How to Buy Children's Art Desks and Craft Kits

Crayola offers many different art desks and fun craft kits sure to brighten up a rainy day.

Instructions

1. Understand that Crayola is known for its fine art products.

2. Realize that all Crayola art desks and craft kits are reasonably priced at $15 or under.

3. Examine the Crayola line of art desks. These are not furniture-sized desks, but small laptop or tabletop compact writing surfaces for children.

4. Purchase the Stow Away Art Desk ($15) if you want a desk that will store art supplies and fold up for easy storage or travel.

5. Use the Sit and Doodle Lap Desk ($10) comfortably anywhere. It has a beanbag bottom, a hard top and a storage area.

6. Consider the Tabletop Art Easel ($13), which can be used as a dry-erase board or as a real easel. It comes with crayons, colored pencils and paint. This folds flat for easy storage.

7. Organize all those art supplies that don't have a home with the Desktop Art Caddy ($10).

8. Backlight to allow easy tracing with the Light Up Tracing Desk ($15).

9. Look at the varied craft kits available from Crayola. The Model Magic kits ($15) are popular, as they come with a special modeling clay that is soft, spongy and easy to work with, but is not crumbly.

10. Consider the Color Wipeoffs kits ($10 to $15). These kits come with a dry-erase surface and wipe-off markers. The dry-erase surface makes for easy cleanup.

11. Notice the other craft kits available. The Tons of Painting Fun kit ($15) comes with a smock and paint.

12. Give a child the Collecting Memories kit ($15) as a beginning scrapbook experience.

13. Let children decorate their own treasure chests with the See Inside Treasure Boxes ($10).

14. Buy your Crayola product from your favorite online or local retailer or from the shopping list below.

Tips & Warnings

• Visit the Crayola Web site for some terrific craft ideas.