Choose safe felt-tip pens for your child

Among parents, it is often believed that the use of felt-tip pens by children is harmful - this is the notorious drawing on wallpaper, and unsuccessful attempts to wash children's clothes. And mothers are afraid that an unreasonable child will try to taste the “tools for creativity”. But it may be wiser and more rational not to prohibit creative experiments, but to choose safe felt-tip pens for a child. Let's see how feasible this task is.

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Product requirements

Drawing with felt-tip pens is very popular. The advantages of this type of creativity include:

• Bright colours.
• A beautiful, rich and even trace from the tip.
• Variety of tint palette.
• No pressure needed.

What determines a quality product? To choose safe children's felt-tip pens, they should meet such requirements.

Ink

Water based only. They do not contain toxic substances, are easily washed off. Another advantage of such products is a wide range of colors and economical consumption.

Important! Even if the baby forgot to put the cap on the product, it will not dry out.

Tip material

Plastic is a common material, but it is not suitable for children due to stiffness. Suitable options are nylon or fiber. It is important that the material is well pressed. It is more convenient to draw with such products, they will last much longer.

Tip size

The choice depends on the age of the young artist. The younger the child, the thicker the tip of the felt-tip pens should be. If the diameter of the rod is less than 3 mm, then such drawing accessories are suitable only for the student.

Body

Ideal for kids and preschoolers - polypropylene. It is elastic. It’s not easy to break the polypropylene body. If the case is broken, then there are no sharp edges.

Important! Ink in a polypropylene case does not dry out so quickly. It is equally important to make sure that the child is comfortable to hold the marker.

Cap

It is advisable for a small child to buy drawing supplies with large caps, as it will be difficult to swallow them.

Number of colors

7 primary colors plus black and brown are enough for kids. Older children can buy drawing sets with a large number of shades.

Important! With the right tools for creativity, it's time to spend time with your child and teach him the basics of this art form. To make it easy and right for you, use our tips, how to teach a child to draw.

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Safe felt-tip pen - what is it?

Conventional felt-tip pens are not recommended for children under 3 years old. Even better is to get them to your child before he goes to first grade. For kids there are special accessories for drawing. Let's consider them in more detail.

With a stamp

When the kid learns to draw, at first it is difficult for him to portray something realistic. So far, he has been confidently drawing only lines and something remotely resembling geometric shapes. A set with a stamp helps literally in a few seconds to get a full-fledged drawing. It is enough to grease the rubber cliche with a felt-tip pen and make a color print on paper.

Important! This is by no means a futile exercise. Working with cliches is excellent finger gymnastics. Along the way, the kid repeats the names of the flowers and with pleasure “discusses” what unexpectedly appeared on the album sheet for him.

Water will wash everything away

These drawing supplies are the dream of mothers who fear that colored spots do not wash off children's clothing. These markers are special. The results of children's creativity are easily washed off the surfaces with water. It's not just about clothes. Often the victims of children's creativity are doors, walls, upholstered furniture and floor coverings. Now it's not scary at all!

Body painting

You cannot use ordinary markers for this purpose:

• First, do not forget about the habit of children pulling their hands in their mouths.
• Secondly, washing colorful doodles from the skin is at least problematic.
• Thirdly, experiments with traditional felt-tip pens can end not just with a decorated child’s face, but with an allergic reaction.

There are no such problems with special safe children's markers. They contain only safe food coloring.

Important! Such products will be useful to older children. For example, in preparation for fancy-dress matinees to create holiday images.

Chameleon Air Markers

Using air felt pens is a very useful activity. However, drawing in the usual sense is difficult to call. The fact is that the dye is applied to the paper by spraying from a distance of approximately 0.8-1.0 cm. In this case, colored blots and splashes are obtained, which, after acquiring a certain skill, form a pattern.

Important! The packaging says that the products are intended for children from 4-5 years old. However, in young children everything turns out great. You only need to show how to use the magic tubes filled with paint. It is also a workout for the lungs.

Complete with markers is a stencil. But first, it is recommended to draw without it, so that the baby is trained to blow paint. Mixing colors allows you to get completely unexpected shades. And with the help of a magic white pencil it is possible to change the color.

Important! In addition to drawing, there are many more useful activities. If your imagination is already on the verge of drying out, use our ideas:

• What to do with a child at home?
• How to make a slime from an air conditioner?
• Interesting ideas for modeling - master classes for children.

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As you can see, there are a lot of variants of felt-tip pens for children's creativity. Create beautiful masterpieces with your child. There are all the possibilities for this.