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We’ve never met a child who doesn’t love to express themselves by drawing or painting, preferably both at the same time and the messier the better! Most kids start by scribbling or daubing on pieces of A4 at the kitchen table but the next step is surely to give them a children’s easel to let them display their artistic talents on a much grander scale. Your budding Picasso will just love to stand and plan their latest masterpiece before letting loose with their chalks, paint or dry markers to create that special piece of artwork to hang on Granny and Granddad’s fridge.

Most easels for kids are double sided, one side has a whiteboard (usually magnetic) so they can easily wipe clean their latest paintings quickly or they can use magnetic wooden letters and numbers to create shapes and colourful patterns (and when a little older their first words!). The other side is usually a chalkboard (or blackboard in old money) and we all know what fun kids have with chalks and the masterpieces that ensue. Don’t worry, there’s always a blackboard eraser to hand to make sure the canvas can be wiped ready for the next work of art!

When you’re buying a children’s easel, make sure you remember to buy some of the accessories to go with it. A good example would be the Melissa and Doug Easel Companion Set which includes poster paint, paint brushes and a spare paper roll for the easel so that your little artists can get straight to work. Remember, if space is at a premium in your house, you can always opt for a table top easel which sits on the kitchen table and can be easily folded away.

Wooden toys for kids are wonderful gifts and will encourage artistic expression and messy fun in any child aged from about 3 years and beyond.

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