The Six Best Art Supplies for Kids Under $50
Whether you need great art supplies for homeschool and remote learning, or you are just looking for the best art supplies for kids that survive a weekend craft session, these are my favorites.
Why are these art supplies my favorites? Well, as a Mom and someone who is in the toy industry, these products tick three important boxes – most are washable, they have great bang for your buck, and each offers a lot of art potential to keep kids interested!
Colors of the World (Crayola)
Last year, Crayola came out with the Colors of the World crayon set. I love this set because not only does it teach kids about culture and ethnicity, but that it gives them lots of people drawing potential. Comes in a crayon set and a marker set – and the markers are washable.
MSRP: $2.99 (Crayons) $6.99 (Markers)
Chalk-ola Dot Markers (Chalkola)
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This kit comes with 10 dab markers in assorted colors plus a bonus activity book. Each marker is filled with ink that never dries out, doesn’t leak, and is water-based. Dot markers bring a unique visual to art, plus they promote hand and eye coordination and color recognition.
MSRP: $29.99
Scratch and Shimmer Spirograph (Playmonster)
This Playmonster Spirograph kit can create amazing designs. The kit features high quality, durable gears, a scratch tool., and scratch paper. When you scratch the paper, shimmery rainbow colors appear. However, the gears also work with most standard pens, markers, and pencils, and you can use standard paper too. It lets kids create unique designs and shapes in a variety of ways, which can up their art game.
MSRP: $19.99
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Air Marker Sprayer (Crayola)
Turn ordinary markers into spray art and airbrush art like a pro! Just plug it in, load a marker, and go! Markers are washable ink and kids can spray paint canvas or spray paint art onto an old pair of jeans, t-shirt, or sneakers. Then they can wash the item and do it again.
MSRP: $49.99
Ultimate Art Extravaganza (Cra-Z-Art)
This set from Cra-Z-Art features a handy container that is loaded with over 130 premium artist quality supplies like sidewalk chalk, super washable markers, colored pencils, mini twist-up crayons, a full set of crayons, glitter glue, and more! Also, get Cra-Z-Arts Metallic Markers to round it out (sold separately)!
MSRP: $24.99
Hey Clay (Fat Brain Toys)
Whether animals or aliens, one of these Hey Clay sets from Fat Brain Toys will get your kids creating with clay. The clay included in the various sets are soft, lightweight, non-sticky, nontoxic, and stain-free. As kids create with clay, they learn useful techniques – rolling perfect spheres, cylinders, facial features, textures, and more! Plus, clay is a great art medium to use in combination with other art supplies. Just keep it in a sealed jar to use again – or leave it out and it will harden into the shape in 24 hours.
MSRP: $16.95
Available at FatBrainToys.com, UncommonGoods.com
Having a great selection of art supplies at home lets kids express their creativity, feelings and is a great way for them to make decor, cards and so much more!
