{"id":15935,"date":"2016-08-09T07:58:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2023-08-22T20:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:00:50","slug":"not-your-parents-paint-by-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/08\/09\/not-your-parents-paint-by-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Your Parents’ Paint-by-Number"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paint-by-Number<\/p>\n

I remember attempting a few paint-by-number kits as a child. <\/strong>They were all huge — 16 x 20 or bigger — with infinitesimally small areas to be filled in with smelly oil paints that were easily smudged and took approximately three weeks to dry between layers.<\/p>\n

By the time my masterpiece was ready for a second color, I’d completely lost interest in the project. I don’t think I ever completed a single painting<\/strong> that way.<\/p>\n

These Paint-by-Number Museum<\/a> kits by Faber Castell aren’t like that.<\/p>\n

\"Paint-by-Number<\/p>\n

Timberdoodle<\/a> recently sent me this collection to review, and my children were more than happy to try them out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Six things I love about these Paint-by-Number Museum Art Kits<\/h2>\n

Here are just a few of my favorite things about these painting kits:<\/p>\n

1. The canvases are small:<\/h2>\n

Rather than the poster-sized projects of my childhood, these paintings are just 6″ x 8″. That’s much more manageable — and less overwhelming<\/strong> — for little artists. The smaller size increases that odds that they’ll actually finish the project.<\/p>\n

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2. The paints dry quickly:<\/h2>\n

No need to wait weeks between layers! These paintings can be completed in a matter of hours<\/strong> rather than months.<\/p>\n

Our children painted during quiet evenings at home<\/strong>. Unfortunately, such evenings have been sporadic enough this summer that it still took them a couple of weeks to finish (and our 8-year-old was not quite<\/em> done with his, as of this writing) — but not so long that anybody lost motivation.<\/p>\n

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3. The subjects are familiar:<\/h2>\n

All four projects in this collection are replicas of famous paintings your kids have probably seen before<\/strong>:<\/p>\n