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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Groove Slim 3.3mm Colored Pencils, 144 Per Pack
Prang®
$90.46Slim, color pencils feature grooves that make a proper grip seem logical to young students. Innovative, ergonomic shape offers a natural grip-zone, made from all-natural materials. Offset slide guards for thumb, index and middle fingers support an...$90.46 -
Tempera Paint Set, Assorted Colors, 16 oz Bottles, Set of 12
Prang®
$77.53Prang® Ready-to-Use Paint is the teacher's choice. This non-toxic paint is safe for even the youngest artist. Bright non-setting colors blend easily with creamy smooth textures and good working characteristics. Great paint for today's busy classroom. A...$77.53 -
Super Jumbo Crayon Classroom Pack, 200 Count
Cra-z-art®
$86.52Cra-Z-Arts classroom pack provides 200 crayons - perfect for student projects and coloring creations! Eight bright, vivid colors! Washable and perfect for little artists. School quality. Certified non-toxic.Key Features : i : Eight bright vivid colorsii...$86.52 -
Washable Marker Classroom Pack, Broadline, 8 Color, Pack of 200
Cra-z-art®
$106.65Cra-Z-Art Markers multi-pack will lend creativity to any project. Ideal for children, they are non-toxic and washable! Cra-Z-Art markers have fine tips and come in bright, classic colors. Great for classrooms! Each pack includes 200 markers in 8 colors...$106.65 -
Washable Markers Classroom Pack, Fine Point, 8 Color, Pack of 200
Cra-z-art®
$83.77Cra-Z-Art Markers multi-pack will lend creativity to any project. Ideal for children, they are non-toxic and washable! Cra-Z-Art markers have fine tips and come in bright, classic colors. Great for classrooms! Each pack includes 200 markers in 8 colors...$83.77 -
Jumbo Crayon Classroom Pack, 8 Color, Box of 400
Cra-z-art®
$77.80Cra-Z-Art's jumbo crayon multi-pack has 8 different colors for endless creativity. The crayons are smooth, bright, large and easy to grip. The box has an easy open and close lid featuring a compartment for each color. The crayons are school quality and...$77.80 -
Colored Pencil Classroom Pack, 14 color, Box of 462
Cra-z-art®
$113.66Cra-Z-Art Colored Pencils are premium quality pencils great for adult and kid coloring books, school or any artists need. Bright, vivid colored pencils come pre-sharpened. Pencils are made of real wood with thick, strong leads. Non-Toxic. Great for...$113.66 -
Semi-Moist Watercolor Paint Set, 8-Color Oval Pan w/Brush, 36 Sets
Charles Leonard
$76.49This convenient classroom pack of brilliant semi-moist watercolors comes with 36 paint sets and a storage box to help keep you organized! Each paint set includes 8 vibrant colored pigment water soluble paint colors. Ideal for any student, teacher or...$76.49 -
Stonex Self-Hardening Clay, 25 lbs.
Amaco
$88.00Our premium quality pale white self-hardening clay is formulated for handbuilding, wheelthrowing and sculpture techniques. Knead Stonex to increase plasticity before modeling. Moist, ready to use. Pieces dry hard and durable, but not waterproof. Can be...$88.00 -
Sculptamold Modeling Compound, 25 lbs.
Amaco
$91.50This dry, white, non-toxic modeling material produces objects that are very lightweight, strong and durable. Sculptamold® is AP Non-Toxic. Sculptamold® is a dry, white, non-toxic compound that combines the best features of clay, plaster, and papier...$91.50 -
Standard Laminating Roll Film, Gloss, 27" x 500', 1.5 mil, 1 Roll
Gbc
$134.99GBC NAP I Roll Film is designed to help you protect your most important documents, big or small. It's perfect for busy educators. Load film into your laminator using patented, lightweight AutoGrip shafts or traditional steel shafts. Each roll is 27" x...$134.99 -
Learning Mat Crayons, 5 Assorted Colors Per Pack, 12 Packs
Melissa & Doug
$75.89Design, draw and color on learning mats or other non-porous surfaces then, wipe off and begin again! The color-coded crayon holders are easy to grasp and easy to slide the crayons up to draw and down to store. Each pack includes 5 assorted colors. Sold...$75.89 -
Jumbo Multi-Theme Coloring Pad, 11" x 14", Blue, Pack of 6
Melissa & Doug
$74.39This oversized coloring book features outlines on one side of the page, blank space on the other - so your child's masterpiece won't smudge! The 11 x 14 in paper is premium white bond, and the pages tear out cleanly to allow more than one child to color...$74.39 -
Jumbo Multi-Theme Coloring Pad, 11" x 14", Pink, Pack of 6
Melissa & Doug
$74.39Fifty beautiful pictures leave lots of room for pink! Oversized 11" x 14" premium white bond paper feature outline drawings of flowers, princesses, horses and more. Each sheet in this large extra-large coloring book for kids is printed on one side only,...$74.39 -
Deluxe Double-Sided Tabletop Easel
Melissa & Doug
$80.58Inspire endless creativity with this double-sided tabletop easel, featuring a magnetic dry-erase board on one side, and a chalkboard on the other. The included paper-roll holder with a paper guide and tear-bar accommodates 12-inch paper rolls and adds...$80.58 -
Paper Tubes, Thin, White, 4mm, 1800 Count
Artstraws®
$74.53Artstraws® are paper straws used for engineering and construction, as well as arts and crafts projects. Artstraws can easily be combined with glue, or simply pinching and threading it into another Artstraw. No connectors are needed. Each package contains...$74.53 -
Natural Wood Turnings, Assorted Shapes & Sizes, 18 lb.
Creativity Street®
$78.79Natural Wood Turnings are available in an assortment of shapes and sizes. They can be used to create a variety of arts and crafts projects. Includes 18 lbs. of assorted pieces.Key Features : i : Includes 18 lb. of assorted piecesii : Wide variety of...$78.79Qty in Cart: 0Price:$78.79Subtotal: -
Adjustable Paper Roll Easel, 48" x 24"
Crestline Products
$127.23The Adjustable Paper Roll Easel is a multi-functional easel has a dry erase board on one side and a chalkboard on the reverse. Includes an 18" x 100' roll of craft paper and two rugged plastic trays. Finger friendly leg brackets hold easel open and...$127.23 -
Colossal Barrel of Crafts, Assorted Colors & Sizes, 1 Kit
Creativity Street®
$82.52The Colossal Barrel of Crafts includes a tremendous assortment of popular craft items in a durable, reusable storage container. Includes Feathers, Pom Pons, Chenille Stems, Wiggle Eyes, Buttons, Dough Cutters, Modeling Clay, Glitter Poms, Jumbo Craft...$82.52 -
Wood Crafts Activities Box
Creativity Street®
$87.09A terrific assortment of natural and multi-colored wood crafts includes regular, jumbo and mini sticks, shapes, spoons, turnings, Smart Sticks™ and building sticks. Over 2,100 pieces with idea sheet!Key Features : i : A wonderful assortment of natural...$87.09