumfrance and the kids love to do smaller more detailed designs with them!
Shuttle Art Washable Dot Markers 26 Colors
Painting
These are the painting tools and paints that we use all the time.
My 6 year old has been using this for the past 4 months and it is still going strong. Great colors and washable.
48 Colors Washable Watercolor Paint Set
My 3 year old is able to get this ready for herself and put it away. I love that its washable paint and makes her feel like a big kid.
Crayola Washable Watercolor Paint Set
These were great when my kids were always knocking stuff over. They were safe for the 2 year old but still produced a great color.
Crayola Spill Proof Washable Paint Set
We love using these paint containers, I did find that the paint dried out after weeks of sitting in there but for our weekly painting these were perfect!
U.S. Art Supply 10 No Spill Paint Cups & Brushes
These are a must have for kids while painting. These have saved my kids clothes on multiple occasions! They are large on my 2-year-old but still work and my 6 almost 7-year-old can still wear them!
Zkptops Kids Art Smocks 6 Pack Waterproof
We LOVE this paint, the colors are great, and it is friendly to the littles. Completely washable and lasts for a long time. I have purchased multiple times.
Crayola Washable Kids Paint Set (6ct)
My toddler loves this, the ink is completely washable and she loves that it can be used with her fingers and with the stamps!
MIROLA KIDS Mess Free Fingerprint Book
Supplies
Various art supplies that have made arts and craft time more fun!
Best value, I got this pack over a year ago and we are still playing with pipe cleaners. They are good quality and keep the littles entertained!
Assorted Pipe Cleaners Chenille Stems 6mm x 12in
We love to use these scissors for learning. All of my kids have used these to learn how to cut. Sharp enough for paper but also safe for skin.
LovesTown Preschool Safety Scissors 4Pcs
Super convenient storage solution for all the markers and pencils. Love that it spins and you can take out the compartments to sit in the middle of the table!
Learning Resources Space Storage Center - 10 Pcs
Super fun pom poms, we have used these in our water table, for sorting colors, and for gluing on art projects!
Caydo 400 pcs Assorted Pompoms & Wiggle Eyes