Hi friends, I have a fun new product to share with you today! We’ve been loving our Kwik Stix paint pens by The Pencil Grip and now they’ve come out with a thinner version. Since we’re all about art supplies over here, I wanted to give them a try.
The Thin Stix are about half the width of the original sticks which make them a little easier to use for writing and a bit more detail. My older daughter does a lot of art work and she would have liked them to be even thinner, but I’m not sure if that’s possible with the product itself.
We still like the regular sticks for covering larger areas, but these are a nice addition when you’re going for a little more detail in your artwork.
If you aren’t familiar with Kwik Stix they’re actually paint in a stick. So they glide on really smoothly, and can be blended somewhat as well. They go on wet, but dry within about 90 seconds which is nice. And one thing that that I definitely appreciate is that they come out in an even amount. So you don’t have any large globs of paint like when working with paint and brushes.
We found that they work best with thicker, painting paper as opposed to regular copy paper. Since they are wet, they do act just like paint and can soak through thinner paper.
Hopefully you can see in this close up that they dry with a rather interesting texture to them as well. They kind of remind me of an acrylic paint.
There is also relatively no mess with these unless your kiddos decide to color on something other than their paper!
And they come in a lovely variety of colors as well. I think these are the a great idea especially for younger kids who love to paint!
You can get Kwik Stix online here, and I’ve also seen them in Target stores as well!
Want to win a set for your family?
The Pencil Grip is hosting a giveaway for a 12 pack of their new Thin Kwik Stix to one of you! Just enter below!
Disclaimer: I received these products in exchange for review on my blog. The opinions expressed on my site are my own, and were not influenced by the company or free product provided.
These are amazing! Perfect for art time. Thank you for keeping us up to date. 🙂
These would be perfect for my daughter! She loves drawing and just came to me last night to let me know that a couple colors dried out. These are very versatile.
My daughter is an aspiring artist and would love these! And I would love the mess-free aspect!!
My kids love to paint. These look like a good option to keep in mind for a little less mess!.
These are really cool, especially with a bunch of boys.
My girls would love these. Thank you for sharing the info about them. : )
Know my daughters would love these. I’m ready to give up the old tubes of tempera paint and give these a try!
My daughter would love these! I’ve been eyeing the regular Kwix stix for awhile as my daughter loves all things art, but I didn’t know if they were any good. I’ll have to pick some up for Easter Basket. Thank you for doing the giveaway!
We love the original and love the idea of thinner Kwik Stix
OH MY! My daughter would LOVE these. She’s got a birthday coming up too. What a great gift idea! Thanks for the review.