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The Best Art Easels for Kids, According to Art Educators
Swap out that tablet for an art easel!
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Tired of wiping finger paint off your walls? It might be time to invest in an easel for your little one. Perfectly tilted so they can observe their works of art in progress, the best art easels for kids will encourage creativity while also keeping your walls nice and clean. Melissa & Doug, Colorations, and Hape all make some impressive (and reasonably priced) easels that are available on Amazon. Then again, if you want to go a more bespoke direction, Creative Chaos, Créer & Co., and Whitney Brothers are all small businesses you can support.
The best art easels for kids in 2023:
If you're not quite sure where to start, consider what medium your child gravitates towards: paint, chalk, crayons, or pens. There are art easels with chalkboards, whiteboards, or both. Most come with clips to secure paper to the top, for painting or drawing. There are small easels for young children, large easels for older kids, and we even found the best travel easel for when you're on the go. (A travel easel might actually be the best keep-kids-busy-on-an-airplane hack we've seen.) Below, you'll find 10 picks selected by artists, teachers, and professionals in the childcare space.
After over a decade as a digital editor, Maggie Panos is navigating freelance writing and full-time parenting. She covered entertainment for POPSUGAR from New York and San Francisco before setting down roots in tree-covered Portland and focusing on local journalism. A self-proclaimed "okay baker", Maggie is interested in all things lifestyle — especially if those things involve Bravolebrities.
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