Avenir: Paint Stick Set (small set, basic colours)

6,90

Parents love pain sticks because they are portable and a bit more mess-free than normal paint – but you know us! For us, mess-free it is not enough reason to love or recommend it! We love paint sticks because it is a super fun and satisfying medium for budding young artists! The shape and size perfectly fits into their palm and it glides smoothly on paper (or many other different surfaces) leaving vibrant colours behind!

This set contains 6 paint sticks in basic colours (red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple). 

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    Description

    About the product:

    • Article number: BTS196011
    • Brand: Avenir
    • The set contains 6 tempera paint sticks in basic colours (red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple)
    • Water soluble solid, vibrant paint that twists up and down like a glue stick. Glides easily, it has super smooth texture and dries in 60 seconds. Can be used on different surfaces like paper, cardboard, canvas or wood.
    • Please note that paints can stain clothing, furnishing and carpets. Stains can be removed by soaking the stained cloth overnight and washing it with soapy water (or with stain remover used).
    • Recommended age by the manufacturer: 3+. Small parts (like crumbling paint) can mean choking hazard! With younger children only use with adult supervision!
    • Avenir toys and craft materials are designed in Germany and made in China.
    • CE certified, conforming EU safety regulations. It does not contain any toxic material and safe to use with children – it is not a cosmetic product, though, so please do not use it for skin painting on purpose. After painting, wash the stained skin with soapy water.

    Good to know: the paint sticks are safe and non-toxic, but they are not made of natural materials and come in a plastic cover – so in our shop, where we prefer and prioritise natural materials, this set might feel a little bit odd one out! But sometimes, when we feel it would anyway add a great play or artistic value, we make exceptions! It is really hard to find diverse artistic medium for children made of exclusively natural materials, but we believe letting children experience with a wider range of different materials to create is beneficial for them – it can help their creative fluency later.

    What are paint sticks?

    Many time they are also called tempera sticks, and practically they are smoothly gliding vibrant coloring sticks (a bit like glue sticks). Parents love it because it dries fast and offers a mess-free creation – though, you know we are not afraid of mess, especially when it comes to art! So that’s not the only reason why we would recommend them. They are easy to hold by small hands, who just started to create and experiment with mark making, and the easy application and strongly pigmented colours it gives confidence and a feel of easy success (just like felt tip pens) even for young artists! It is also a much more sensorial experience than crayons or felt tip pens. If we were to compare these tempera paint sticks to another art product, they are somewhere in between a smooth silky crayon and paint, and a little bit similar to oil pastels maybe. They are most suited for large surfaces (which younger children naturally love!), color spreading, and later abstract art.