Kwik Stix Giveaway

In our classroom we LOVE directed drawings and to use paint to complete our masterpieces.  In my many years of teaching I have tried several different types and brands to paint with my kiddos. I have used the powder tempera paint, powder tempera paint mixed with dish soap, liquid tempera paint, and acrylic paint. Fact is if you name it, I have more than likely tried it, and we always get the same dull color, dripping paint trays, and the inevitable spill of the water cup at at least one table that gets ALL.OVER.ALL.OF.THE. PAPERS! Well, I am soooooo excited to share with you what I found. It solves everyone of those problems. Are you ready for this? It will blow your mind............ Kwik Stix (BOOM! Drop mic here). 

These are true tempera paints but in glue stick form. No water, no paint brushes, just the stick! This wonderful product comes to us by The Pencil Grip, Inc. I had the honor of testing these out  in my classroom with my kiddos. They are AWESOME and will definitely be on my supply “wish list” from now on.

1. There is NO more paint tray mess. Students just remove the lid, use it like a glue stick, then put the lid back on.
   
2. The colors are soooo much brighter as you can see in the pictures.
   
3. There are NO more water spills because you don’t need water to activate the paint.
   
4. The paint dries in about the same amount of time as traditional water colors.
5. The kids LOVE them.

Look at the difference between the finished products:

**The only negatives I could find:

1. The Kwik Stix are fat making it hard to get into small corners or circles in the drawings. This could easily be fixed by just rubbing the top of the Kwik Stix with a paint brush and then onto the paper. OR if the company reads my review, maybe they will create different sizes/widths of the Kwik Stix (pen width, marker width, etc). That would be awesome.
   
2. You can get a 6 pack for 5.99. So to have enough for lets say 20 kiddos you would have to spend about $119.00 OR you could purchase their 96 pack for $96.00 (That seems quiet pricey to me.) - Maybe you could just purchase 4 of the 5.99 pack and switch out which teams get to use them.............
3. They don't come in multiple skin colors. (Maybe that is something the company will add...)

I firmly believe that students should be learning how to use all different types of mediums when creating art so this will by all means not replace the watercolors and other paints in my classroom but it is definitely a fun new addition to our art tools.

AND Guess what? You could have these in your classroom too! I have been given permission by this company to have a giveaway featuring their awesome product. The giveaway prize will include a 12 pack of their Kwik Stixs. 

All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter below! I just know you will love these as much as I do. Good Luck!

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