Petite Picasso Tools
When I announce “arts and crafts time” at my house, my little gals hoot and holler and scurry to the kitchen table. As my petite Picassos assess their tools, turn their heads down and become absorbed in coloring and cutting of their next masterpiece, I score time to cook dinner or clean the family room. It’s a win-win for everyone. Here are few eco-friendly art supplies to get your own artiste’s creative juices flowing.
xoxo,
Kristi
Editor
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Yes, we know you shouldn’t eat chalk, but that has never stopped toddlers from plunking it into their mouths. That’s why we’re excited for We Can Too Art’s edible chalk. Not that we advise making a meal out of it (although it does resemble grandma’s holiday cake), but at least your tyke can go to town on the driveway without any worry of lead exposure or inhaling chemical-ridden dust. You get five colors made from vegan, wheat-free, and organic ingredients like beets, spinach and blueberry for $12.
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Your color whiz can gleefully stray outside the lines with Earth Grown Crayons and you needn’t worry if you find your tot has decided to gnaw on them. The crayons are handmade by a Minnesota mom from renewable, biodegradable soy wax and non-toxic mineral pigments. They come in a dozen animal and other fun shapes, $8-$14, and all the packaging is constructed from recycled or reusable materials.
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There’s nothing like molding dough for sensory exploration. Your little demi-god will be happy to build an ark of animals with Eco Dough. Made with natural and organic fruit, plant and vegetable extracts such as blueberries, red cabbage and spinach, Eco Dough is soft, smells good and you get five colors for $24.
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Sketchers and scribblers alike will be just as happy using forest-friendly colored pencils from Stubby Pencil Studio as the mass-manufactured kind.The package of 12 vibrant pencils, $7, are made from California incense-cedar wood certified by to come from environmentally well-managed forests.
- Skip spending cash, and give in to your kids’ insatiable need to play with their food, by making edible finger paints. For naturally non-toxic fun, make thick, colorful paints from four simple kitchen staples. Or, for your baby’s first art project, whip up yummy yogurt finger paints – then eat the leftovers.
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