Friday, May 22, 2015




PUFF BALLS –JJJJJ
These are great!  There are a variety of sizes, and good enough quality for any craft project you have in mind.

PAINT BRUSHES – JJ
Occasionally, we have stumbled across some good some quality brushes at the dollar store that will enable your strokes to be even and straight.  For most CCamp projects, we prefer brushes that will allow us to paint fine features and sleek designs. These, though, have rough edges and not very fine bristles.  If you are using them for glue or projects that do not require precision, these will work very well.  And because they are cheap enough, do not need to be washed or saved, which is a huge plus.

PERMANENT MARKERS – JJJ
While most of these markers appear to be permanent,   not all are.  And, unfortunately, the ink does not last very long.  For the money, maybe.  But for CCamp, we prefer Sharpies.

WATERCOLORS –JJJJ
These are also great—especially for watercolor art projects and painting workshops.  The colors are quite brilliant, and appear to hold their color for a long time. 

CRAFT FOAM –JJJ
This would be OK, but the sheets are very thin.  To do what we at Camp would need them for—such as Mazes & Labyrinths, we need craft foam that is more stable.  For basic glue-on decorating, though, as we might use for Puppets or other decorating workshops, these work well enough.

ACRYLIC PAINTS –JJJJJ

These are also good. The paint is just great.  The best, is that they come in cute little containers that snap closed easily.  For us, it makes distributing paints like this much easier than putting the paint into cups or palettes.  They can also be refilled!  Hah! Really happy with these.  And for a dollar?  It’s a wow.