Which pens write best on plastic?

[Heather Roselli]

I've got some cheap plastic buckets that we are decorating for trick or treat with first graders. The buckets have a slightly frosted/textured area around the middle. I've got stickers and stuff for the kids to decorate with, but I'd like to have some pens/markers for them to use too. I think that a Sharpie would work, but the buckets are dark - dark green, purple and black - so the black marker won't show up well. I need something easy to use, that dries fast and will stay on. Maybe in silver, white, bright orange and/or yellow. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[kscwgirl]

They make those colors in Sharpie. Including the silver.

 

[Megan Turnidge]

Oh, I've never seen white and silver Sharpies... but those sound like they'd be perfect! The orange, yellow Sharpies I've seen wouldn't show up well on dark colors.

 

[Traci Reed]

i have a metallic silver sharpie!

 

[junebug]

there are white sharpies??? cool!!

 

[kscwgirl]

okay, I dont' know about white. LOL I've got the metallic silver one though. They also have gold.

 

[pbumbaca]

There are white sharpies out there I have a few friends that have them and love them and I believe they are scrapbook friendly (ie acid free) but I have yet to be able to find one!

I love my Galaxy Markers they are awesome on plastic and come in tons of colors!

 

[Heather Roselli]

Thanks girls! I did a search for Sharpie and sure enough they have Paint markers now that are opaque and come in water based or oil based. I think they would be perfect - but now to find them by Wednesday!

But if I can't find the Sharpies, I'll go for the Galaxy Markers Pam! I had a few of those when I was paper scrapping way back when, but the kids have gotten a hold of them since then! hehe

 

[DawnMarch]

Slick Writers are also really good, but I'm not sure what colors they come in.