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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Playfoam Shape & Learn Alphabet Set - EI-1917 - 005083
Educational Insights
$23.29Get shaping with no-mess Playfoam! Now, little ones can practice making letters and more with this all-new Playfoam set. The set includes eight colored Playfoam bricks and 13 double-sided cards. Preschoolers simply place their Playfoam on top of the...$23.29 -
Playfoam Party Pack, Pack of 20 - EI-1907 - 005083
Educational Insights
$39.49Preschoolers are free to express their creativity--plus no mess to clean up afterward! Just squish the Playfoam, shape it however you like, squash it back down, and start all over again. Playfoam never dries out so the creativity never ends--and the...$39.49 -
Papercraft Pete the Cat Coloring Activity Set - EI-1570 - 005083
Educational Insights
$22.05Spark More Creativity! Let's try something new! Educational Insights toys and games provide opportunities for self-expression, creativity, and imagination, helping kids identify new interests, appreciate their own strengths, recognize and overcome...$22.05 -
Pete The Cat Modern Mosaics Stick to the Numbers Activity Book, Pack of 2 - TCR60242-2
Teacher Created Resources®
$26.98Modern Mosaics give students the opportunity to create their own art in three easy steps. Find, peel, then place the stickers on the image sheet to reveal their masterpiece. Activate focus and patience to complete these sticker puzzles that are both...$26.98 -
Dinosaurs Water Reveal, 6 Sets - TCR21005-6
Teacher Created Resources®
$38.94Mess free! Use water to color the pictures. Let it dry and do it again! Each board has search and find activities plus an educational fact. NOTE: Water Reveal boards may warp after several uses. After completing each activity page, use a towel to remove...$38.94 -
STEM Basics: Pipe Cleaners, 100 Per Pack, 12 Packs - TCR20929-12
Teacher Created Resources®
$50.88Pipe Cleaners are everyday items that provide you with the basic materials that you need to build your next STEM creation. We provide the "basics", but the rest is up to you, your creativity, and your STEM skills. Use STEM Basics to support your favorite...$50.88 -
STEM Basics: 1/4" Wood Dowels, 12 Per Pack, 12 Packs - TCR20927-12
Teacher Created Resources®
$50.88One-fourth inch Wooden Dowels are everyday items that provide you with the basic materials that you need to build your next STEM creation. We provide the "basics", but the rest is up to you, your creativity, and your STEM skills. Use STEM Basics to...$50.88 -
STEM Basics: 1/8" Wood Dowels, 100 Per Pack, 12 Packs - TCR20926-12
Teacher Created Resources®
$50.88One-eighth inch Wooden Dowels are everyday items that provide you with the basic materials that you need to build your next STEM creation. We provide the "basics", but the rest is up to you, your creativity, and your STEM skills. Use STEM Basics to...$50.88 -
STEM Basics: Multicolor Mini Craft Sticks, 100 Per Pack, 12 Packs - TCR20923-12
Teacher Created Resources®
$38.88Multicolor Mini Craft Sticks are everyday items that provide you with the basic materials that you need to build your next STEM creation. We provide the "basics", but the rest is up to you, your creativity, and your STEM skills. Use STEM Basics to...$38.88 -
Dinosaurs Modern Mosaics Stick to the Numbers Activity Book, Pack of 2 - TCR10326-2
Teacher Created Resources®
$26.98Modern Mosaics give students the opportunity to create their own art in three easy steps. Find, peel, then place the stickers on the image sheet to reveal their masterpiece. Activate focus and patience to complete these sticker puzzles that are both...$26.98 -
Magical Creatures Modern Mosaics Stick to the Numbers Activity Book, Pack of 2 - TCR10325-2
Teacher Created Resources®
$26.98Modern Mosaics give students the opportunity to create their own art in three easy steps. Find, peel, then place the stickers on the image sheet to reveal their masterpiece. Activate focus and patience to complete these sticker puzzles that are both...$26.98 -
Ocean Life Modern Mosaics Stick to the Numbers Activity Book, Pack of 2 - TCR10324-2
Teacher Created Resources®
$26.98Modern Mosaics give students the opportunity to create their own art in three easy steps. Find, peel, then place the stickers on the image sheet to reveal their masterpiece. Activate focus and patience to complete these sticker puzzles that are both...$26.98 -
Gallon Paint Dispenser Pump, Pack of 10 - RPC900110-10
Handy Art®
$45.00Handy Art® offers these handy accessories to assist you in your artistic projects. Handy pumps with a locking design. Makes paint dispensing easy and clean. Sold as a pack of 10 paint pumps.Key Features : i : Handy pumps with a locking designii : Easy...$45.00 -
Little Masters Tempera Paint, Light Green, 16 oz., Pack of 12 - RPC201742-12
Handy Art®
$44.88Little Masters® Tempera is the budget friendly choice for the young artist. Brilliant and rich opaque colors are smooth flowing and offer endless creativity and color blending possibilities. Cleans up easily with soap and water. Water based and Certified...$44.88 -
Little Masters Tempera Paint, Violet, 16 oz., Pack of 12 - RPC201740-12
Handy Art®
$44.88A fine quality and economical choice for the younger artist! These brilliant and rich opaque colors are smooth flowing and won't chip, flake or crack when dry. Cleans up easily with soap and water. Water based and Certified AP Non-Toxic. Offers endless...$44.88 -
Little Masters Tempera Paint 16 oz., Light Purple, Pack of 12 - RPC201738-12
Handy Art®
$39.72A fine quality and economical choice for the younger artist! These brilliant and rich opaque colors are smooth flowing and won't chip, flake or crack when dry. Cleans up easily with soap and water. Water based and Certified AP Non-Toxic. Made in the USA...$39.72 -
Little Masters Tempera Paint, Red, 16 oz., Pack of 12 - RPC201720-12
Handy Art®
$44.88Little Masters® Tempera is the budget friendly choice for the young artist. Brilliant and rich opaque colors are smooth flowing and offer endless creativity and color blending possibilities. Cleans up easily with soap and water. Water based and Certified...$44.88 -
Washable Glitter Glue, 8 oz., Orange, Pack of 6 - RPC146015-6
Handy Art®
$34.50Combines glitter with glue for less mess while adding sparkle, shimmer and shine to all your art and craft projects! Use alone or as a decorative adhesive on cards, masks, wood crafts, scrapbooking, fabric, glass, felt and more. Bonds to most porous and...$34.50 -
Straws & Connector Set, 230 Pieces - R-6085
Roylco®
$30.59Simple to use for endless hours of imaginative play! Make playhouses and forts, design buildings, engineer spacecrafts. Appropriate for a wide age range. The most economical building set around! Includes idea guide. 230 pieces.Key Features : i : Simple...$30.59 -
First Look Light Table Kit - R-59260
Roylco®
$43.49Explore concepts of light, opacity, shapes, counting, sorting and environment with this array of transparent, translucent and reflective materials. The included guide is full of activities and concepts that are all research based and created from...$43.49