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Infant Artist

Encouraging autonomy and self-expression, parents turn to artistic toy products

Implications - Encouraging creative expression earlier on, parents are turning to toys and kits that promote artistic behavior. Giving kids the opportunity to doodle, draw and paint everywhere from the living room to the bathtub, these products not only provide a source of engagement, they also offer kids a sense of freedom and independence to create and customize content as they see fit.
Trend Themes
1. Encouraging Creative Expression - Parents are turning to toys and kits that promote artistic behavior to provide a source of engagement, while offering kids a sense of freedom and independence to create and customize content as they see fit.
2. Sustainable Art - Products like the Children's Earth Paint Kit and eco-kids paint set provide non-toxic, natural ingredients for kids to create art while learning the importance of sustainable living.
3. Anti-tech Toys - DIY craft kits and art activity sets like the spin art activity kit are becoming more popular among kids as retailers recognize the power of anti-tech toys that encourage imagination and creativity.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Industry - The toy industry can capitalize on the trend of products that encourage creative expression, create sustainable art products using natural materials, and develop anti-tech toys that stimulate creativity and imagination.
2. Education Industry - The education industry can implement the use of sustainable art products and anti-tech toys in their programs to encourage creativity and independent learning in children.
3. Eco-friendly Industry - The eco-friendly industry can collaborate with the toy industry to develop natural and non-toxic art products that promote sustainable living and eco-friendly initiatives among children.
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Featured Examples

Crayon-Embedded Consoles
Crayon-Embedded Consoles
The Phant Chair Incorporates Spaces for Kids to Stash Colored Pencils
The Phant Chair is a piece of furniture that endearingly embodies the notion of an organized mess. Designed as a stool, the object functions most naturally as a craft table, encouraging its young... MORE
Artistry Teaching Toys
Artistry Teaching Toys
The Dora the Explorer Trace and Learn Projector Teaches Art Basics
Parents are looking for products that help to enhance motor skill ability in their children like the Dora the Explorer Trace and Learn Projector now more than ever. As concerns about ensuring their... MORE
Bathtub Artist Kits
Bathtub Artist Kits
ALEX Toy's Paint in the Tub Playset Makes for an Easy Clean Up
It’s often hard to contain the big imaginations of kids to paper, but knowing that inspiration has the tendency to strike in unusual places, ALEX Toys developed the Paint in the Tub Bathtub... MORE
Dotty Marker Sets
Dotty Marker Sets
These Markers for Toddlers are Less Mess for Parents of Creative Children
If you are looking for a way to keep young children occupied with an indoor craft, these markers for toddlers are excellent age-appropriate art supplies. For little artists who are just starting out,... MORE
Plant-Based Paint Sets
Plant-Based Paint Sets
eco-kids' eco-paint is Made from Natural, Kid-Safe Powders
Familiar foods like carrots, spinach, purple sweet potato, red cabbage and flour form the bases of eco-kids’ finger eco-paint set. Whether a child’s creativity is being channeled through... MORE
Spin Art Activity Kits
Spin Art Activity Kits
Toys R Us' Creates an Imaginative Toy for Hands-On Play
Priced at $12.99, this spin art activity kit encourages creativity and imagination. The set is available at retail giant Toys R Us and is equipped with a spin art machine that features a clear,... MORE
Earthy Paint Kits
Earthy Paint Kits
This Natural Earth Paint Kit is Perfect For Kids and Adults Alike
The Children’s Earth Paint Kit is a 100% non-toxic kit that can be used by children for a variety of art projects. The kit’s paints are made using pure and natural earth pigments and... MORE

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