In between bugs, balls and bouncing on the trampoline (and OK a few light sabers, dragons and dinosaurs), my boys enjoy drawing and painting when galactic or prehistoric inspiration hits them.  So I was glad to discover Clementine Art and try out their certified non-toxic, all natural paint.

Natural Paint

As an art teacher for many years, Clementine founder Diana Mercer became concerned about just how “non-toxic” the art supplies really were.  So she rolled up her sleeves and started making play dough and paints from natural ingredients in her kitchen.  Using simple ingredients – all listed on earth friendly packaging – her line now includes modeling dough, markers and paints.

With six paint colors in the box, I found them to be beautiful, rich earth tones of green, orange, brown, yellow, red and black.  The paint was creamy and odor-free. Even with the lids off the jars for two days, (oops), the paint did not dry out and was as good as when we opened them up. And with splatters on the wood floor…and face… and fingers, clean up was easy with a damp cloth.  (Did I mention I had boys?)

So if you are looking for a more natural and non-toxic alternative for your children’s art supplies visit Clementine to learn more about their products and where to buy.

Jeanne Blaisdell

Jeanne Blaisdell publishes TheGreenSamaritan.com, her personal blog highlighting green living tips and information in order to help herself and others on their journey towards greater environmental awareness. She has also launched EcoAvenueLtd.com, an online shopping site featuring the latest deals and promotions from a collection of earth-friendly merchants. Jeanne lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with her husband Tom and two boys, Jack (10) and Ben (7). You can follow her @GreenSamaritan and @EcoAvenueltd.