And the IKEA easel that I converted to a magnetic board on the dry erase side.
I have also bought him finger paint but haven't smoked enough crack to let him try it.
BIL got DD an easel and a pack of fingerpaints for Christmas. I hid the paint on the top shelf of the coat closet pretty much immediately but the damage had been done and she kept asking about her "paint fingers" for weeks. Finally sometime in June I dragged the easel out to the deck and let her go to town with the finger paints. Learn from my mistake and don't give access to all the colors at once because you just end up with a brownish mess. Now I know why daycare paintings tended to only involve one or two colors!
I'm not brave enough to give the girls markers yet, but my cousin and I are having craft night and are making muffin tin crayons. Hopefully the babies appreciate our efforts.
Post by DarcyLongfellow on Sept 23, 2014 21:20:05 GMT -5
You know what my 15 month old is obsessed with? Her sister's Magna doodle -- you know, the red rectangle and you have a little pen attached that you draw, then slide the thing at the bottom across to erase it. Obsessed. She carries i around like a lovey :-)
Also, Color Wonder ALL the way. I actually just broke DD1's color wonder stuff out for DD2 today, and she loved it.
The Melissa and Doug crayons are the absolute best -- don't waste your money on crayola :-). They sell them at Target and other places, but they were recently at my local SteinMart for super cheap.
Post by matildasun on Sept 23, 2014 21:20:45 GMT -5
My favorites are regular crayons and water color paints (the ones on the tray, nothing fancy). I have a pad of thicker paper for the water colors, a roll from Ikea for big drawings, construction paper for birthday cards, plain white paper, and (gasp!) coloring books. I like water colors, because there is very little damage they can create with them, since without a brush and water they are useless.
I hate washable crayons. When they get eaten, and they will get eaten, the color drips down their faces and oozes all in their mouths. It is gross.
Markers are currently the bane of my existence. M loves to draw all over his body, his sister's body, and my walls. He also once bit off the top of a color wonder marker and stuck it up his nose.
I am, apparently, a little too breezy about the craft supplies.
Post by DarcyLongfellow on Sept 23, 2014 21:31:14 GMT -5
Oh, and I didn't do "art" with DD1 until she was a bit older, but DD2 sees her sister doing stuff and screams at me.
Art projects for a 3 year old and older are gold -- DD1 will spend 2 hours applying glitter glue to a wooden jewelry box, or making a huge play doh mess, or painting with water colors.
Art projects with toddlers are just more work for me!
DD just tries to eat crayons so we haven't tried much. In restaurants is pretty much it. She will scribble for a few seconds then crumple the paper and eat the crayon.
I did just buy her some crayons and a coloring book because drawing was on the 18 month checklist from her pedi. Since she's not in daycare I'm sure I am failing her in this area, lol.
We have lots of options. Color Wonder markers (DD LOVES the brush style ones especially), a metric ton of crayons, coloring books (from the Target Dollar Spot, simple ones are best), paper rolls, etc. For non-messy options, DD loves to draw on those magna doodle and aqua doodle boards.
sidenote: I like Veronika, truly, but I wish she'd style Harpers hair differently sometimes.
Post by iheartbanjos on Sept 24, 2014 6:20:56 GMT -5
Crayola makes triangular shaped crayons, which is how we started.
In my sample size of one child, I have found that once you introduce markers, they don't want much to do with crayons, so I would hold off, even on the color wonders.
This may get me kicked off the board, but I actually like the rose art version of color wonders over crayola. The rose art coloring books are like normal coloring books where the crayola ones have weird designs in them and are a different experience than coloring with normal crayons.
Crayola makes triangular shaped crayons, which is how we started.
In my sample size of one child, I have found that once you introduce markers, they don't want much to do with crayons, so I would hold off, even on the color wonders.
This may get me kicked off the board, but I actually like the rose art version of color wonders over crayola. The rose art coloring books are like normal coloring books where the crayola ones have weird designs in them and are a different experience than coloring with normal crayons.
I haven't used the rose art version, but I was really disappointed in the crayola books where they make you color inside the lines.
Post by whitepicketfence on Sept 24, 2014 8:52:42 GMT -5
I haven't read the rest of the post yet but we used those Crayola Pipsqueak markers for awhile. They're still the easiest for DD2 to use at age 3. Really, as long as they're washable you'll be fine. DD1 used to color on carpeting, walls, etc as a toddler (she was sneaky) and it always washed out.
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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Art is for daycare with toddlers. No way will you convince me that paint or glitter would be fun with a 15 month old boy. Or 2 seconds of stabbing the paper with a crayon followed by 10 minutes of him trying to eat / break / hide / throw the crayons.
I can handle markers and crayons but paint is for my MIL's house (she's an artist and LOVES painting with dd...go right ahead, lol) or preschool. Eff that at home.
We got the triangular crayons from crayola for DD. She also likes the cups that hold the playdoh. I made the mistake of buying the ikea stamp markers for her. BIG mistake. Don't be like me. Only washable stuff from now on.
Post by Ashley&Scott on Sept 24, 2014 9:40:41 GMT -5
M LOVES art, daycare does a better job exposing him to the various options but we try at home too. We started with just crayons & paper, then slowly added things over time. We have a table in our basement that I covered in wrapping paper (to protect it). I turned this area into a "craft" station so we do most of our art down there.
We have: plain white paper & cardstock various character coloring books stickers paper plates (great to paint on) baby wipes (to wipe up messy hands-great for removing paint & markers) Crayola washable finger paints Crayola washable markers Crayola crayons Jumbo paper pad Color Wonder markers & coloring books Aquadoodle Magnadoodle
The paints & markers are only used in the "craft" area. The other stuff isn't really messy so we let him use it in whatever room we happen to be playing in. They said he loves the dot markers at DC but we don't have them at home.
@natariru I'm like 99% sure she's been posting over here, shall I share the screen name or does that violate some sort of GBCN ethical code
I don't really care, nor do I have a problem with her. I only realized she blocked me bc I was looking for the name of an etsy shop who sent her some cute headbands for a friend.
I'm thick skinned so I didn't think I said anything particularly mean so whatever. I'll continue being the S&B meanie
I didn't think any of it was really that mean. I mean, when you whore your kid out for free hair bows, you open yourself up to comments on how you display your free goods. But apparently that was snarky. <shrug>
Post by MadamePresident on Sept 26, 2014 20:04:17 GMT -5
My husband has a small white board he will color on with Nods. She loves it. I have a cluttering book and chunky crayons I give her sometimes, but she doesn't love it.
My husband has a small white board he will color on with Nods. She loves it. I have a cluttering book and chunky crayons I give her sometimes, but she doesn't love it.
lol at first I read this as small white beard.
I just had to double check to make sure that wasn't what I typed. I used my tablet which has swipe typing. It's really fast and also really inaccurate. I try tore mm ember to go back and proof read, but sometimes I forget.