My life as a grandmother is MUCH EASIER because of products from Little Partners (the makers of the Learning Tower). I’m excited to review another amazing product from Little Partners … The Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel.
Disclosure: I received a Little Partners Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel to facilitate my review. I was not required to write a positive review. My opinions are honest and my own. Also, this post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).
My granddaughter, Zoey, and I have been in love with the Little Partners Learning Tower I reviewed in November 2014, the 3-in-1 Growing Step Stool I reviewed last April, and the Learning Tower/Art Easel Combo I reviewed in December. So I was very happy to be asked to do a review of the new Little Partners Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel.
About the Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel by Little Partners
From the Little Partners site:
- Sturdy two-sided A Frame Easel
- Large magnetic dry erase white board on one side and chalk board on the other side.
- Two wide shelves for storage below.
- Paper holder and feeder for easy refill capability
- Four Large paper clip grips can hold craft paper giving your artist additional options for drawing and painting activities
- Two side paper clip grips for hanging freshly painted artwork to dry
- Deep trays and pencil ledges keep paint, brushes, markers, chalk and erasers within easy reach
- Encourages fine motor skills and creative expression.
- Easily converts to a table-top easel
- Includes tools necessary for assembly
- Includes – four non-spill paint cups, one roll of paper, eraser, two large fabric storage bins.
- Assembled dimensions 24”L x 19”W x 47”H
My Experience with the Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel
I already have the Learning Tower/Art Easel Combo, which works perfectly for the amount of space I have available for an easel, so I gave the Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel to my son and daughter-in-law for Zoey, who’s now 2 years old. My daughter-in-law was able to assemble the easel without difficulty. As with every Little Partners product I’ve used, the easel is well made, sturdy, and very high quality.
I had purchased the Melissa & Doug Easel Accessory Set so Zoey would have art materials to use with her easel. (Note: The Little Partners easel already comes with 4 paint cups, an eraser, 1 roll of paper, and 2 large storage bins.)
First Zoey checked out the chalkboard. Even though it doesn’t have the feel of a traditional chalkboard, it worked well with the Melissa & Doug chalk. It also erased easily.
Then Zoey tried the dry erase board. It worked well, but it’s hard to get the dry erase marker out of a white board, any white board. (This isn’t because a problem with the Little Partners white board. I just haven’t found a washable dry erase marker that I’m happy with.) Only one marker comes with the Melissa & Doug set. Instead of using that, I ‘d recommend buying dry erase crayons, which are inexpensive and will both wipe off the whiteboard and wash out of clothes easily. The whiteboard is also magnetic, so it would work well with any magnetic objects.
The paper clips work well for holding paper on the easel. I love that there are two side clips to hold artwork that’s drying. There’s an extra set of paint cups with the Melissa & Doug set. Because the Little Partners ones work so well and fit into the easel, Zoey will probably use the Melissa & Doug ones for playdough. I like that the Melissa & Doug paint brushes and paints come in the same colors as the Little Partners paint cups … a nice color matching activity. I appreciate the Little Partners storage containers for storing a wide variety of art activities.
Zoey loved her painting experience. (To work with paints, I always use aprons with sleeves for toddlers. We have a bib with sleeves that works well for babies through 2 year olds.)
If you have both the Little Partners Learning Tower with easel and this easel, you’d even be able to have a playdate with kids working side by side. Or you can use the Learning Tower easel for magnetic objects (like I often do) and this one for painting.
The Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel is another product I highly recommend because of its high-quality construction and versatility in encouraging creative activities.
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Little Partners Deluxe would be perfect for my 3 year olds in my classroom! I love that the paper roll is right above!! Very handy !!
Little Partners Deluxe would be perfect for my 3 year olds in my classroom!
I would love to win the easel because little children love to be artist and as a mother of 9 children it is nice to have different spaces for them to go create! Thank you for the chance to win!!
I am starting a 3-day a week school for preschool-8th grade. The model will be 3 days of school a week, and 2 days of homeschool. We are gathering supplies and would LOVE to put this easel to work in our classroom.
This would be a great tool to encourage artwork for my grandchildren.
I love the fact that there are so many activities that can be done with this easel–between the dry erase board, chalkboard, painting, using it for teacher charts, etc, the possibilities seem endless for my homeschool classroom.
I would absolutely love this for my kids!! They love art and would love a dedicated space thats always set up to use at their leisure!
This would be a fabulous addition to our homeschool!
I would love to win this for my youngest son. He really enjoys drawing right now.
I want to win for my nephew. Art is so important
I would love to win this for my daughter Lily! She loves to color and draw and uses a easel at school already!This would be fabulous to have at home so she could continue her artistic ability!!
I want to start a Montessori parent-child class in my home and have an easel for little ones to work at.
I would love to win because we are preparing for our first child this year and this would be a perfect nursery addition!
The Little Partners site has a blog with great information.
A quality easel would be a great addition to our 3-5 year-old classroom. We appreciate the reviews, helpful information, and materials. Thank you!
I learned that you have a place for recalls. which is very important to me!
Aloha Friend:
I’ve seen a lot of children’s easels but this one has places to keep all of your mediums together in one spot which is very important . It also helps teach the children to put things away when they are done in the right place! Congrats! I love it!
I would like to win this for my granddaughter Addison so she can draw and paint. She would loveit
I would like to give Little Partners Deluxe Learn and Play Art Center Easel to let my grand daughter’s creativity form.
After visiting the website I learned that Little Helpers has a blog!