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 look so fun! Both of my kids would really enjoy them.
These would definitely be out to good use by my three art-loving daughters! I love the cleanliness factor!
These would be perfect for my Kindy don’t who begs to paint. Momma just hates the clean up! Thank you for sharing. His birthday is in a few weeks and you just gave me an awesome present idea.
These look fun! They would be great for my daughter. She doesn’t like to touch art supplies or get messy due to sensory issues.
These would be great for the road trip we are planning this summer for my 4 year old!
Thanks for the chance to win! My kids would love these. And I would love the low mess factor
We use Kwik Stix based upon a previous review by COAH. We LOVE them! So glad to see the smaller size now.
We would love a set of these for our homeschool! I think the thinner ones are a great idea!
My daughter is super creative. These would be nice for those times when it’s inconvenient to get out all the painting supplies!
I would use them to make signs to hang around the school!