Lesson Plans

Ideas and resources

Pentel Art Supplies {Review and Craft}

by 2 Comments

I was so excited to receive a package of some of their art supplies  from Pentel including watercolors and beautiful markers.   I decided to have some of our dear friends over and do a craft with the kids. I found a great abstract watercolor craft  from Bloesem Kids that I thought would work perfectly with the watercolors set they gave me.

My friend Kim, who is  a wonderful photographer as you can see by these photos came over and our children got right to work on the project.

We first used some India Ink to draw out our floral designs on watercolor paper. You need to use that in order to not have the black ink bleed.

Once we let them dry, we let the children choose their watercolors. The colors of the paints were so vibrant and beautiful, it was hard to choose.  Once we got the feel for how much water to paint ration worked best, the children really began to enjoy their creations! They came alive! Overall, the girl’s had a wonderful time and  each piece came out completely unique and perfect! I know I speak not only for myself but for the children, that we are so thankful to Pentel for making such wonderful supplies to create with!

 

 

Trackbacks

Have you read?

Easy Pen and Paper Games for Road Trips and Beyond

When my daughter was younger I would spend a lot of time trying to come up with activities she could do in the car on long road trips and things to entertain her when we were waiting at restaurants and things that didn’t involve screens. 

But it turns out there are a lot of great activities you can do with just a piece of paper and a pen. 

What Do We Do All Day has a great collection of pen and paper games, including some that can be done with just one person, though they’re all more fun if you have at least two. 

There are some classics on here like hangman and dots and boxes, but there are also quite a few I hadn’t heard of before. 

I don’t want to spoil the whole list for you because you should definitely click over there and look around, but I will share about the one that you see pictured above. 

This game is called Bridges, and you start by making the big random shape and the dividing it into a bunch of sections (the post says 30-50 sections is ideal but I think this one is smaller than that). 

Each player gets their own color marker and you take turns drawing bridges from one space to another, crossing a third. Once there’s a bridge, no other bridges can start, end or cross in those spaces. Keep going until no more bridges can be built, and the person who makes the last bridge wins. 

Check out the post over at What We Do All Day for more great ideas for no or almost-no prep games you can play with your kids or that kids can play together. I’d love to know if you have a favorite paper and pen game, whether it’s on this list or a different one. 

[Photo: What We Do All Day]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *