Crayola Washable Project Paint vs Washable Kids Paint Set: Which Should You Buy?
Both are Crayola washable bottle paint, so the real choice is six colours or ten.
CRAYOLA CRAYOLA Washable Project Paint, Painting Supplies for Kids
CRAYOLA CRAYOLA Washable Kids Paint Set, 10 Ct, Children
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| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.7 | ★★★★★ 4.8 |
| Review count | 40,262 | 20,846 |
| Brand | CRAYOLA | CRAYOLA |
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Our verdict
These are the same kind of product: washable, water-based bottle paint for ages 3 and up. The Washable Project Paint has six colours (blue, violet, green, red, yellow, orange), and the Kids Paint Set has ten. Buy the six if you're happy mixing secondary shades. Buy the ten if you want brown, white, black or pink ready to use without mixing. If you actually want finger paint, neither is sold as one, so look at Crayola's separate fingerpaint range.
Which one is for you?
- Suits toddlers and preschoolers learning to blend colours, or a single child at home who'll mix from the primaries. Read our full look at the CRAYOLA Washable Project Paint, Painting Supplies →
- Suits a classroom, a party or siblings sharing, where more ready-made colours mean less mixing and fewer arguments. Read our full look at the CRAYOLA Washable Kids Paint Set, 10 →
What you get in each box
The Washable Project Paint is a six-bottle set in blue, violet, green, red, yellow and orange, per its listing. A Canadian retailer's listing for the six-count set gives the bottle size as 59 ml, which is 2 fl oz.
The Washable Kids Paint Set is a ten-bottle set in classic colours, and its listing says the paint is non-toxic and for ages 3 and up. We couldn't verify the individual bottle size for the ten-count on a page we could open, so check the pack before assuming it matches the six.
Paint type: washable bottle paint, not finger paint
The query people type is often finger paint versus washable paint. These are runny-ish bottle paints meant for brushes, sponges or fingers on paper, not a thick finger paint. Crayola sells a separate washable fingerpaint line: one retailer listing for it shows 8 oz bottles in red, blue and yellow and says it washes from skin and clothes.
The Kids Paint Set listing says the paint works on construction, poster and drawing paper, cardboard tubes and boxes, and papier-mache. Both sets are described as washable from skin and most washable clothing, which is a brand claim. Wash stains out promptly and test fabric you care about.
Age and safety
The retailer listing for the six-count describes the paint as non-toxic, water-based and recommended for ages 3 and up, and the ten-count listing also says age 3 and up. Crayola's own copy in the listings says the paint helps with colour recognition, but that's marketing and nothing more should be read into it.
Supervise younger children around paint, and keep it away from eyes and mouths.
Who should skip both
If you want paint for walls, furniture or anything that must be permanent, washable kids paint isn't the right product. Browse arts and crafts for brushes, easels and papers.
Questions people ask
Is Crayola washable paint the same as finger paint?
No. Crayola sells a separate washable fingerpaint range in larger bottles. These two sets are bottle paints for brushes or fingers.
How many colours are in each set?
The Project Paint has six: blue, violet, green, red, yellow and orange. The Kids Paint Set has ten.
What age is Crayola washable paint for?
The listings give ages 3 and up. Supervise young children.
Is the paint non-toxic?
The listings describe it as non-toxic and water-based. That's the seller's claim, so check the pack's own labelling.
Does it really wash out of clothes?
The listings say it washes from skin and most washable clothing. Treat that as a claim and wash promptly.
Sources
- Scholar's Choice, Crayola Washable Paint Jars, 6 ct, 59 ml
- Staples, Crayola Washable Fingerpaint listing
Prices are pulled live from Amazon.
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