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Teach kids the skills for safely using scissors. Color Swell only sells round-tipped scissors, which is an important safety measure. The blades are still sharp so care should be taken to be sure that they understand that if the blades can cut paper they can also cut skin.

Here are some of funny jokes, quotes, and puns about art supplies that made the Color Swell team laugh this month. Keep reading after the jokes for information on a 10% discount on your next purchase at www.colorswell.com.

Color Swell has a range of broad line and super tip marker packs, but what are the benefits of using one or the other?

Art and coloring does a lot to help children’s learning and development. It helps with focus, fine motor skills, creativity, expression, and other subjects in school.

We love art supplies and we love to laugh. Here are some of funny jokes, quotes, and puns about art supplies that made the Color Swell team laugh this month.

Kept unopened in their original packaging in the right conditions, most art supplies should stay in good condition for a few years. Non-liquid art supplies will last longer. If a cap is left off a marker it may be unusable within a few days as the water evaporated.

Watercolors can be scary to the uninitiated. Here are five tips for having fun with Color Swell watercolors. (1) Dive in; (2) Choose the right colors for you; (3) Choose right brushes for you; (4) Experiment with use water and pigment; and (5) Enjoy yourself!

We like to have have and laugh about art supplies. Here are some of the things that make us at Color Swell laugh.   Q: Where do primary colors go when they are bad? A: Prism  Q: Did you hear about the artists that sketched crime scenes? A: That type of work is not for the faint of art.

Many artists still prefer wax-based colored pencils to oil-based colored pencils. Oil-based colored pencils cost more than wax-based colored pencils. This post looks at the differences between these two types of colored pencils.

An art influencer or instructor can show their students a wide array of art disciplines, techniques, and masters so the students can become inspired by one or more things that interest them.

Did you know that kid's art and art supplies can be funny? Take a look at this month's jokes about art supplies!

Have you noticed how a wet paint brush leaves lighter colors and a paint brush that is too dry leaves stronger colors? You can use water to achieve different levels of color saturation.