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.Even though this can seem overwhelming,a simple pencil and piece of paper will work just fine for most of our lessons.
Drawing Supplies
Most of our lessons are drawing lessons,所以这些是我们使用最多的供应品。For these projects your kids will need a Sharpie (or black marker),don't forget they don't have to use a marker.Read this post if you'd like to know why we love using a marker instead of a pencil.他们还需要一本素描本（总是螺旋装订，they're easier to draw on) or just plain white printer paper.At the end of these drawing lessons we always color,we'll either use oil pastels or colored pencils.I personally love Pentel oil pastels and Prismacolor pencils,but any brand will work fine.
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Some of our drawing lessons add an element of cutting and gluing.For these projects,we'll use construction paper,scissors,and a glue stick.Shown above is are adult scissors,but children scissors are preferred.Children scissors will fit your child's hand better,plus they're much safer.Also,I prefer a glue stick over bottle glue.Glue sticks hold quicker and are a lot less messy.
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油漆用品
We don't paint as often,but when we do having the right painting supplies makes all the difference.You can use regular printer paper,but I would highly recommend getting watercolor paper.This paper is design to get wet;it's much thicker than regular paper.Your kids will also need two paint brush sizes,small and large.我不建议使用水彩套装的刷子；they are the worst 🙂 In our painting projects we'll either use watercolor or acrylic,Tempera is ok,but I prefer acrylic.There's two 金宝搏手机版下载苹果different types of watercolor,dry cakes (in the image above,it's on the left) or tubes (top right,these are full of集中liquid).管子更贵，但水彩画更有趣，because the paint is brighter and richer.丙烯酸漆装在大瓶子里，which can make getting a lot of colors expensive,but they'll last a long time.
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- Watercolor Paper
- 画笔
- 水彩（干蛋糕）
- Watercolor (tubes)(Remember this is concentrated paint)
- Watercolor Tray(Only needed if you buy watercolor in the tubes)
- Acrylic
折纸用品
We love origami!For these lessons,your kids will need origami paper.I've found there's two 金宝搏手机版下载苹果different kinds,标准折纸（左）和便宜折纸（右）。The cheap origami paper allows you to get a lot more for your money,but it's usually thicker and colored on both sides.If your kids love origami and are a bit obsessed,得到正确的东西。You can buy 金宝搏手机版下载苹果different styles of paper,solid color,pattern and even metallic.It also comes in 金宝搏手机版下载苹果different sizes.I usually get the largest size…but the super small paper is a lot of fun too.
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Sculpting Supplies
There's something about grabbing a piece of clay and shaping something into life.Your kids will love our sculpting projects.You can use any clay to do these project (even Play-Doy).I recommend using Crayola's Model Magic because it's easy for little hands and doesn't crumble.It also dries when they're all done making their masterpiece.I only buy white,so we can paint it after it dries.But Model Magic does come in all kinds of colors.Play-Doh is ok,但我不喜欢这种味道。It also crumbles and makes the biggest mess.Oil based clay is perfect for older artists,永远不会干涸。Air dry clay is also great for older kids especially if they want to let it harden.
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- Play-Doh
- Crayola Model Magic(Amazon doesn't seem to have a good way to purchase white,buy local)
- Oil Based Clay
- Air Dry Clay(Terra Cotta)