Holiday get-togethers are so much fun. There is always a lot of food, family, friends, and fun activities. For the littlest members of our family, we always like to have activities ready to keep them busy. I recently discovered OOLY. OOLY Crafts is a company that makes craft supplies and fun activity kits for kiddos and adults. They are going to be invited to our get-togethers from now on.
OOLY
Carol Pankiw is the founder, owner and CEO of OOLY, a San Diego-based consumer products company known for its assortment of fun and trend-forward arts, crafts and school supplies.
OOLY products are designed to help CREATE YOUR HAPPY at school, work or home,” explained Carol. “We believe in the value of spreading joy, happiness and making connections through creative expression.”
Ooly has been dreaming up all kinds of fun and playful products full of unexpected delight to make your art, creative, school or office space more fun. Whatever space you’re in, OOLY has something for all creative hearts and hands to help CREATE YOUR HAPPY.
What Can I Find at OOLY
OOLY has a huge selection of arts and crafts supplies, pens, markers, and craft kits. From the markers and pens to the notecards and activity craft kit, each and every item was developed with fun in mind. I want to share a few of the products available from OOLY.
Coloring and Drawing Supplies
If you talk to my kids, they will tell you that I have an obsession with markers. But that’s not entirely true. I have an obsession with craft supplies in general. In fact, one of my favorite things to do at night while watching TV is to color. But, I’m picky when it comes to my coloring tools. I don’t like waxy crayons or markers that tear the pages you’re coloring on. One thing I can say for certain, OOLY craft supplies are not cheaply made or low-quality products.
My friend Shay and her little girl came over to my house to try out a bunch of the OOLY craft supplies and not only did we have a good time, we created some fabulous artwork. Among the supplies we tried out were a fun coloring book, multiple crayons, markers, and pens. We also had a good time with stickers and a kit to make Shrink-its.
Markers and Crayons
Switcheroos are color-changing markers. They don’t have that weird quality that some markers have where there is a residue left behind. Little Bit was having a good time coloring with Switcheroos in a fun book from OOLY called ‘Outer Space Explorers‘. In this 31-page book, there are fun space-themed pictures to color. The best feature of the book? All the pictures are one-sided. If you use a blotter page, you’ll never color one picture and bleed onto the next.
We were lucky enough to also try out Cat Parade Gel Crayons, Chunkies Neon Paint Sticks, Bunch O’Bears Gummy Bear Stacking Crayon, Radiant Writers Glitter Gel Pens, and Silver Linings Markers. Gel crayons and Chunkies Paint Sticks are products that I’m extremely excited about. They both write and color smoothly and remind me of oil pastels, except they dry quickly and don’t smear.
The Radiant Writers Gel Pens actually have made me try gel pens for coloring again. I’ve never liked them because they smear, do not deliver the ink smoothly, and can run out of ink fast. But with OOLY’s Radiant Writers, my entire opinion has changed. These gel pens are some of the best gel pens I’ve ever used. The glitter finish is a refreshing pop of sparkle and the ink is so smooth, that coloring with them is effortless.
Erasers and More
Macaron Vanilla Scented Erasers, Click Multi Pens, Click It Erasers, Stacking Highlighters, Notecards, andScented Sticker Kits are also pieces we were able to check out. Let’s talk about Notecards. The Playful Pups Note Card Kit is so cute. They expand to reveal a fun doggie and has colorful stickers to decorate the card and envelopes with.
Activity Kits
OOLY also offers a variety of craft activity kits. There are so many to choose from, but we were excited to try out Shrink-its! These were so nostalgic to me because we had a similar product when I was a little girl. Little Bit popped out the shapes, colored them with markers, placed them on a baking sheet, and her mama put them in the oven. When they came out, they were a fraction of the original size and made the cutest charm. How fun would this be for littles to make their friends gifts out of them?
My Thoughts on OOLY
Sometimes I come across a company that makes me want to go back to them over and over. OOLY is going to be one of those companies. With my craft obsession, more often than not, I give craft kits and gifts to littles. Prices are good, the products are great quality, and each item is so much fun, who wouldn’t want to get something from OOLY Crafts as a gift?
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