Ages 8 to 12

See the world through Faith Ringgold’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated...

In this 1978 Caldecott Honor Book, award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay explores the history and construction of castles in a richly illustrated resource for curious young readers. The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue,...

Many people would love to learn to draw for pleasure, but don't know where to start. Being faced with a blank page can be daunting - even for a professional artist. In Sketchbook Challenge, illustrator Molly Egan shares prompts and ideas to get you...

Focusing on all things colorful, Let's Make Some Great Art: Colors includes all kinds of art activities to engage budding artists. Learn the basics about colors and put your new skills to test in all sorts of colorful activities, including fingerprint...

A wonderful set of 12 whimsical individual DIY figures, each representing a well-known artist. Easy to assemble, no glue needed. Fun for displays, play or to create your own mini salon!  12 sheets, each with a different artist Not suitable for Ages...

When the sun rises over the City of Brotherly Love, it casts a light in colors so bright you have to squint under your shades.  This 4x6 patch was designed by the new wave riders at South Fellini dot com; part of the Philadelphia #tracktakeover...

Celebrate the Philadelphia Icons with this set of stickers that are  strong enough to last on a car, water bottle, bike, helmet, or anything else you'd like to customize!  These were created by local graphic illustrators.  The set...

Celebrate the Philly Phoodie in you with these stickers from the team at South Fellini! They are  strong enough to last on a car, water bottle, bike, helmet, or anything else you'd like to customize! The set includes --  Yawns Extra Salty...

Build your own winter tree! We first spotted Studio Roof's colorful collection of eco-friendly cardboard ornaments and home decor in Paris and were immediately smitten! This mini tree and peacock makes for fun tabletop or mantle decor, or in a child's...

Designer Pat Kim creates lathe-turned wooden tops from leftover material and uses them for unconventional swatches - a unique and playful way to envision finishes for future products. This set of five tops is a fun reflection of Kim's broader studio...

This multi-lens camera is a working digital camera made with walnut and cloud cypress wood, and a wooden panel in the front.  It comes with 2 special lenses: wide-angle and fish-eye for the freedom of creating special effect photos...

A fantastic set of lovely marbles, a miniature wooden archboard, and instructions for lots of fun games. Learn to play the traditional way. This is a great selection of marbles with an arch board to shoot your marbles through. Great target practice! ...

Jacob's Ladder, known all over the world, was a favorite toy of the children during Colonial times. The mysterious movement of this puzzling toy continues to amaze gererations of American children. With illusions, tricks and animal imitations, it is a...

Sure to delight all ages, a striking, contemporary, colorful collection, whose dynamic shapes come to life as they waft through the air. Pre-assembled Bracket not included Wooden mobile measures W: 10.6" x H: 13.5"

These are the perfect little pads for making flip animations, cartooning, making mini-storybooks, or for sketching, and they come in a set of three. Learn how hand-drawn animation works, or practice your skills. Sketch out your ideas and try new things...

A cute 3 inches long. Reminisce about the times when hailing a ride and elbowing out a stranger was required to get around NYC. Materials: Solid Beech Wood, water-based paint and clear urethane coat.  ABS plastic rims, with plastic tires Safety...

Bring the beauty and movement of nature indoors with this charming mobile designed by Katsumi Komogata and brought to life by Christel Sadde. An enchanting  and colorful edition to any room in your house! Designed by Katsumi Komogata 31.5" x...

Songbirds Tree 1000 Piece Square Puzzle features an illustration that finds inspiration and patterns from William Morris and the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement. With their highly detailed radiantly colored plumage, these English Songbirds will...

A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon’s apprentice, and her search for home Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who...

A collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents—the Sea-Ringed  World, as the Aztecs called it—from the Andes all the way up to Alaska.  Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people...

Shine your kind heart into the world!Kindness takes time to blossom, just like a tree takes time to grow from a small seed. This colorful deck shares different ways kids can practice being kind to themselves, their families, their communities, and the...

Celebrate diversity and self-expression with modeling clay that allows you to create any skin tone by blending and molding! Playing with clay is a calming, tactile activity that develops sensory development, fine motor skills, and color recognition. ...

These unique, giant triangle-shaped beeswax crayons make celebrating diversity easier for small children! Your child can create any skin tone by blending and drawing using these 6 blendable skin-toned colors, and 9 vibrant colors, that will pop off the...

This item requires a $10 Shipping Surcharge. Some fragile or oversized items require additional surcharges that allow us to ensure your purchase arrives quickly and safely. The 100 blocks of this fantastic building set with lengths ranging from 1.58" in...

This enchanting red dragon with his flaming breath is sure to play a starring role in your child's magical medieval reenactments!  Ages 3 and up 4.7" x 2.2" x 4.1" Handpainted Designed in France

This fantastic two-headed, fire-breathing dragon will play the villain in every child's Knight Tale! These wonderful Papo figurine's help bring fantasy play to life. Ages 3 and up 7.5" x 7.5" x 4.4" Handpainted Designed in France

King Arthur defended Britain against the Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. Now your child can reenact this legendary British leader's greatest battles with this wonderfully detailed Papo figurine! Ages 3 and up  ...

This royal caped warrior brandishes an ornate jousting pole and is prepared to do battle to defend his kingdom! His silver armor is replete with a blue shield decorated with a fierce white dragon. Ages 3 and up 5.51" x 1.97" x 2.76" Handpainted ...

This heavily armored knight brandishes a crossbow and bravely prepares to defend his kingdom! Part of the World Series of Knights by Papo.  Ages 3 and up Approximately 3.5" Handpainted Designed in France

In the rural community of Gee’s Bend, African American women have been making quilts for generations. They use scraps of old overalls, aprons, and bleached cornmeal sacks—anything they can find. Their traditions have been passed down through...

Every creative artist needs to have brushes as part of their tool set for their artistic endeavors. The Lil' Paint Brush Set makes a great all-in-one set with 7 paintbrushes of different sizes and styles including small flat, small angle, extra...

The Lilli Loom is an ideal size for on-the-go tapestry projects and more! Made of solid hardwood maple with sturdy no-slip plastic teeth, you can wind the warp for either 6 or 12 ends per inch. The 10″ x 15″ is an ideal size for learning to weave, making...

Puzzle your way through eeBoo’s Viva La Vida 1000 Piece Puzzle, an homage to the resilient Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo. This colorful and inspirational 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is a great activity for the whole family to enjoy. Her back was...

My First Chess Game from French toymaker, Vilac is a beautiful toy that will introduce chess to your kids. Made of wood and painted as different animals in stylish, clear colors. Perfect for those who want to learn the game for the first time, but...

This wonderful set of skin tone crayons are made to reflect our world and honor the beautiful diversity that exists in it! When a child celebrates their own skin color and the skin colors around them, they develop confidence and empathy for the world...

The night sky makes for a beautiful family puzzle! Locate all 12 signs and constellations in this cosmic Zodiac puzzle. Zodiac names, constellations, and symbols glow in the dark. The challenge of a 1000 piece puzzle, but square! With no top or bottom,...

Attention nature-lovers! Inspire "family time" out in nature with this beautifully hand-crafted American Robin bird call! Discovered while on a buying trip abroad, this wonderful instrument allows your family to learn to recognize birds by their...

This Faber Castell Paint By Number kit allows you to recreate the painting  Water Lilies by Claude Monet. The non-toxic acrylic paints that are included provide vibrant, full-color saturation. The illustrated instructions and online tutorials teach...

This Faber Castell Paint By Number kit allows you to recreate the painting Irises by Vincent van Gogh. The non-toxic acrylic paints that are included provide vibrant, full-color saturation. The illustrated instructions and online tutorials teach young...

Spin a top and create a piece of art! Spread out a large sheet of paper for this wooden spinning top that draws. Roll pencil quickly between your hands, then watch as the pencil twists, turns, and spins creating a spiral pattern on the page. A...

The ideal children's colored pencil! Premium quality EcoPencils made from re-forested wood are highly pigmented for a richer color lay down. Colors are vibrant and blend easily. The ergonomic triangular shape with patented Soft-Grip zone ensures an easy,...

This beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted Tawny Owl wooden bird call is clever, unique, and makes the perfect educational toy for both nature-loving children and adults! Discovered while on a buying trip abroad, this wonderful instrument allows your family...

This beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted Black-Capped Chickadee wooden bird call is clever, unique, and makes the perfect educational toy for both nature-loving children and adults! Discovered while on a buying trip abroad, this wonderful instrument allows...

This beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted Goldfinch wooden bird call is clever, unique, and makes the perfect educational toy for both nature-loving children and adults! Discovered while on a buying trip abroad, this wonderful instrument allows your family...

This beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted Mallard Duck wooden bird call is clever, unique, and makes the perfect educational toy for both nature-loving children and adults! Discovered while on a buying trip abroad, this wonderful instrument allows your...

With dragon numbers in rapid decline, time is running out to ensure the  survival of the species. Curatoria Draconis, also known as the Dragon Protector, is on a mission to find the rarest dragon on Earth: the Chinese Celestial Dragon. Aboard the...

The little art lovers in your life will love this handmade mask featuring the work of Henri-Julien-Félix Rousseau! We collaborated with Philadelphia artisan Ana Thorne to design this mask exclusively for us featuring visitor favorite The Merry...

The little art lovers in your life will love this handmade mask featuring the work of Vincent van Gogh! We collaborated with Philadelphia artisan Ana Thorne to design this mask exclusively for us featuring visitor favorite Sunflowers. Each mask was...

This ultra-slim LED Activity Tablet by Guidecraft has a hardwood beech frame and will provide a bright, consistent, and evenly-lit surface that is perfect for light and color exploration, science activities, tracing, stenciling, and more. Guidecraft was...

Creative nighttime fun! Scratch away the surface to uncover exquisite glow-in-the-dark nightlife designs. Ages 6 and up Includes: 4 Illustrated Scratch Cards, 1 Stylus, Instruction Booklet 8.5" x 9" Designed in France

This origami kit from French toy maker, Djeco is a great way to introduce your child to the world of origami! Follow the instructions to complete 8 different dinosaurs, all beautifully illustrated with their own unique  & vibrant patterns...

All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read. Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement—a collection of stories about change-makers to encourage,...

An artful take on making faces! Fifty-two images of everyday and unique objects are the perfect springboards for creating hilarious, outrageous, one-of-a-kind faces. Kids will delight in adding eyes, noses, mouths, ears, hair, and more from six sticker...

The perfect gift for any young art enthusiast, our vibrant Frida Kahlo doll is sure to be a source of feminine artistic inspiration! Crocheted by hand, this charming doll is a great way to introduce small children to the story of resilience and...

The perfect gift for any young art enthusiast, our vibrant and cuddly Vincent van Gogh doll was inspired by various self-portraits! Crocheted by hand, this charming doll is a great way to let small children discover the story behind Vincent the artist...

Your child will love producing satisfying clicks as they drag the magnetic pen across the grid surface of the Magna Tablet to create shapes geometric shapes, animals, letters, vehicles, and more. A powerful magnetic pen tip attracts encased metal balls...

Noble knights need to keep themselves safe, and our sturdy Camelot wooden toy shield by Kalid of Barcelona is sure to do the job. The blue shield is emblazoned with a bright red lion. This well-made piece of knightly equipment is sure to...

For your little dragon-slayer, our Camelot sword and belt-scabbard are great for the stage or backyard! A felt pouch displaying a red lion emblem keeps the sword at the ready while seeking out dragons or evil ogres. A rope cord ties the sword and pouch...

This little kit is as adorable as it is handy for a mobile artist or anyone who loves color! This set includes 12 colored pencils, an eraser, and a custom-sized pencil sharpener in a slim case.   12 mini colored wood pencils Includes...

Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird  as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its  tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights.  Even the kiwi chick -- who struggles to see at first...

Twist, turn, and puzzle away with the Elastic Cube 3D Wooden Puzzle! This colorful puzzle cube can be used in a multitude of ways: twisting as a fidget to encourage concentration on higher-level tasks, or as a puzzle to get it back into its rectangular...

This mesmerizing acrylic cube set contains 100 cubes in 10 different colors!  A great tool for teaching children about color theory. Suitable for use with light panels. These vibrant cubes can also be used for mathematic and scientific...

The Grimm's Rainbow might join your family as piece of nursery décor and then turn into a stacking, balancing & color-sorting toy. Eventually setting the stage for hours of imaginary play for use in marble runs and complex sculptures. The beauty of...

Made from recycled paper, rainbow pencils let you create wondrous paper rainbows when you sharpen them.  Maybe you will even find a pot of gold!  Comes packaged as a set of 5. Graphite Standard HB (#2 USA) Made from recycled paper Each...

Drawing faces can be intimidating for children! Help them learn the classic art of portraiture with premium quality Faber-Castell World Color EcoPencils. The progressive learning guide helps young artists build creative confidence at every step. Designed...

If you are a fan of creativity, watercolor pencils AND mechanical colored pencils, then this Chroma Blends Mechanical Watercolor Pencils pack is the tool box of color you have been waiting for! Coloring is even more amazing when you can create cool...

This powerful rearing horse is arrayed in impressive black and gold regalia.  A magnificent addition to a child's fantasy collection or to include in a medieval diorama. Ages 3 and up 5.91" x 2.36" x 3.54"  Handpainted Designed in...

This Papo Armoured Knight is ready for battle with his full armour on. Features a helmet that can open and close! Ages 3 and up 2.9" x 4.5" x 3.6" Handpainted Designed in France

Encourage fantasy play with this detailed, durable, and meticulously handpainted toy! In your child's imagination, this medieval world figurine fights epic battles, defends the kingdom against the enemy, or faces other knights in a duel. Equipped with...

Encourage fantasy play with this detailed, durable, and meticulously handpainted bowman figurine! In your child's imagination, this medieval world figurine fights epic battles and defends the kingdom against the enemy with his bow & arrow. Ages...

Defend your Kingdom against the enemy with this German medieval figurine!  This intricately detailed toy replete with chainmail armor and distinctive helmet will bring your little knight's imagination to life! Ages 3 and up 2.8 " x 3.4" x 3.5" ...

This beautiful queen will be a wonderful addition to your child's medieval fantasy play! Her detailed and colorful ensemble is adorned with a gold crown and stunning jewel necklace. Ages 3 and up 1.57" x 0.79" x 3.94" Handpainted Designed in...

Encourage fantasy play with this detailed, durable, and meticulously handpainted toy! In your child's imagination, this medieval world figurine fights epic battles, defends the kingdom against the enemy, or faces other knights in a duel. Equipped with...

Arrayed in impressive, highly detailed regalia, this powerful steed is a magnificent addition to kids' fantasy collections or to include in a medieval diorama. Stimulate and inspire your child's imagination with these durable, well-made toys. Ages 3...

This detailed and realistic horse in armor is the perfect accompaniment to the Weapon Master Dragon!  Arrayed in impressive regalia, this powerful steed is captured mid-gallop in a jousting tilt. A magnificent addition to kids' fantasy collections...

Encourage fantasy play with this detailed, durable, and meticulously handpainted toy! In your child's imagination, this medieval world figurine fights epic battles, defends the kingdom against the enemy, or faces other knights in a duel. Equipped with...

This fierce steed wears a blue and white cover with the blue dragon printed on either side, and a mask to protect himself in battle. Reared up on his hind legs with teeth bared, this black warrior stallion is a force to be reckoned with! Stimulate and...

Chunkies are super easy to use, clean and portable because they're like painting with a crayon! These paint sticks are simple for little hands to hold and come in 6 classic and quick-drying colors. You can twist up barrels for long-lasting,...

Make watercoloring easier for your budding Hopper with Chroma Blends™ Watercolor Markers. This beautiful 18 piece set features a colorful array of watercolor markers with brush tips. Just add water for amazing watercoloring. Watercolor makers work a lot...

Renowned for its smooth consistency and brilliant colors. This clay has been featured in many award-winning claymation productions. Preferred by sculptors, model makers, animators, and artists of all ages. Claytoon clay never hardens and remains pliable...

By Alisa Wismer The world is filled with all kinds of different art! In this book we're  going to take a closer look at modern art. From the bright colors to  bold and modern shapes, we'll learn about some of the most famous modern...

Edited by Sarah Jane Boyers Maya Angelou's poetry pairs  with Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings to creates this gorgeous  celebration of fearlessness. Originally published in 1993, this picture  book will have a second life in a fresh,...

By Susie Hodge Why is Art Full of Naked People? is an irreverent and  informative primer that asks tricky questions about what makes art art.  What is with all the fruit? Why is art so weird nowadays? There are  questions about how art...

By Marion Denchars Draw or paint your self-portrait like Frida Kahlo, or learn how to crayon etch and make art inspired by Paul Klee. This book is filled with artist biographies and exercises based on countless artists. Draw, paint, and collage right in...

Paint like van Gogh and recreate the swirls of The Starry Night with this paint by numbers kit. Follow the illustrated instructions, or watch the online tutorial, to learn about the techniques used by the masters when creating their masterpieces. Comes...

Your child will fold their way to fun with this young beginner level kit. Children fold pre-designed paper sheets using step-by-step instructions to make an animal head. They then bring these wonderful creatures to life with the supplied stickers of...

Show us your funniest faces! Mix and match magnets to create over one hundred characters. The tin includes two background scenes, and the magnets store neatly inside when done. Kids love making goofy portraits and understanding emotions through magnetic...

Delightful to look at and fun to play - this uniquely shaped whistle is the perfect way to encourage an early interest in music. It is made from solid birch wood and has a hole to allow for change of pitch. Comes with instructions for downloading two...

Have you met Cubebot? Kids, and adults of all ages, love this “micro” robot that is programmed for fun. A multi-colored cube unfolds into a poseable robot figure. When you are done playing, twist and turn until you have a cube again. Or, leave it out –...

The petite sunflower post earrings compliment the whimsical nature of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Earring set comes on a museum-quality earring card. The perfect presentation for a gift. By Semaki Approximately 1/4" in diameter 14 carat gold plated over...

This Faber Castell Paint By Number kit allows you to recreate the painting Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh. The non-toxic acrylic paints that are included provide vibrant, full-color saturation. The illustrated instructions and online tutorials teach...