Does your child love to draw and paint? Do they sketch or color your walls? Don’t let that infuriate you or stop them from doing what they love. Encourage them to bring out their artistic talents by guiding them to the proper place to do it. Provide them with their own standing easel and art easel companion set to unleash their creative juices. But before you go ahead and purchase one for them here are some important points to help you choose the right standing easel.
Tips to buy easel
1. Flexibility to support multiple drawing medium like paint, chalk, pens, crayons, markers etc to create their artistic masterpiece.
2. Ability to adjust height easily, this is very important as when the kids grow the easel can be adjusted to their comfortable working height. The easel should make it easier for the kids to draw without having to reach awkwardly and hamper their effectiveness.
3. Support for different canvas / paper sizes is a true hallmark of a good art easel. Different projects need different sizes of drawing material and the easel should provide support for the same.
4. Easy-to-clean design – We all know that art can be messy. So it’s important that the easel allows trays and board to be easily removed, and washed individually
5. Provide storage for supplies - Easels with drawers or trays can keep supplies readily at hand, such as brushes, paints, pencils and erasers. These kinds of storage accessories help keep items organized and make it easier to grab what is needed quickly.
6. Portability is important so that the easel can be moved indoors or outdoors. Inspiration can come from anywhere and your tools for the trade should not inhibit you from those creative moments.
7. Easy to assemble - The easel that you choose should be quick and effortless to assemble. It should also be easy to store away when the work is done.
8. Safety, the last and the most important aspect of all. The easel should be in compliance with all or most of the US consumer product safety regulations. Make sure the tools and accessories that come along are also child-safe.
Hope these 8 tips help you to pick the right kids art easel.
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