Suggestions for buying art supplies

Are you back in school? My grandchildren have been back in school since August 1. I read online that most schools in the U.S. are on an August-May calendar. I am torn between this calendar and an old one when school started a few days before Labor Day, had two days off for thanksgiving, two weeks for Christmas/Winter break, and a week for Spring Break. School was out at the end of May. It is my opinion that children learn better if they are in a routine without a lot of distractions and breaks.

So have you been to Ollies yet? I had to go check out the art supplies. I didn’t find much but there were plenty of canvases and one rack area with a few Crayola name brand dry erase crayons and markers, some off brand art supplies, and plenty of coloring books! I’m still looking for the best way to store my grandchildren’s art supplies. By the way if you use Crayola Playdough and it gets dropped on the carpet, let it dry out a bit and it will vacuum right on up!

We now have several places to shop for children’s art supplies but for professionals, look on the internet. I buy from Dick Blick because there is a distribution center in Atlanta and two stores in Savannah and an easy website. If Dick Blick doesn’t have what I need, then Amazon does! Several artists I know use Cheap Joe’s website.

There are my hints and suggestions for buying supplies. Have a good day! Mizz Mac

For lessons online Mizz Mac is on Facebook and has her own blog, www.artforkidsonline.blogspot, and website, www.artforkidsonline.com