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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Washable Glue, Gallon
Handy Art®
$31.93Handy Art® Washable Glue washes from clothes and other materials when dry. Bonds to most porous materials and is ideal for projects that use paper, cardboard, wood and fabric. Certified AP Non-Toxic, made in the USA. Each bottle includes 1 gallon.Key...$31.93 -
Big Art for Tiny Tots
Roylco®
$33.99Tiny Tots don't just make art—they experience it! Big Art for Tiny Tots allows children to create art through movement. Simply use the "First Word Picture Stickers", sticky felt shapes, and peel & stick Rainbow Strips to design oversized collage bases...$33.99 -
Glue Washable Liquid White School Glue -128 oz, White
Prang®
$26.99Since 1882 Prang Art & Craft solutions maintained an uncompromised quality to ignite the passion of our valued creative customers. Say good-bye to sticky, messy glue containers! Glue sticks come in a neat twist up container for easy application. Works...$26.99 -
Glue Stick, White, .74 oz, Pack of 36
Charles Leonard
$34.60Convenient lipstick style applicator provides a neat and clean application of glue. Ideal for paper, cardboard, photos and fabric. Glue is washable and odorless, dries fast and clear. Non toxic antacid-free. AP Certified, conforms to ASTM D-4236. Sold as...$34.60 -
Round Wiggle Eyes, 15mm, Assorted, 50 Per Pack, 12 Packs
Charles Leonard
$37.00Give your projects "Eye" catching appeal. Wiggle eyes bring life to dolls, animals, toys and more! Features a flat back for gluing. Great for any Arts and Craft Project. Each pack includes 50 wiggle eyes. Sold as 12 packs for a total of 600 wiggle eyes...$37.00 -
Wiggle Eyes, Round, 12mm, Black, 50 Per Pack, 12 Packs
Charles Leonard
$25.00Give your projects "eye" catching appeal. Wiggle eyes bring life to dolls, animals, toys and more! Features a flat back for gluing. Great for any arts and craft project. Each pack includes 50 wiggle eyes. Sold as 12 packs for a total of 600 wiggle eyes...$25.00 -
Paint by Number 99-Piece Activity Kit
Art 101
$33.99Unleash your inner artist with our Art 101 Paint by Number 99 Piece Activity Kit! This kit has everything you need for hours of relaxing paint by number projects! Included in this activity kit are 4 designs sized at 8 inches by 10 inches and 4 designs...$33.99 -
Dual Tip Illy Markers in Fabric Bag, 36 Count
Art 101
$33.99Art 101 Creative Tools 36 Count Dual Tip Illy Markers are perfect for any aspiring or seasoned artist. ILLY markers are professional quality markers perfect for Scrapbooking, Drawing, Fashion Designers, Architects, Landscapes, and Hand Lettering, and...$33.99 -
Watercolor Brush Pens, 24-Pack
Art 101
$21.99Art 101 3-Pack Watercolor Brush Pens includes 3 color themed packs - rainbow, pastel, and jewel tone - providing a variety of colors to choose from when creating your next watercolor creation! Our pens have the versatility of traditional watercolor...$21.99 -
70-Piece Scented Art Kit
Art 101
$33.99Art 101's Budding Artist 70 Piece Scented Art Kit includes a wide variety of items for your young artist to have hours of creative fun! With scents like cherry, strawberry, and grape, this kit is sure to be a hit. Between the 12 scented mini markers, 8...$33.99 -
Ultimate Scratch Art Combo Kit, 41 Pieces
Art 101
$36.99Art 101's Ultimate Scratch Art Combo Kit with 41 Pieces in a Colorful Carrying Case features a variety of fun scratch art activities in a colorful, portable case. Your set includes five 10 inch by 10 inch rainbow scratch sheets and five 10 inch by 10...$36.99 -
Deluxe Art Set in a Wood Organizer Case, 119 Pieces
Art 101
$49.99Art 101's 119 Piece All Media Wood Art Set helps artists learn and grow with the self-expression of art! Want to experiment with a number of different art mediums? This all-in-one wood-case includes everything you need to inspire artistic greatness. If...$49.99 -
Color & Sketch Color Your Own Wood 58-Piece Art Set
Art 101
$33.99Art 101's 58 Piece Art Set in a Colorable Wood Carrying Case features the highest quality artistic tools in a colorable travel wood case. This set includes 14 bullet-tip Perma Markers which are alcohol-based, lay down vibrant and saturated, and can be...$33.99 -
Deluxe Wood Art Set, 170 Pieces
Art 101
$78.99Art 101's 170 Piece Deluxe Art Set is the ultimate collection of multimedia art tools for beginner or advanced artists! This set includes 24 of our fine line markers, which are perfect for multiple uses including note-taking, doodling, drawing, coloring...$78.99 -
Deluxe Artist Wood Set, 215 Pieces
Art 101
$92.99Art 101's Deluxe Art Set with 215 Pieces in a Wood Organizer Case is the perfect all-in-one kit for artists of any level or age! Experiment and play with a number of different components, guaranteed to keep you busy with hours of creative fun! If you've...$92.99 -
Creativity Wood Case 173-Piece Art Set
Art 101
$55.99Art 101's Creativity Art Set with 173 Pieces in a Wood Carrying Case includes a variety of artistic mediums for the beginner or advanced artist! Perfect for the young artist who loves to color, this set includes 20 kid-friendly markers that are short and...$55.99 -
Doodle & Draw 136-Piece Multimedia Wood Art Set
Art 101
$53.99Art 101's Doodle and Draw 136 Piece Multimedia Wood Art Set includes all the tools needed to expand your creativity and design your next colorful masterpiece! Includes 12 of our colorful Premium Core Colored Pencils, which are perfect for the beginner...$53.99 -
Draw & Color Wood 106-Piece Art Set
Art 101
$56.99Art 101's Draw and Color 106 Piece Art Set in a Wood Carrying Case was made with the artist who is passionate about drawing and sketching in-mind! Your new kit comes in a convenient wooden case with a handle, making it easy to organize and pack up your...$56.99 -
Multimedia Illustration Wood Art Set, 85 Pieces
Art 101
$38.99Art 101's Multimedia Illustration Wood Art Set comes with 85 pieces, including a number of different mediums that are perfect for creating your next illustration! This set features our professional quality, alcohol-based Illy Markers, which come with a...$38.99 -
Dual Tip Illy Markers 36-Pack
Art 101
$22.99Our Art 101 Creative Tools Dual Tip Illy Markers come in three color themed packs, including tropical, galaxy, and neutral, providing 33 total colors and 3 blending markers for your next illustration! Our Illy Markers use an alcohol-based ink, which...$22.99