A dime store hobby turned most everyone into an artist. The popular paint by numbers after some 71 years since the first kit was introduced at the 1951 New York Toy Fair is still a very popular ...

In March 1951, shoppers of all ages descended on Macy’s in New York City’s Herald Square. Though the holidays were long over, eager customers packed in for a glimpse of the first in-store ...

In 1953, the Detroit-based paint company Craft Master was the driving power behind the paint-by-number craze that swept the midcentury hobbyist market. Not only had the company invented the ...

Painting functions as an artistic medium that enables people to channel their inventive thinking and communicate their thoughts. Notwithstanding, not everyone boasts the required artistic talent or ...

If your child has mastered the art of painting on a blank piece of paper and wants to take their painting to the next level, paint-by-number kits are a great option. Paint-by-numbers can be very ...