![]() 2.1 Step 1: Drawing a Demarcation Circle.2 Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Draw a Skull.Air dry clay is also great for older kids especially if they want to let it harden. Oil based clay is perfect for older artists, and it never dries out. It also crumbles and makes the biggest mess. Play-Doh is ok, but I don’t like the smell. But Model Magic does come in all kinds of colors. I only buy white, so we can paint it after it dries. It also dries when they’re all done making their masterpiece. I recommend using Crayola’s Model Magic because it’s easy for little hands and doesn’t crumble. You can use any clay to do these project (even Play-Doy). Your kids will love our sculpting projects. There’s something about grabbing a piece of clay and shaping something into life. Here are my affiliate links to purchase these supplies on Amazon: I usually get the largest size…but the super small paper is a lot of fun too. You can buy different styles of paper, solid color, pattern and even metallic. If your kids love origami and are a bit obsessed, get the right stuff. The cheap origami paper allows you to get a lot more for your money, but it’s usually thicker and colored on both sides. I’ve found there’s two different kinds, standard origami paper (left) and cheap origami paper (right). We love origami! For these lessons, your kids will need origami paper. Watercolor Tray (Only needed if you buy watercolor in the tubes).Watercolor (tubes) (Remember this is concentrated paint).Acrylic paint comes in big bottles, which can make getting a lot of colors expensive, but they’ll last a long time. Tubes are more expensive but make watercolors so much more fun, because the paint is brighter and richer. There’s two different types of watercolor, dry cakes (in the image above, it’s on the left) or tubes (top right, these are full of concentrated liquid). I don’t recommend using the brush that comes with a watercolor set they are the worst □ In our painting projects we’ll either use watercolor or acrylic, Tempera is ok, but I prefer acrylic. Your kids will also need two paint brush sizes, small and large. This paper is design to get wet it’s much thicker than regular paper. You can use regular printer paper, but I would highly recommend getting watercolor paper. We don’t paint as often, but when we do having the right painting supplies makes all the difference. Glue sticks hold quicker and are a lot less messy. Also, I prefer a glue stick over bottle glue. Children scissors will fit your child’s hand better, plus they’re much safer. Shown above is are adult scissors, but children scissors are preferred. For these projects, we’ll use construction paper, scissors, and a glue stick. Some of our drawing lessons add an element of cutting and gluing. Links to purchase these supplies on Amazon: At the end of these drawing lessons we always color, we’ll either use oil pastels, colored pencils or markers. They’ll also need a sketchbook (spiral-bound are easier to use) or just plain white printer paper. Read this post if you’d like to know why we love using a marker instead of a pencil. For these projects your kids will need a Sharpie (or black marker), don’t forget they don’t have to use a marker. Most of our lessons are drawing lessons, so these are the supplies we use the most. We participate in Amazon’s Associate Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Even though this can seem overwhelming, a simple pencil and piece of paper will work just fine for most of our lessons. We love art supplies! I get asked by almost everyone, “What supplies should I buy my kids?” I hope this page will answer any questions you may have about the fun and awesome art supplies we use. ![]()
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