Crayola Paint and Create Easel Case
(Crayola $25.99)
A nice activity set for Grandma to pull out when grandkids come visiting. It's a case that sets up with a two-sided easel on any tabletop. It has two strips of watercolor paints, 12 little paint pots with washable paint, four brushes in two shapes, mixing trays for the paint, 2 white crayons (for magical wax painting), 8 watercolor pencils, color with them and then use water to turn the drawing to a watercolor painting; a sticker sheet, and 18 watercolor sheets. We suggest you have some bigger sheets of paper handy and maybe an old shirt to cover up with before they begin. There's a sheet with technique suggestions, but we think it's best to let the good times roll. This is a junior version of the fancy art sets for tweens and teens. One like this for older kids would be both more elaborate and pricey, but this is a fun set for older preschoolers and early school years kids who may be ready to try new materials that call for more fine tuning than their tempera paints.
Ages: early school years
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