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Review: Natural World Workshop

 A lot of people say that you can never have to many books. This is true but it is also true for art supplies and kits! Our daughters favorite subject in homeschool is art. So, of course I had to get another art kit from Timberdoodle. They have such an amazing variety of things for art class. This time we got the Natural World Workshop kit. It is another art kit made by Djeco. It is a water color painting arts and crafts. What I love about Djeco kits is that the manuals are super easy to follow. Everything is shown step by step on how you are supposed to do the art kit. It is perfect for kids as they can just look at the pictures in the manual and complete the craft on their own. They do not need to read anything so it is no problem to do even if your child does not know how to read yet. I love that I can get out daughter set up with a Djeco kit and get some work done while she is having fun and being productive.


Natural World Workshop has 4 projects to do and as always I do wish to at it had more. The 4 boards are absolutely adorable! There is an under the sea, a desert oasis, a rainforest and a snow covered forest. Each project in this art kit is so wonderfully draw and beautiful. The water colors go on nicely to the board and dry quickly. Out of all the Djeco art kits we have gotten from Timberdoodle this one is our favorite. In our art class I let our daughter be as creative as she likes. So, with this Djeco kit as well as the other arts and crafts we do I let our daughter paint however she likes. She can choose to do it like the manual suggest or make a super unique work of art. The painting boards are nice and sturdy so I never have to worry about them getting bent or messed up. I really like this because I like to display our daughter’s art around the house. 



There are 8 different colors to choose from and the kit also comes with a paintbrush. The one negative thing that I do not like about this kit is that it only has one paintbrush. It is a bit big for the smaller details. Luckily, we have plenty of brushes in all sizes to choose from. Since it is a water color and not regular paint our daughter is not able to mid colors as she would like but I do not find this to be a negative since when she mixes paint they all turn out grey eventually. If you are in need of some art kits I would definitely suggest Natural World Workshop. Timberdoodle has so many wonderful kits to choose from. We have gotten the majority of our arts and crafts from Timberdoodle so I would highly recommend them. 

Can you guess what we will review next? Here are your clues:
  1. Stickers
  2. Fun for kids
  3. Beautiful 




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