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August 8, 2016 by: Hodgepodgemom

5 Reasons We Love Chalk Pastels

We celebrate chalk pastels daily here but this month we are celebrating eight years of Hodgepodge! Why do we love chalk pastels? Well, let me share five reasons…

5 Reasons We LOVE Chalk Pastels

~Don’t miss the GIANT You ARE an Artist Package giveaway at the end!

5 Reasons We Love Chalk Pastels

Yes we love acrylic paint, watercolors, markers, crayons and more but chalk pastels are our favorite medium. They are frugal, forgiving, for all ages    and, most of all, FUN!

Chalk Pastels Are Frugal

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Since we have been sharing chalk pastel art tutorials, we have always suggested starting with the student grade alphacolor set of 12 pastel sticks. A starter set is currently $6.40. You can get these at your local arts and crafts store, like Michael’s. This student grade starter set is what we started with and shared amongst our five children. You can even break a chalk pastel stick in half to share. Chalk pastels are frugal!

We are the proud owner of the big basic set of 144 chalks (pictured above). But in our defense, we are a class of five students and two teachers who love to haul out our pastels when the artistic vibe reaches out to us!

Chalk Pastels Are Forgiving

If you make a mark you don’t like or a mistake, simply blend the mark away or layer over it. This gives artists of all ages such freedom!

How to Start Art with Young Children

Chalk Pastels Are For All Ages

Our youngest children were just preschoolers when we started with chalk pastels. Our youngest son was two. Yet he joined in our art times, if even for a short while. We let him create paintings with chalks and showed him how to draw swooping circles of color. How to Start Art with Young Children

And, I, through watching my mother teach my children, have realized that I am artist too! Tips for youngest, middles, older/independent: Chalk Pastels Are For All Ages.

How to Deal with Chalk Pastel Art Mess

Chalk Pastels Are Easy Clean Up

Yes, I have heard the complaints. “But chalk pastels get everywhere!” But in my years of practice with art time, I have found that chalk pastels are simply the easiest to set up and clean up. There is chalk dust but we just wipe it away with a wet paper towel or baby wipe. Here is more on how to deal with the chalk pastel mess.

Watch this time lapse of our art set up right after lunch.

And here is an example of how quick art time is with Nana’s shark fin.

A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels on the iPad mini 2

Chalk Pastels Are FUN

That’s what it all comes down to folks. Building a love of art. Exploring the creative side. And seeing those smiles spread across the faces around the table!

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More Chalk Pastel Art Resources

  • 100+ Free Art Lessons for All Ages
  • The Very Few Must Have Chalk Pastel Supplies (hint – just add chalk pastels and paper!)
  • Chalk Pastel Cleaning and Storage
  • How to Plan Simple Afternoon Art Projects
  • How to Do Art in 5-10 Minutes
  • How to Start Art with Young Children
  • How to Deal with the Chalk Pastel Mess
  • 5 Days of Chalk Pastel 101

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Now for the You ARE an Artist Package giveaway!

It’s a giveaway in celebration of eight years of Hodgepodge! A You ARE an Artist package giveaway of…

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One (1) set of 144 Alphacolor chalk pastels (value $40.45) AND

One (1) full You ARE an Artist art curriculum set from www.chalkpastel.com (value $128.88)

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About Hodgepodgemom

Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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Comments

  1. Betty Spaulding says

    August 12, 2016 at 1:56 PM

    I am a grandmother of 13 grandchildren, most of whom are now grown and producing wonderful children of their own. Most of them live in my immediate area, and we have always made great efforts to make sure our house was a creative heaven for all of them. When I talk to them now, most of them will say, frequently, that they have wonderful memories of being here. I have always had multiple and massive art supplies of all kinds readily available. I still have a large library of books for children and adults, as well as textbooks and reference materials. The neighborhood children still love them. They will even put away their video games when they come here! Now that is a a real recommendation.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      August 14, 2016 at 8:34 PM

      What a legacy of blessing you are building! Bless you!

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  2. Miranda Smith says

    August 16, 2016 at 11:24 PM

    Hi! I was wondering if you’ve announced the winner of the giveaway yet. 🙂

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      August 17, 2016 at 2:12 PM

      Yes, we have! And we also have a 30% off sale for all of the You ARE an Artist curriculum through this Saturday, 8/20.

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