My Favorite Craft Supplies

MATERIALS LIST

Washable glue	Glue brushes	Glue sticks
Washable markers	Crayons- all sorts	Paints
Tape	Child safety scissors	Contact paper
Sample paint chips	Old mittens/gloves/socks	Felt
Milk cartons	Construction paper	Craft magnets
Shimmer n’ shine	Glitter glue/pen	Hole punch
Googly eyes	Paper fasteners	Pipe cleaners
Pompoms	Stickers	Tissue paper
Aluminum foil	Berry baskets	Boxes
Bottle caps	Buttons	Cardboard
Dry cereal/pasta	Coffee filters/lids	Cotton balls
Diaper wipe boxes	Egg cartons	Envelopes
Feathers	Paper bags	Paper plates
Paper scraps	Photos of family & friends	Popsicle sticks
Shoeboxes/lids	Soda bottles	Stamps
Yarn	Wrapping paper scraps	Playdough
Paint brushes	Paint cups	Butcher roll of paper
Model Magic	Drawing Paper/Pad	Foam- sheets and pieces

Some Notes on these Materials:

Paints- I recommend Activity Paint sold by Discount School Supply. It can be used for easel painting and fingerpainting so you get more for your money.

Invest in spill proof paint cups and brushes to match. It makes controlling the mess easier!

Watercolors are fun too. Prang has rich colors. Crayola offers watercolor pencils that you draw with and then use just water to paint over to make the watercolor come out. This is great for young artists. Discount School Supply sells liquid watercolor that you can fill into markers, stamp pads, and just to use as paint.

I've just replaced some of my activity paint with Biocolor Paints. They don't blend but marbleize and can cover a variety of media. Plus, there additives such as glitter, shimmer, puffy, and fabric to make the paint even more fun!

Tape- colored masking tape, clear tape, and double sided

Crayons- brand does matter! Crayola makes lots of different types of crayons for every age. My First Crayons make a great color line for the very young. Off brands tend to be more wax than color which can be discouraging to the young artist. Beeswax crayons are also very nice.

Scissors- for twos and those new to scissors try the kind with spring action so not much fine motor skill is needed to open them up again. Move up to a dull blade regular pair after they have practiced enough. Fiskars makes good ones for the very small.

Little Table- if you don’t have one already, consider a small table for your children to craft at and to do projects. They love chairs their size and it also provides a clear space for the work to be done. Little Tikes sells a table that is a great size for two children.

Butcher Paper- I can not recommend this stuff enough!! You can do all sorts of things with it from making murals to wrapping gifts to decorating props for dramas to easel paper. I even use it when my kids get fussy at the dinner prep hour. I lay a piece out on the floor with colored pencils and stencils and they each get a corner. If I can do this in my tiny kitchen, you can too! It will last forever. I have the 50lb weight so we can use wet and dry media.

Ferby Pencils- These produce fabulous color and last a long time. I use a hand sharpener from Fiskars to make them last long with a nice point.