My three children (aged 6 & 2 years) and I experimented with Eco Toy’s new range of Botanical Glob Natural Blends Colours for the first time recently and found it a fabulous paint to use.
Choosing a paint that is specifically made for children is important . Acrylic and oil based paints are not appropriate for young children. Choosing paint, like Glob, that is made from natural compounds is a smart choice especially when you consider how much paint will come in contact with your child’s skin, and the possibility that small amounts will go in their mouths too. While most children’s paints are marketed as ‘non toxic’ they often still contain a variety of man-made chemicals which can inflame sensitive skin and irritate allergies as well as stain skin, clothes and furniture
The Glob paints come as small sachets of powder, and when mixed with a little water they turn into vibrant coloured, thick paints perfect for children of all ages.
You don’t need a lot of paint. Two table spoons of paint is enough to paint a lot of pictures and we found a teaspoon of the Glob powder mixed with a few teaspoons of water made enough for us all to paint till we ran out of paper and drying space!
Allow your child lots of time to enjoy the process. Young children often like to paint a lot in one sitting – painting until the paint or paper runs out! Join in with them and explore and experiment with the paints yourself. Talk about what you are doing. Notice the colours, how the pant feels, what you feel like when you paint.
And above all else… enjoy painting as much as your kids do!
You can purchase Glob Botanical Paints online here in the eco toys shop.
Article by Kate – Early Childhood Educator and Mum to 6 year old twin girls and a two year old boy. Blogging at picklebums.com
- Glob paints voted best natural paints by Eco Child’s Play.
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Hi Kate,
They sounds wonderful and the colours look so vibrant I would like to purchase some for my son but I was just wondering if these paints leave stains on materials or skin? And if so, is there an easy way to remove them?
Kind Regards
Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth,
I had a good had a chat to Kate about this and this was her response . .
“We had a good play with them when we first got them out and I actually painted my hand with a stripe of each colour and let it dry, then washed it off to see if it would stain and it washed off perfectly well. I didn’t leave it on for an extended period so no idea if it might stain if on your skin really long term, but it was there until it dried’.
The paints haven’t really been tested on clothing as both Kate’s kids and my daughter have always worn art smocks when painting which is what we would recommend anyway.
Hope this answers you question!