Arts & Crafts
Art and Craft Supplies for the Classroom and Home
Classroom art and craft supplies makes teaching art to young students a joy, not a hassle. Art and craft supplies can act as tools for capturing student interest and imagination. These supplies can also be used to develop fine motor skills, help students envision concepts, and encourage active participation.
Fine Motor Skills
The creation of art and craft projects demands movement. Students must interact with supplies in order to achieve goals. The actions they perform can develop fine motor skills. For example, threading Fancy Stringing Rings onto a string to create a necklace requires a series of actions: sorting beads by color and shape, placing the rings in an attractive arrangement, knotting a ring onto the end of the string, slipping the beads onto the string in the proper arrangement, and securing the ends of the string together.
Understanding Concepts
When threading rings, asking students to spell out their names or other words with Lowercase Manuscript Letter Beads can add another level of complexity to the project. Students engage in identifying letters and using them to spell. They then take pride when others view their necklaces and recognize the words that the students spelled. Asking students to create patterns with the rings or beads engages them with math and they can visualize concepts such as single numbers, pairs, and groups. This is just one example of an art and craft project that can help students understand basic concepts in various subject areas.
Art Activity Kits
Art Activity Kits target certain topics with preplanned activities that are easy to put into action. Try using the Culturally Diverse 24 People Tag K kit as part of a unit about community and diversity or using the series of Scene-a-Rama diorama kits to teach students about the natural landscape. There’s a kit for every topic and activity – for example, the Mosaica kit is a great addition to a unit about patterns. Teachers who are interested in a general all-purpose kit will find many of their art and craft supply needs met by The Colossal Art Kit by Chenille Kraft.
Supplies and Arts and Crafts Resource Books
Basic supplies such as craft sticks, beads, sponges, Sculptamold, and Styrofoam balls, can be used for many activities. Arts and Crafts Resource Books can help teachers develop effective educational activities using these and other supplies. Art and Craft Resource Books for Teachers and Home Use cover a wide variety of topics and grade levels. Fine Motor Projects by Carson Dellosa contains activities, tips and ideas for developing motor skills and can be used in conjunction with art supplies, including stamps, play dough, paint, and crayons. Art with Anything by Gryphon House contains activity ideas that can be implemented with everyday objects, including buttons, cardboard, and junk mail.
Encourage Active Participation
Arts and crafts capture the interest of students because they must interact with supplies in order to create something. Physical action requires attention and gets students involved. Students must perform actions to complete their project, such as picking up chalk to form letters, applying adhesive or paint, and organizing objects to form patterns. Art and craft projects require students to strategize in order to achieve their goal and to think analytically about each task they encounter, such as arranging objects. When their art and craft projects are finished, students are often left with meaningful visual interpretations of academic topics -- the creation of which has developed fine motor skills and brought a new understanding.
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Watercolor Colored Pencils Classpack, 240 Pencils
Crayola®
$97.33Stock up on Crayola Watercolor Pencils for the whole classroom to share! This 240ct Bulk Watercolor Colored Pencils set features 12 assorted colors including: Sky Blue, Red, Blue, Magenta, Orange, Violet, Brown, Yellow, Green, Yellow Green, White, and...$97.33 -
Colors of the World Colored Pencils, 240 Count
Crayola®
$68.47Step into a world of vibrant possibilities and celebrate the beauty of diversity with the Crayola Colors of the World Skin Tone Colored Pencils Classpack (240ct)! This incredible collection of bulk colored pencils is designed to represent the rich...$68.47 -
Water Art Activity Book - Sea Life, Pack of 6
Ready 2 Learn™
$44.94Each water art book features 6 large activity boards. Use the chunky, easy-grip water pen to wet the boards and reveal colorful scenes and hidden items. Then, let the boards dry to do it again. The back of each activity board features fun facts and...$44.94 -
Sand Magic Reveal
Educational Insights
$43.48Kids can create their own mesmerizing color reveals, inspired by the viral trend. Includes three pounds of Playfoam Sand in four colors, a design station, cylinder and cube molds, three core molds, three shaped stampers, a cutter, and a scooper.Key...$43.48 -
Hobby Paint Brush Set, Assorted Sizes, 4 Per Set, 6 Sets
Prang®
$26.94Prang® premium wood paint brushes feature high-quality bristles, large grips, and seamless metal ferrules that prevent paint build-up. They are both AP certified non-toxic and conform to ASTM and ANSI safety standards. Each set includes 4 brushes in...$26.94 -
Fidgit Stix, 42 Per Pack, 3 Packs
Wikki Stix®
$29.85Wikki Stix are a tactile, sensory and engaging product which can be used to help children and adults with special needs in myriad ways. Made in the USA, Wikki Stix are non-toxic of course, and bring a fun and colorful approach to challenging issues...$29.85 -
Glitter Washable Paint, 8 oz, Set of 9
Handy Art®
$41.23Handy Art® Glitter Washable Tempera Paint provides easy clean up and super washability. Add extra sparkle, shimmer and shine to art, craft and school projects. Paint is non-toxic, water based and gluten-free and can be used on paper, poster board and...$41.23 -
Metallic Liquid Watercolor, 8 oz, Set of 6
Handy Art®
$44.75These concentrated liquid dyes can be used directly from the bottle or diluted with up to four parts water to achieve a lighter color. Ideal for watercolor paintings and tinting and dyeing craft materials such as scrapbook paper, papier-mâché, glue, sand...$44.75 -
Metallic Acrylic Paint, 16 oz, Set of 5
Handy Art®
$70.48Handy Art® Student Acrylic is a high quality, economical classroom acrylic. This full spectrum of brilliant colors dry to a permanent, water resistant and flexible semi-gloss finish. Can be used on most any surface: paper, fabric, wood, plastic, glass,...$70.48 -
Fluorescent Acrylic Paint, 8 oz, Set of 8
Handy Art®
$73.38Handy Art® Student Acrylic is a high quality, economical classroom acrylic. This full spectrum of brilliant colors dry to a permanent, water resistant and flexible semi-gloss finish. Can be used on most any surface: paper, fabric, wood, plastic, glass,...$73.38 -
Acrylic Pouring Medium, 16 oz, Pack of 3
Handy Art®
$27.00Handy Art® Pouring Medium create unique, vibrant artwork with this acrylic pouring medium. Add pouring medium to transform the consistency of acrylic paint, allowing paint to take on a smooth and fluid form while preserving the vibrant colors. Great for...$27.00 -
Stretched Canvas, 9" x 12", 2 Per Pack, 3 Packs
Simply®
$31.05This is a triple primed, medium grain texture, and 100% acid free cotton canvas for durability. The heavy-duty surface holds color and prevents seepage through the back. It is ideal for oil and acrylic painting and suitable for mixed media, collage,...$31.05