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Of course you will have your basic art supplies: crayons, paper, markers etc. But as the children learn more about their other subjects—they should learn more about the arts as well.

For younger children it helps to have more of a variety—basic supplies can go a long way if you have the right crafts in mind. Do not be afraid to be messy–even in high-school art classes they use drop cloths while working. Although you and your students can be very creative with these basic art supplies, you want to have more options available for you—and the way to do that is to obtain the best art supplies for schools there are—and not just the basic ones.

If paints are not on the list of art supplies for your school —they should be. The younger kids can do great things with finger-paints and watercolors. With these art supplies as tools they can learn lessons about the color wheel. For example: using primary colors of finger-paints, show your students how you can mix primary colors to make secondary colors. This way they are learning some of the basics of art at an early age.

For the older groups of children art supplies for schools should also include paints as a priority. As the children get into middle school and high school their artistic skills will be developing and as teachers we want to encourage that artistic development—not prevent them from moving forward with their talents. For example: finger paints just are not going to do the trick if the students are going to be using brushes—watercolors are also out of the question because the students are above that now. Sometimes in high schools advanced upperclassmen, as well as some students in colleges will revert to watercolors for certain projects—but by that time they are in a whole new league. For the older grades—even older elementary students like fourth and fifth graders, your art supplies should include acrylic paints and brushes of several sizes. The students will need easels and paint trays.

As they get even older it is great to have art supplies for schools that include things such as oil paints as well as acrylic paints, paint sponges, spray paint or preferably, airbrushes, canvas and frames (or wood for frames the students can build themselves), pastels and charcoals, as well as clay and pottery wheels. I know that obtaining all of these art supplies for you school is an expensive proposition, but all of these were provided by the school I attended in tenth through twelfth grade. Students were able to excel in art immensely if they chose to take the art classes offered as electives. Classes like portraiture, oil painting, landscapes, abstract art, pottery, and so on. Some students even received college credits in art before they graduated high school. But without certain art supplies being provided for schools, schools will never have the option to offer such classes. It is certainly a thing to consider.

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