Just as easy as 1, 2, 3, paint-by-numbers kits are a great craft for kids of all ages. The first kit was invented in 1951 by an employee of the Detroit-based Palmer Paint Co., who read that Leonardo ...

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LAST WEEK I lay in wait for the mailman, watching from the window for him to appear in his starched blue uniform and rumpled surgical mask. After he drove off, I pulled on my own surgical mask and a ...

For my 10th birthday, I received a paint-by-number set. As soon as my homework was done, I'd disappear until dinnertime, working on my masterpiece. When it was complete, I was proud ... and ...

Pick a number, any number. Chances are Dan Robbins has a paint color to go with it. In the 1950s, the Farmington Hills artist created the Craft Master paint kits for the Palmer Paint Co. in Detroit.

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 ...

For those of us who grew up during the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, there’s no need to describe the popularity of paint-by-number sets. Many of us recall those slow, peaceful days of dipping a brush into ...