11 kids’ easels for infinite creative play

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Best kids easels for creative play | Mum's Grapevine

From elaborate finger paintings to fridge-worthy squiggles, creative little learners love to express themselves through their artwork. That’s why a kids’ art easel can quickly become one of the most-used pieces of play equipment in the house.

Whether you go for a classic style or perhaps a table-top model, an art easel for kids offers tiny artists a dedicated zone to lose themselves in their creativity, show off masterpieces and even practice writing letters and numbers.

Best art easels for creative kids | Mum's Grapevine

11 art easels for creative kids

To help you find the perfect workspace for your little Picasso, we’ve curated a list of our favourite 11 stand-out kids’ easels. In no particular order, here they are:

1. Delta Children

Delta Children Double-Sided Kids' Easel

Delta Children MySize Double Sided Activity Easel ($163.49)

In a choice of pink and white or contemporary grey, this kids art easel is all about storage. Each folding easel comes with two roomy fabric tubs and can be used as a chalkboard, magnetic whiteboard or paper board – and with this one, a paper roll is included.

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2. Plum

Plum Play Create and Paint Kids Easel

Plum Discovery Create & Paint Easel ($449.95)

This breathtaking wooden easel is designed especially for outdoor play – because what better place to channel the inner artist than surrounded by nature? There are five storage pots, a roomy plant box and a bamboo wind chime for dreamy sounds.

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3. HipKids

HipKids Kasper Kids' Easel

HipKids Kasper 2-in-1 Bookcase Easel ($199.95)

With a dual-sided design, this clever unit functions as a chalkboard easel, a storage unit and bookshelf! If you’re gifting this one, you have the option of personalising it with up to nine characters.

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4. Crayola

Crayola Deluxe Art Easel for Kids

Crayola Kids’ Adjustable Wooden Art Easel ($78)

This kids’ art station is huge on convenience and seriously cute. With adjustable height, it’s a winner for families with children of different ages. It also comes with a paper holder and paper roll, three paint pots and an extra-spacious storage tray.

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5. QToys

QToys 4 in 1 art easel

QToys 4-in-1 Table Easel ($89.95)

If pipsqueaks prefer to sit when creativity calls this easel is designed especially for table-top use. The dual-sided board can be used as a blackboard, whiteboard, magnetic and perspex board, and tools can be stowed in the base tray.

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6. Lifespan Kids

Lifespan Kids Creativ Drawing Board ($289)

If you’re after an easel big enough for all of your minis to enjoy at the one time, it’s this. With a timber frame and Perspex screen fit for water-based markers and paint, it will last a lifetime and help to reduce your paper usage when it comes to the kids’ creations.

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7. Melissa & Doug

Melissa and Doug Tabletop Easel

Melissa & Doug Kids’ Tabletop Easel ($92.95)

Portable and compact, it’s the perfect easel for wee ones who like to take their art with them wherever they roam. It features a magnetic whiteboard, chalkboard and supply tray, and it comes with all the tools kids need to get started.

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8. Little Partners

Little Partners Contempo Easel

Little Partners Contempo Kids’ Art Easel ($190)

With short legs and an oversized workboard, this is a great easel for younger artists. It has a chalkboard on one side and a whiteboard on the other, with a magnetic strip for holding paper in place. Use the ledge to store supplies and adjust the height as artists grow.

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9. KidKraft

KidKraft Deluxe Wooden Kids Easels

KidKraft Deluxe Wooden Kids’ Art Easel ($165.99)

With shelving, an elevated paper roll holder, loads of storage and a double-sided artboard, this is an easel that ticks all the boxes. In two colour options, it’s made of wood to see your minis right through the kiddie years.

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10. Hape

Hape All-in-One Kids' Easel

Hape All-in-One Kids’ Easel ($69.99)

With red, blue and green trims, this is a kids’ easel that positively pops! It includes a whiteboard and chalkboard, storage pots for paint or tools, and a very handy shelf that runs the full width of the open easel. Height adjustable, this is one that grows with the kids.

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11. IKEA

IEKA MALA Kids' Easel

IKEA MALA Easel ($25)

This classic pine number is built tough to withstand years of kiddie creativity. It’s available in a choice of red or natural and includes a storage tray and paper holder. Check out the rest of the MALA series for lots of easel add-ons.

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