Toddler coloring supplies

[kitty]

Crayola color wonder! Cuts down on the mischief!

[zarapipe]

Markers are the devil with toddlers. Abort abort! Crayons until age 4.

I'm not a messy mom and make dh deal with play doh so take that advice for what it's worth.

[countthestars]

Whispers I bought some crayons markers today inspired by Harper. I just got some regular little crayons ones. DD mostly wanted to eat them. Washed out of her mouth easily lol.

[countthestars]

[thatgirl2478]

We like the Crayola Color Wonder markers because they only color on the Color Wonder paper... However, that can get expensive.

Any of the markers that are labeled as 'washable' have been pretty good in our house. We have a huge roll of unprinted newspaper that we got as a present from my SIL who worked at a newspaper at the time. I put that on the floor & she goes to town.

We also like crayons (the thick ones w/out wrappers from Melissa & Doug), Chalk (and a large chalkboard or the driveway) and I've thought about Dry Erase, but I think I'll hold off on that until she's a little better at not drawing on things inappropriately... (she's 3, you'd think she'd be done with that by now...).

[glitzy07]

I totally thought the same thing when I saw her IG post. Well, not the circles part, but more of "Well, shit. Should C be coloring? Am I a terrible mother who is not encouraging him to try enough new things!?"

[water*drop]

I much prefer crayons to markers, and I am not anti-mess about most things. The color wonder markets are fun, though. We have a cheap ream of office paper that we use for DD, or she gets the backs of recipes we print and don't like enough to keep, etc. She's fine with using scrap paper.

[zarapipe]

We did color wonder and that was great, forgot about that actually.

[thebreakfastclub]

All my kid can do is scribble randomly. I don't own any art supplies yet. Art happens Mon-Fri at daycare.

[aspentosh]

DD wasn't making real circles until almost 2.5. Whoops.

I like crayons, do a dot markers and washable crayola markers.

[ssmjlm]

I just bought the jumbo crayons and tape a piece of kraft paper to our coffee table b/c it's perfect height.

But seriously, isn't this what I pay daycare for?

[oceanstbride]

I literally just saw that pic on IG before coming on here. DS is 15 months (so right around your DD's age) and I picked up the Crayola my first crayons and a roll of paper that was on clearance at Target last wknd. He's more interested in taking the crayons out of the box and back in than coloring. He scribbles a little bit and then tries to eat them. I did send his first piece of art to my Mom who *loved* it.

[lmh1209]

Markers + DD lead to homemade tattoos. I learned my lesson and now only give her crayons unless I'm right there next to her. I like to get big pads of paper and put them on the floor when she wants to draw. I also let her color on things like shipping boxes when they're around.

If you want info. overload on toddlers and the development of art skills, "Young at Art" is an interesting read.

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[indifferentstars]

We had the Crayola washable triangle crayons which mostly served as food for DS. Then I heard that the Melissa and Doug ones tend to be less appetizing to toddlers so we tried those but it wasn't true for us . He colors on any old paper I can find but he does have a giant coloring book (like the 2 foot tall ones, not the 500 page ones) that he likes to scribble in wildly.

[brooklyn]

I signed my kid up for a art/gym combo class so someone else could teach him those things, lol.

I did buy fancy edible crayons the other day with anna7602. He's fabulous at scribbling, and I have no expectation of him drawing shapes anytime soon.

[starlily]

Sept 23, 2014 19:37:02 GMT -5 @natariru said:

Sept 23, 2014 19:33:17 GMT -5 @this said:

Dude, Harper was drawing lines and then V asked for a circle and they DID become more circular! She's a GD baby genius.

BTW speaking of IG, I just followed you like a creeper. lol

I could say a lot of things here but I'm.. gonna... keep... my mouth shut, lol.

I followed you back. Yippeeee!

Don't keep your mouth shut! lol

[brooklyn]

Sept 23, 2014 19:34:41 GMT -5 @this said:

@tambcat She's 16mos.

brooklyn Edible crayons?! Are you out of your gourd?! Won't he then just think all crayons are edible?

In hipster Brooklyn, crayons are lovingly made from organic veggies.

[gogadgetgo]

Team full of shit (I saw the IG post too).

Ds2 likes to eat and throw crayons. Mostly throw. Ds1 (3) will come close to a circle but he's a color outside the lines kinda kid.

[sjh722]

DD is 18 months and just scribbles.

I tried buying these markers
www.amazon.com/Crayola-First-Easy-Washable-Markers/dp/B00FY2P7MA/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1411519469&sr=1-6&keywords=toddler+markers

and she just tried to apply them like roll-on deodorant. I can vouch that they are very washable.

Clearly, we are destined for remedial coloring.

[bunch]

Did you know that crayons don't digest? That's a fun diaper.

My dd2 can't color for shit. She prefers the floor for paper. That's what preschool/daycare is for.

[jenn248]

We have a roll of paper and jumbo crayons (all of which are being held together with tape because DD throws them on the floor).  I use painters' tape to tape the paper to the table. 

DD is an excellent scribbler and draws nothing that even remotely resembles a circle or anything else.

[rootbeerfloat]

All DS did with crayons at 14-15 months was put them in his mouth. He has struggled with writing ever since, so do better, MMMs!

I feel like the Color Wonder markers dried out quickly and were expensive.

[arch01]

Pretty sure DS can't draw a circle at almost 3. Guess I should ask him and see what happens.

We only use washable crayons.

[aspentosh]

Even now DD doesn't color for long periods of time. She likes to do it, but it's for mayyyybe 5 minutes here and there.

When I picked her up from preschool the other day her art had like 8 dots on it. Most of the other kids filled the page. Sigh.

[carolinagirl831]

Hmm I really only let dd color at restaurants when they provide it. I really don't trust her too much yet!
She's 18 months, oh well

[Deleted]

Wtf nobody under 6 needs markers. Not with this light carpet, fuck no. Crayons or imagination are the two options.

My kid can put crayon to paper, wiggle it for a second and then tries to eat the crayon.

I wonder who does the coloring for her "projects" she brings home from daycare bc my kid is blatantly outsourcing.

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ART BELONGS AT DAYCARE.

[Deleted]

I'll be impressed when little Harpsichord is writing out the Greek alphabet.

[cjeanette]

1. My kids totally did that too. Not on purpose though. Does she think they are intentional circles?

2. Fat crayons

3. The art is for daycare people are all killjoy. Art eats up time and doesn't fill your house with a crap ton of toys. It has been a staple in my home since 2006.

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[noodleskooze]

I've tried to let Leo color two times.

1. Bit a chunk out of the crayon
2. Drew a half-inch yellow squiggle and called it good.

I'll try again when he's older. Making car sounds a million times a day seems to be good enough for now.