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This
year, we're using Djeco as our main art curriculum. Djeco won Best Art
Supplies of the Year and after using three of their kits so far, I
recommend them over any other children's art set. I especially love
Djeco because they offer a wide variety of different mediums for
different ages. Each kit includes everything you need. They're perfect
for children who are naturally artistic and children who may
not be or haven't had the chance to find out. The Djeco kits offer a
wonderful opportunity for homeschooling parents who aren't artistic to
give their children a great art experience. Each kit comes with a
detailed, illustrated book that kids can use to learn the techniques
quickly and easily with little to no help from mom.
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The first kit I want to highlight is the Djeco Glitter Animals. We've been studying India and the Far East so this went along perfectly.
This kit is recommended for children from 6 to 12. My 3rd graders
really enjoyed it and were able to do everything themselves. The kit
included 4 different animals on durable cardboard. What's really cool
is that no glue is involved. You pull off paper to reveal stickiness
underneath, pour on the color of glitter you want, dump off the extra,
and repeat until you have a beautiful piece of glittery Eastern-style
art. It provided my daughters with an hour of art. If this set is only
meant for one child, it would provide hours of art class.
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The Djeco Glitter Art kit we reviewed sells for 19.99 on Timberdoodle. Plus, you earn 20 doodle dollars with the purchase, which equals $1.00 off a future purchase.
The Doodle Dollars incentive is pretty awesome, and makes everything you buy at Timberdoodle more affordable.
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This
semester, my children are learning about Europe. They love geography
(yes, 2nd graders can love geography)--it's so exciting to discover new
places, people, and cultures, and art is a large part of every culture.
When I was notified that I'd been approved to blog for Timberdoodle, I
thought it'd be awesome to find an art kit that would compliment our
study of Europe. That's when I came across Djeco Nathalie's Oil Pastel
Workshop. The set
features the work of professional artist and illustrator Nathalie Novi,
one of the greatest French artists specializing in the use of pastels.
The workshop kit is geared towards an older child (9 and up), teen, or
adult
looking to expand her skills. My kiddos are a bit under the recommended
age range but they're very experienced when it comes to art and have
used pastels in the past. This kit was perfect for them and it went
along awesomely since we've been learning about the countries of Europe,
including France. They loved it. I loved it.
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Djeco
won Best Art Supplies of the Year, and it's easy to see why! These art
kits are incredible! After reading about them, I was expecting our
first one (Djeco Nathalies Oil Pastel Workshop) to be great but it actually exceeded our expectations. Today my youngest daughter, who is only 7, made an absolute pastel masterpiece.
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Learn From One of France’s Greatest Pastel Artists
The
Djeco art kits are award winners. They're made in Paris, France,
actually, and they're a family owned company. The Djeco kits come in a
variety of mediums (oil pastels, paints, glitter art, and more) and are
geared toward a wide variety of ages. While our kit was for older
children, there are also kits for preschoolers and younger children.
The next Djeco art kit we'll be ordering from Timberdoodle is the Abstract Art Workshop. I'm so excited to teach my children about another aspect of art appreciation! They learn so much more by actually doing the art they're learning about.
