Edible Art

Increasingly children’s art supplies are being made from food grade materials. And it seems they’re good enough to eat. Well almost. Beeswax, olive oil, natural pigments, food grade essential oils are just some of the ingredients you can now find in your crayons, pencil crayons, paints, and play dough.

From about twelve months onwards you can gently introduce your little one to art making…earlier if you think your child is just that daring. Don’t expect extended play…maybe just a few moments of curious exploration of the materials that will lead to a lifetime of enjoyment and more importantly focused relaxation.

It’s often costly and expensive to purchase truly non-toxic art supplies and the quest for these little gems can be time consuming. But for me, it’s an important investment. I’ve seen Ilan’s generous teeth marks on one too many a crayon. Food grade art supplies also offer more sensory exploration, as they just look, smell, and feel more refined than conventional products.

WeeMunch (Almost) Edible Art Supplies

Crayons by Stockmar

Made in Germany with pure beeswax, these high quality non-toxic crayons come in standard and block forms. Stockmar crayons can be used in many interesting painting techniques, ranging from simple layering to sgraffito with a scraping tool, or even challenging encaustic and melting techniques for when your children are older.

Play dough, Pencil Crayons and Paints by Eco Kids USA

Eco Dough is no ordinary play dough. It is a molding dough handmade with flour, salt, cream of tartar, organic rosemary oil, vitamin E oil, soybean oil, coconut oil, potassium sorbate, citric acid, natural and organic fruit, plant and vegetable extracts from beets, spinach, paprika, carrots, purple sweet potato, red cabbage, blueberries and tomatoes.

Eco-colored pencils are made from recycled newspaper, wax, natural mineral pigments and glue derived from corn and potatoes.

Eco-paint is a powder paint handmade with flour, cornstarch, seaweed, natural and organic fruit, plant and vegetable extracts from beets, spinach, paprika, carrots, purple sweet potato, red cabbage, blueberries and tomatoes.

Believe it or not, Eco Kids USA have also created gluten-free formulations. All play with art must be supervised by an adult at each and every stage.