Markers for Following Art for Kids Hub Lessons
Art for Kids Hub is a YouTube drawing channel rather than a marker brand, and no product carrying that name appears in this catalogue. The real question behind the search is what to buy so a child can follow along, and that has a clear answer: a broad colour set, washable dye, and paper heavy enough that the next lesson is not showing through the last one.
Art for Kids Hub is a family YouTube channel that teaches drawing by having a child follow along, step by step, with a parent. It is not a marker brand and no product carrying that name is among the 4,486 listings behind this site. What the search is really asking is what to put on the table so a child can keep up, and that question is answerable from the data. The type is at kids markers, which carries 23,490 searches a month.
The keyword draws 150 a month at keyword difficulty 0 and has grown 35% year on year. Below it sit what markers does art for kids hub use and markers art for kids hub, both effectively zero, which suggests most people arriving on this phrase are looking for the channel rather than a shopping list.
What a Follow-Along Lesson Demands of a Pen
Three requirements, and only one of them is about ink.
Colour breadth beats colour quality. A lesson names a shade and moves on. A child who has to search a tin for something close loses the thread of the video, and the drawing stops being fun. That pushes towards large sets rather than good ones.
Washable, because the table is not a studio. These sessions happen on kitchen tables with a parent half-watching. Washable dye is engineered to release from skin and most cotton, and it is the only chemistry on this site where the whole point is coming off.
Paper that holds a line. The channel's own format is drawing on ordinary paper, and ordinary paper is where marker ink misbehaves. This is where the choice of chemistry genuinely matters.
Why Washable Rather Than Anything Else
| Marker type | Paper | Whiteboard | Chalkboard | Glass | Wood | Metal | Plastic | Ceramic / mug | Rock / stone | Fabric | Skin | Car window | Cardboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washable Water-soluble dye designed to release from skin and fabric. | ●Works 40/mo The kids-and-coloring default. | ◐If… 500/mo 500 searches a month. Works on the board, needs a damp wipe. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous board. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ●Works 1,480/mo 1,480 searches a month. Washes off with water, which is the whole point. | ○No no measured demand Absorbs and stains the grain. Use a paint marker. | ◐If… 260/mo Rubs off with handling unless the surface is sealed. | ◐If… 80/mo Wipes off gloss, but stains matte plastic. | ●Works no measured demand Rinses off glaze. | ○No no measured demand Soaks into porous stone and dulls. Use an acrylic marker. | ◐If… 1,360/mo 1,360 searches a month. Washes out of most cotton, not out of everything. | ●Works 750/mo 750 searches a month. Designed to come off skin with soap. | ●Works 500/mo 500 searches a month. Rinses off with a hose. | ◐If… 410/mo Absorbs into the flute unless the stroke is light. |
The washable row is the coloring default for good reason. Paper works at 40 searches a month. Skin works at 750, which is what saves the session when a hand gets marked. Glass works at 1,480 and ceramic works, both of which matter when a child decorates something they were not supposed to. Fabric is conditional at 1,360, washing out of most cotton but not out of everything.
Compare that with the alternative a keen parent might reach for. Alcohol markers rate conditional on paper at 1,820 searches a month, feathering and bleeding on anything lighter than marker stock, and they fail on skin at 900 searches with the answer still being no. An alcohol set is a beautiful thing for a teenager with proper paper and the wrong thing for a seven-year-old with a printer sheet.
The Sets With Evidence Behind Them
| Set | Count | Price | Per pen | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayola Super Tips Marker Set | 100 | $19.04 | $0.19 | 4.8 | 43,050 |
| Crayola Ultra Clean Washable Markers | 40 | $14.99 | $0.37 | 4.8 | 31,918 |
| Cra-Z-Art Bulk Washable Markers, 6 packs of 10 | 60 | $17.29 | $0.29 | 4.8 | 4,239 |
| Amazon Basics Broad Line Washable Markers | 40 | $11.99 | $0.30 | 4.5 | 2,150 |
Nothing on that list is endorsed by the channel and this page does not claim otherwise. What it claims is that these are the washable sets with real buyer weight in this catalogue, that all four are under forty cents a pen, and that the three highest-rated sit at 4.8 against a site median of 4.6.
Washable as a type runs to 96 products at a median price of $14.54 and a median rating of 4.7, the highest median rating of any type on this site.
What the Reports Say Goes Wrong
Washability is the strongest attribute here at 3,757 reports across 53 products with 783 negative, a 21% negative rate. Colour variety follows at 3,080 reports with 669 negative, 22%, and colour selection at 1,478 with 386, 26%. All three are low by the standards of this catalogue.
The failures are caps. Drying time draws 872 reports with 628 negative, 72%, and drying out draws 314 with 226, also 72%. A hundred-count set left open after a Saturday morning session is the single commonest way these pens die, and it is also the argument for a bulk pack: at nineteen cents a pen, a few casualties do not end the hobby.
Drying time — 872 reports, 72% negative, across 14 products
Good product. Some ran out sooner than I expected, but we did get A LOT of use out of tem
Crayola Super Tips Washable Markers Age 3+ - 50 Count
I went in to check it out sure enough the brand new markers were all dried out and barely working. Such a big disappointment
Crayola Broad Line Markers (12 Count), Washable Markers…
4 more verbatim reports
I bought 2 boxes of 12 each crayola red markers. ALL of the markers were dry by the end of our Lunar New Year project. So frustrating!
Crayola Washable Markers for Kids, Black 12ct, Bulk Broad…
I bought 2 boxes of 12 each crayola red markers. ALL of the markers were dry by the end of our Lunar New Year project. So frustrating!
Crayola Washable Markers for Kids - Red (12ct), Teacher…
to try these out with our daughter, when we got the markers they were dry and the only way the writing was visible, was if we put a lot of pressure
Crayola : 10 Washable Markers Window (Bilingual)
They dry out so fast! And I need them for just making marks when measuring on a mannequin head for school
Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers, Fine Line…
Drying out — 314 reports, 72% negative, across 4 products
There were new and fresh with lots color. These were the best and not dried out. They are lasting and very washable
Crayola Broad Line Washable Markers, 8 Markers, Classic…
I am up set there are dried out u can not even use them
Crayola Super Tips Marker Set (100ct), Fine Point…
4 more verbatim reports
The others were completely dried out and they're suppose to be brand new. I was very disappointed
Crayola Triangle Toddler Markers 8ct, Easy Grip Washable…
I am up set there are dried out u can not even use them
Crayola Super Tips Washable Markers for Kids 150ct, Bulk…
Markers arrived all open and completely dried out
Crayola Broad Line Washable Markers, 8 Markers, Classic…
Dries out quickly but they're very good markers
Crayola Super Tips Marker Set (100ct), Fine Point…
Durability — 911 reports, 45% negative, across 36 products
They are great, easy to work with, and last a long time. I'm on my second set now, as nice as the last set
Crayola Super Tips Washable Markers Age 3+ - 50 Count
Great markers. We have used these for six months and they have not dried out. The kids can hold them easily as well. Shipped quickly
Crayola Broad Line Washable Markers (200ct), Teacher…
4 more verbatim reports
Much easier to see than contractor pencils and very easy to remove with just some warm water on a paper towel
Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers, Color Max, Fine…
Love these crayola pip squeak markers! Last a long time...just replaced my 1st box with new one after 3 years...and I love to color
Crayola Pip-Squeaks Skinnies Washable Markers for Kids…
Only complaint is that they don't last long: we have used them for a couple of months or so, and orange and blue (my kid's favorite) are already not
Crayola Washable Markers, Broad Point, Classic Colors…
Dry out quickly and even after putting in water as instructed they don’t have much life in them. Ordered crayons washable markers instead
Faber-Castell DuoTip Washable Markers - 12 Markers, 24…
Click — 354 reports, 32% negative, across 2 products
they are easy to click for my 3 almost 4 year old and they just click back in and you never loose the cover. worth every penny
Crayola Clicks Retractable Markers Bold (10ct), Teacher…
they are easy to click for my 3 almost 4 year old and they just click back in and you never loose the cover. worth every penny
Crayola Clicks Retractable Tip Neon Washable Markers…
4 more verbatim reports
Essential for toddlers. Love the clicks because you don’t have to constantly find and pick up caps that toddlers inevitably take off and leave all
Crayola Clicks Retractable Markers Bold (10ct), Teacher…
Essential for toddlers. Love the clicks because you don’t have to constantly find and pick up caps that toddlers inevitably take off and leave all
Crayola Clicks Retractable Tip Neon Washable Markers…
They were also hard to click (especially for my kid). Also didn’t love the colors in the pack. Wouldn’t buy them again
Crayola Clicks Retractable Markers Bold (10ct), Teacher…
They were also hard to click (especially for my kid). Also didn’t love the colors in the pack. Wouldn’t buy them again
Crayola Clicks Retractable Tip Neon Washable Markers…
Counts are Amazon “Customers say” topic summaries aggregated across every washable marker in the corpus. Quotes are printed exactly as buyers wrote them, including typos.
| Product | Tip | Pack | Rating | Ratings | Price | Per pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayola Crayola Super Tips Marker Set (100ct), Fine Point Washable… | Fine | 1 | 4.8 | 43,050 | $19.04 | $19.04 |
| Crayola Crayola Ultra Clean Washable Markers (40ct), Teacher School… Amazon’s Choice | Mixed | 1 | 4.8 | 31,918 | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Cra-Z-Art Cra-Z-Art Bulk Washable Markers - 6 Packs of 10 Count Washable… Amazon’s Choice | Mixed | 60 | 4.8 | 4,239 | $17.29 | $0.29 |
| Mr. Sketch Mr. Sketch Scented Washable Markers, Chisel Tip Marker… Amazon’s Choice | Chisel | 36 | 4.8 | 2,830 | $21.67 | $0.60 |
| Shuttle Art Shuttle Art Dot Markers, 15 Colors Washable Markers for… Amazon’s Choice | Mixed | 15 | 4.5 | 2,340 | $11.69 | $0.78 |
| Amazon Basics Amazon Basics Broad Line Washable Markers, Multicolor, Pack of… Amazon’s Choice | Mixed | 40 | 4.5 | 2,150 | $11.99 | $0.30 |
The Paper Half of the Answer
A large washable set on thin printer paper still shows through to the next sheet, which matters when a child wants to keep the drawings. A cheap sketchbook of heavier stock fixes it for less than the price of the markers. The paper argument in full, including which weights stop which chemistries, is at paper for markers and the bleed counts behind it at bleed resistance: what buyers reported.
Frequently Asked
Does Art for Kids Hub sell markers?
Not in this catalogue. No product among the 4,486 Amazon listings behind this site carries that name, so there is no price, rating or buyer report count here to verdict one with. The keyword draws 150 searches a month at keyword difficulty 0.
What markers work best for follow-along drawing lessons?
Washable dye in a broad colour set. The matrix rates washable on paper as works, and the format matters as much as the ink: a child who has to stop and hunt for a colour loses the video. Sets of forty and above solve that.
Will markers bleed through a sketchbook?
Washable dye is much better behaved than alcohol here. Alcohol on paper is only conditional at 1,820 searches a month because it feathers on anything lighter than marker stock. Washable dye rates works on paper and is the reason it is the coloring default.
How many colours does a child need?
More than a basic ten if the lesson names shades. The largest washable set here is a 100-count at $19.04 rated 4.8 across 43,050 ratings, and a 40-count at $14.99 rated 4.8 across 31,918 covers most lessons at a lower price.
What goes wrong with kids markers?
Caps. Drying time draws 872 reports across the washable type with 628 negative, a 72% negative rate, and drying out adds 314 with 226, also 72%. Almost all of it is pens left open, which is the one failure a bulk pack softens.
Are washable markers really washable?
More reliably than any other claim on this site. Washability across 96 washable products draws 3,757 reports with 783 negative, a 21% negative rate, the lowest complaint rate of any large topic in this part of the catalogue.