Training Happy Hearts: Create Your Own Starry Night Masterpiece {A Review}

Monday, November 5, 2018

Create Your Own Starry Night Masterpiece {A Review}

Would your child enjoy creating artwork inspired by a maser artist using simple tools and techniques?

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Kidzaw.com makes creating such masterpieces easy with its Master Kitz The Starry Night.

My Daughter - the Test Artist

We ordered our Master Kitz The Starry Night for review with thanks to Kidzaw.com, and my daughter enjoyed testing it out.

After reading the packaging and playing with the fun magnet closure on the box, we laid all of the enclosed materials out, having to hold down the paper and stencil that wanted to keep rolling up.

Then, after putting brown paper on the table and taping the provided art paper down, my daughter got right to work, following the easy included instructions.

She placed removable adhesive star masks down on the top of her paper and, then, began rolling on blue acrylic paint with a special textured roller.

She, then, went, to layer on the white according to the instructions, but was not happy with how the paints blended to make a lighter blue, leaving no distinct white. So, she paused to let the blue paint dry a bit while I washed the roller. Then, she continued the project, painting on the white, before taking off the star masking stickers.

At that point, my daughter took another break before taping the flattened but rolling stencil onto her artwork and painting on the black paint using a foam roller.

During another extended pause to let things dry, we read the enclosed background information on Van Gogh with her little brother, chatting about what we read, looking at the images, and connecting to our past art studies.

Then, my daughter got to work with the included oil pastels.

She was not thrilled by the lack of colors among the pastels, but I asked her to work just with the ones that came with the kit.

After that, she asked if she could add a bit more color using our own oil pastels, and, of course, I said, "yes". For my daughter, as the artist, had every right to want to create her artwork to her liking, I felt, as long as she, first, honored the review by using only included materials - which she had.

So, my daughter added a bit more color and called the project done.

Her little brother then asked if could use the other art paper that came with the kit to make his own artwork another day. of course, my daughter and I said, he could. My daughter also said she wants to use the textured roller again herself. I have no doubt all my children will be using the roller and kit pieces again!

My Daughter's Thoughts

After my daughter completed her artwork, I asked her for her opinion of Master Kitz The Starry Night. She said:

This kit makes people feel like they can create great art simply.

The materials themselves are good and the packaging looks cool. I like how the box closes with a magnet, but when you take out the paper and the stencil, they are all rolled up and hard to work with. So, you have to tape everything down a lot and, then, your art's corners are white.

I also felt like I couldn't get the swirl in very well, so I probably will go over it with a paintbrush next time or explore with the roller tool more.

I would also like a teeny bit more colors with the pastels - like maybe red, so we would have all the primary colors - and I feel like the paper should be a light yellow like pictured on the box and in the directions.

Besides those little things, it was pretty good. I had fun trying it and will use the kit again.

There is another piece of paper and the rollers can be used over and over again. My favorite roller was the one that makes the squiggly lines in the sky. I want to use it to paint wrapping paper and skies.

I would recommend this kit to others. As it says on the package, 'ages 5-105'. That's true, but it may be a bit hard for a 105 year old depending on their shape.

I agree with my daughter: Master Kitz The Starry Night is simple to use and can be enjoyed by all ages! If you'd like an easy art project with reusable tools and a bi of art history included, too, Master Kitz could be for you!

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