Thin Stix Creativity Pack Review

I have talked a lot about The Pencil Grip, Inc. on my blog. My family loves their products and I’m excited to share with you Thin Stix Creativity Pack that I received recently.

My kids love using the Thin Stix on art projects that require a bit more details while doing crafts. I’m always amazed with the masterpieces they come up with. They never cease to amaze me.

Thin Stix Creativity Pack has the whole rainbow of colors in one nicely packaged box.

12 Classic Colors

6 Neon colors

6 Metalix

Thin Stix is basically a solid tempera paint that comes in a plastic tube that you can twist up and down-sort of like the glue stick containers. The paint is AP Certified-non-toxic and safe to use with your kids ages 3 and up. If you have a child with allergies Thin Stix is gluten free, egg, and peanut free.

The best part is that the paint dries in 90 second! Thin Stix works on paper, poster board, wood, canvas, and cardboard. They are convenient and can be used just about anywhere. No water or paint brushes required for this paint. I don’t have to do any clean-up as my kids just snap the lid back on them and put them away. Do you see why I get so excited about the many products I have used from The Pencil Grip, Inc. My kids love painting and I hate the messes-end of story. You know the saying; “If mom ain’t happy…” you get the point. I just don’t have time or patience to deal with big messes.

Do They Work?

The paint texture is smooth and firm. Thin Stix glides on smoothly to the surface you are applying it to. My kids are 15 and 11 and still love using these as a median for their art projects or just for fun. We haven’t had any clumps while painting. The colors don’t bleed into one another and they don’t smear if you touch the colors. The colors are bright, vibrant, and bold. They really are impressive.

You can blend the colors. All you have to do is take your finger and go over the colors. You do have to do the blending immediately. The blending isn’t the easies but, we found out that the thicker you apply the color the easier they blend. My kids aren’t too fond of trying to blend the colors as it does take some planning and trials and errors. I don’t see younger kids having a lot of success in this area as it’s all about timing and planning.

Whats the difference between the Thin Stix and the original Kwik Stix? 

First off they are both amazing the only difference is the diameter-it’s much smaller so you can work on more detailed art projects. The caps also have a clip on for the cap covers. I would say the diameter is somewhere between a thin marker and an average size marker. My kids and I think that The Pencil Grip, Inc. should try to do a smaller one like the size of a crayon to really get into those really detailed masterpieces. The Thin Stix are nice but still can’t get in real tight places.

How Have I used Thin Stix in my Homeschool?

 I love the no mess kids art projects that we have been making. We decided to work on cardboard and wood this time around which is something that we haven’t tried before with them in the past.

My son wanted to make a project that looked like stained glass to go with his history project. He painted the design on a round cardboard. The cardboard was a bit more porous and he had to go over a few places more than once to make the colors stand out. He found that it was mostly with the neon colors and the white color that he had to do this with. He was happy with the results as the colors are vibrant on the dark cardboard. 

My kids also worked on wood for the first time with the Thin Stix. We had no problems with the colors on the wood and some colors we had to apply more than one coat which would be the case with any paint on wood. 

My daughter painted a bunch of wood flowers for a project she is doing for a present but, she didn’t finish the bigger project yet.

My son painted a wood base with the metallic blue color and the color is beautiful on a larger wood surface. He painted a wood menorah. The white on the candles was the only color he had to apply a few times. The gold, silver, and yellow only required one coat. He did some detailed work on this project and thought that if Thin Stix could go the size of a crayon that it would have been easier and awesome!

My kids have done a few art projects with Thin Stix on paper. We use these a lot in our homeschool for many different projects.

If you have never used these amazing solid tempera paints I would have to say that you are missing some amazing creativity hanging from your refrigerator.

 Thin Stix and Kwik Stix are awesome for filling up your kids art supplies and they would make great gifts. You can purchase them at BJ's.

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Other members from the Homeschool Review Crew are creating masterpieces also. Stop by and see what amazing projects they have done with the Thin Stix Creativity Pack from The Pencil Grip, Inc.