What would be the best medium to color this with? Crayons or colored pencils? ( for a 6 year old)
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I would suggest colored pencils because the boxes are small. I teach fourth grade and have my 9-10 year Syracuse what they choose and while it is possible to use crayons they have an easier time with sharpened colored pencils.
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Either would work. Pencils are best though - my 6 year old was happy to use colored pencils on these pages.
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Definitely colored pencils over crayons. Fine markers may work too. I like pencils but keep a sharpener handy to keep a pointed tip. Have fun!
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My 9 year old says colored pencils are best. Markers aren't a good choice bc there are mosaics on both sides of the paper. I have seen him using crayons and they're a little harder to fill the squares accurately.
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It really depends on the child. My 4 year old daughter has done fine with this size crayon. My 3 year old son doesn't have an issue except that he doesn't push down on the paper hard enough and therfore barely leaves a mark. You could always buy these and give them a try and if they don't work for you yet, just set them aside for when your child is ready for them.
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Use good quality chalk. I believe our grandchildren use Crayola Chalk. No I do not work for the Crayola company
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My son uses the blackwing pencils, which are quite soft. I guess they could be compared to colored pencils. This sharpener did a fantastic job.
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Any paint works, but I couldn't find refill paper. The paper is octagon shaped---not a easily found shape of paper! For that reason alone I'd consider a different set. That is the only thing I didn't like about this toy. Haven't used it since we ran out of the 8 sheets of paper it came with.
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I'm sure you could, but I never had tried it. I don't recommend crayons though!
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Seems like, with another Make-A-Plate Kit, we used our own water-based markers because theirs dried up before all my kids were done coloring. This time we just used theirs. I do believe that any water-based markers should work. I'd try it, but I hesitate to urge others to.
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I got them from the crayola site. Too bad amazon doesn't sell it (with free shipping)!
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I think frabic marker would work best. Tried a permanent marker and it seemed to run a little bit more. I put a piece of cardboard between layers because it seeps through. Good Luck! We did this last year and the kiddos loved them.
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I don't use colored pencils myself - I work in watercolors. These are for my kids as they have gotten older and enjoy colored pencils (they are all pretty artistic). I start them off young with Crayola and then go to Prismacolor. I have bought the Premier for them but they have been gifts at Christmas and I let them know these are not like Crayola and they have to take care of them. I found two links for you. Hope this helps! One is from a Blog: Just a Place for Cool Stuff http://pumibel.blogspot.com/2011/11/prismacolor-scholar-line-colored.html This is the other one. I found this on a Yahoo Canada Answers link: "The Premier is the artist quality and the Scholar is the student brand. The artist quality Premier is higher quality - they have more pigment and the pencils mix better as well. Source(s): Professional artist for a long time. Colored pencil artist for 23 years and counting..."
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The gel sticks are like using a glue stick. With watercolor crayons your 6 years old can use a paint brush with water and move the color around the project. Gel sticks are nice and you put them on the page and rub them around with the fingers. My grandson likes to move the color around with a brush and water only because he doesn't want to get his fingers dirty. Go on YouTube and get demonstrations about both products and that will be a great help to you. At 6 years old, they go from one product to another. You can buy inexpensive watercolor crayons to see if that is what he/she likes. Gels are nice but, more expensive. The gel sticks are like using a glue stick. With watercolor crayons your 6 years old can use a paint brush with water and move the color around the project. Gel sticks are nice and you put them on the page and rub them around with the fingers. My grandson likes to move the color around with a brush and water only because he doesn't want to get his fingers dirty. Go on YouTube and get demonstrations about both products and that will be a great help to you. At 6 years old, they go from one product to another. You can buy inexpensive watercolor crayons to see if that is what he/she likes. Gels... » Read More The gel sticks are like using a glue stick. With watercolor crayons your 6 years old can use a paint brush with water and move the color around the project. Gel sticks are nice and you put them on the page and rub them around with the fingers. My grandson likes to move the color around with a brush and water only because he doesn't want to get his fingers dirty. Go on YouTube and get demonstrations about both products and that will be a great help to you. At 6 years old, they go from one product to another. You can buy inexpensive watercolor crayons to see if that is what he/she likes. Gels are nice but, more expensive. « Show Less
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It is waxier than a typical colored pencil, yes. Crayon is probably the best way to describe it, and you will find it difficult if not impossible to erase. It's mainly higher quality than a child's crayon.
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Did anyone try the crayons on the board? I'm trying to find out before I buy it.
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I would suggest trying Crayola.com, maybe even Amazon has it available. Look around and good luck.
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It's not easy because the crayon is a bit wider and it is softer. I just tried it.
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Don't know if this is the "best" way...but I just use my Prismacolor pencil sharpener. It is the same sharpener I use for my watercolor pencils and colored pencils. Maybe there is a "best" or even "better" way. I never gave it that much thought...just used what I had... interesting question.
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Hi Gordon, I use most of the colors. I originally bought about 60 of the colored pencils, and perhaps due to my inexperience with blending, I wasn't really able to get exactly the colors I wanted. So I ended up buying the 150 count set. I'm absolutely in love with it. So far I've had every color I've needed and am very happy with the set! :) I can't say for sure if you will use all 150 pencils, but I definitely would recommend this set to any friend. Good luck! :)