Arts & Crafts

Our ECOMAX Kids Paintee Peeps are sensory play friends that double as a child’s first paint brushes. Each brush is designed for little hands and will inspire creativity, improve fine motor skills, and provide hours of imaginative play. Equally as important is a plastic-free toy option for your child.

• Ethically handmade in Sri Lanka
• Materials: FSC certified rubber wood; coconut & sisal hairs; non-toxic paint coatings compliant with US toy safety standards. Paint NOT included.
• Dimensions: tallest brush is 5.2 inches (box is 5.8 in. X 5 in. X 1.6 in.)
  
• Suitable for ages 2+

50% of profits donated support education of the producers' children. By choosing this type of play set, you support Fair Trade, a plastic free planet, and help provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to women producers in Sri Lanka.

Unleash your artistic flair with these hand-carved print blocks! Embrace the beauty of age-old hand black-printing techniques from India. Turn plain paper or textiles into works of art. Choose your favorite non-toxic acrylic paints, get yourself a rubber brayer for smooth application and off you go! Sold individually.

• Handmade in India
• Materials: mango wood* 
• Dimensions: daisy (1.65"), fennel (2"), fern (2.5"), forestry (2.75"), lotus (1.65"), plume (2.2"), rosemary (2.5"), starlight (2"). All blocks average 1.5 in. H

*This product is made with farmed mango wood that comes exclusively from managed plantations. As mango trees age, they stop bearing fruit altogether and only then are harvested for their wood. Before reaching this stage, however, new trees are always planted; thus continuing a sustainable cycle ensuring no harm to the natural environment.

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.

The 1921 step-by-step guide to drawing by E.G. Lutz that's remained a classic for aspiring artists for over a century.
Learn the basics of illustration from influential cartoonist and early animation pioneer E.G. Lutz and start drawing today with Drawing Made Easy . This fun, whimsical beginner's guide from a century ago offers today's young artist clear step-by-step instructions and fundamental techniques for approaching a range of useful subjects. Easy-to-follow visual examples and straightforward written instructions show how to vividly render a wide selection of flora, fauna, and people in a variety of settings and scenes. Beautiful flowers, soaring birds and butterflies, galloping horses, playful people, and so much more are brought to life on the pages of this lovingly reproduced facsimile reprint. E.G Lutz has been guiding aspiring artists across generations, beginning with a young Walt Disney who was inspired by a copy of Animated Cartoons, Lutz's early guide to animation published in 1920 . Now see why Drawing Made Easy remains an essential guide more than one hundred years later.

E.G. Lutz (1868-1951) was an American cartoonist and author known for his how-to art manuals and books about the developing film industry.

96 pages, Paperback

Dimensions: 7.5 in. W x 5 in. H

Made in the USA

This step-by-step drawing guide from acclaimed cartoonist E.G. Lutz has helped budding artists hone their skills since 1913. E.G. Lutz provides simple, step-by-step instructions for constructing over one hundred distinct drawings, including lighthouses, horses, dragonflies, parakeets, and human expressions. The guide also demonstrates how to detail completed line art and how to draw subjects in profile as well as in front view. Younger artists will be especially enchanted by the sweet animal illustrations. A world-renowned cartoonist, E.G. Lutz's 1920 book Animated Cartoons greatly influenced Walt Disney's early career. Lutz also the author of Drawing Made Easy (1921), a popular guide for young artists. His enduring work is marked by a straightforward style of prose and illustration. Lutz's style is preserved in this facsimile reprinting of his very first work. 

What to Draw and How to Draw It is a wonderful gift for beginning artists, who will delight in these charming creations from E.G. Lutz.

78 pages, Paperback

Dimensions: 7.5 in. W x 5 in. H

Made in the USA

A coloring and activity paperback book to accompany the children's book by the same name. The coloring pages and activities reflect the themes of unconditional love and the sky. As the message in Always, Always, Always is - no matter what the sky will show, unconditional love remains the same. Coloring pages are reminiscent of the images found in the original picture book. The activities are designed with little learners in mind, with challenging activities like, line & letter tracing, identifying shapes, patterns, numbers, colors, and counting.

About the author

34 pages

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in

Printed in the United States

From the authors and illustrator of Goodnight St Louis, comes a uniquely whimsical coloring experience where the City is your canvas and imagination is your guide! Featuring more than 20 black and white illustrations, this coloring book offers a new way to explore and enjoy the Gateway City. 

Pages are perforated for easy removal. Back of each page features interesting facts about each landmark. It's sure to be a wonderful adult-child opportunity to spend time together!

Authors: June Herman and Julie Dubray

Illustrated by Karen Heyse

Made in the USA

Brightly painted animals are carved on the ends of these big balsa wood crayons. Each bundle of 8 comes in a box with educational material about Fair Trade and perfect for coloring books! Animal designs vary.

• Handmade in Ecuador
• Dimensions: 5.5 in. long and 0.75 in. in width