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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Classic Crafts Activities Box
Creativity Street®
$114.32This activity box features an extensive assortment of craft products for loads of creativity and fun. Wax Works sticks easily bend into any shape you like. Wiggle eyes move and shake to bring your creations to life. Glitter glue pens dispense nontoxic...$114.32 -
Paper Tubes, Thin, Assorted Colors, 4mm, 1800 Count
Artstraws®
$80.93Artstraws® 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. Assortment includes...$80.93 -
Dot Markers 25-Count Classpack
Do-a-dot Art!
$85.99Explore what's over the rainbow and dot away with this set of Do A Dot Art! markers. Arts and crafts time just got easier and cleaner...with Do A Dot Art! This set comes with 25 washable dot markers in no spill, no splash bottles, which is a dream come...$85.99 -
Squishy Foam, 9 Assorted Colors, 0.35 oz. Per Piece, 36 Pieces
Creativity Street®
$71.30Lightweight, non-toxic Squishy Foam® is reusable and isn't sticky. It won't dry out, crumble or even get hard. Smash It! Squish it! Roll it! Enjoy hours of squishy fun! Each pack includes 0.35 oz. each of 36 pieces in 9 colors.Key Features : i : 0.35 oz...$71.30 -
Paper Tubes, Thick, White, 6mm, 900 Count
Artstraws®
$79.98Artstraws® 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. Artstraws measure 15...$79.98 -
Modeling Dough, 6 Assorted Colors, 3.3 lb. Per Color, 6 Pieces
Creativity Street®
$70.09Solid color dough in 3.3 lb. tubs with secure-fitting lids to keep dough soft and pliable. Ideal for toddlers and young children. Assortment contains six tubs at 3.3lb each: blue, green, orange, purple, red and yellow.Key Features : i : Solid color dough...$70.09 -
Playfoam Class Pack, Pack of 16
Educational Insights
$119.05The whole class can get in on the fun with this super-sized Playfoam® set. Preschoolers 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...$119.05 -
Solid Tempera Paint Stick, Classic Colors, Class Pack of 96
Kwik Stix™
$102.00Tired of the endless mess of painting? Fear not! Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint sticks take the mess out of painting while keeping all the fun! Simply uncap, twist, and paint! Kwik Stix have a fast drying formula that allow them to dry in 90 seconds while...$102.00 -
Solid Tempera Paint, Master Art Set, 60 Colors
Kwik Stix™
$86.00Tired of the endless mess of painting? Fear not! Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint sticks take the mess out of painting while keeping all the fun! Simply uncap, twist, and paint! Kwik Stix have a fast drying formula that allow them to dry in 90 seconds while...$86.00 -
Tempera Paint Sticks Classpack, Metalix Color, Pack of 72
Kwik Stix™
$78.00Tired of the endless mess of painting? Fear not! Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint sticks take the mess out of painting while keeping all the fun! Simply uncap, twist, and paint! Kwik Stix have a fast drying formula that allow them to dry in 90 seconds while...$78.00 -
Tempera Paint Sticks Classpack, Neon Color, Pack of 72
Kwik Stix™
$78.00Tired of the endless mess of painting? Fear not! Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint sticks take the mess out of painting while keeping all the fun! Simply uncap, twist, and paint! Kwik Stix have a fast drying formula that allow them to dry in 90 seconds while...$78.00 -
Straws & Connectors Set, 705 Pieces
Roylco®
$71.69Simple to use for endless hours of imaginative play! Make play houses and forts, design buildings, engineer spacecrafts. Appropriate for a wide age range. The most economical building set around! Includes idea guide. 705 pieces. Age 5+.Key Features : i :...$71.69 -
Big Box of Art Materials
Roylco®
$89.99The Big Box of Art Materials™ contains so many unique art products that an entire class can create many wonderful and interesting projects. Throughout this guide, you will find ways to use one or several products together to create fun project...$89.99 -
Easel Companion Accessory Set
Melissa & Doug
$71.03Everything your young artist needs when inspiration strikes: Four eight ounce bottles of vibrant poster paint (R/B/Y/G), four spill-proof paint cups, four medium sized brushes, an 18" wide roll of easel paper, a 10-pack of jumbo rainbow chalk, an eraser...$71.03 -
Super Huge Treasure Box
Hygloss®
$95.99The Super Huge Activity Kit has everything you need for a wide variety of crafts and includes: Metallic, Embossed, Vellum, Parchment, & Holographic Papers, Bright Sheets & Tag, Cello Sheets, Glitter, Balloons, Colored Bags, Colored Tissue, Paper Doilies,...$95.99 -
Create-A-Story Book Treasure Box
Hygloss®
$70.99Give children a blank book and loads of craft supplies, and watch what they'll create! The Create-A-Story Treasure Box will enable young children to tell the story of their dreams... in a creative and unique way. The Create-A-Book Activity Kit includes:...$70.99 -
Collage Treasure Craft Box
Hygloss®
$105.99Good-bye boredom; hello fun! The Collage Treasure Box is packed with buttons, sequins, wiggle eyes, gravel, glitter, poms, wood shapes, collage trays, feathers, yarn & colored plates. This open-ended activity kit will ignite endless creativity in young...$105.99 -
People Shape Cut-Outs, Multicultural Colors, 16", 25 Per Pack, 6 Packs
Hygloss®
$83.94These Hygloss 16-inch People Shape Cut-Outs are made from paper and include 5 assorted culturally diverse colors. They are great for any craft project, lesson plan, or as a visual aid for any subject. They are also ideal for greeting cards, locker tags,...$83.94Qty in Cart: 0Price:$83.94Subtotal: -
Styrofoam Balls, 4 Inch, Pack of 36
Hygloss®
$105.99A perfect starting point for many fun and beautiful projects. Use as a base for floral arrangements or craft centerpieces. Excellent for science projects, dioramas or holiday decorations. So get out some tissue paper, sequins, paint and glue, and let...$105.99Qty in Cart: 0Price:$105.99Subtotal: -
Styrofoam Balls, 3 Inch, Pack of 50
Hygloss®
$75.99These exciting crafting tools are available in 3" balls in 50 count packages. Styrofoam ball ornaments make absolutely breath-taking holiday or decor items. This holiday season, get kids into the mood of the festivities by making lovely Styrofoam ball...$75.99