Craft Kits
We've selected some of our favorite kits you can find on-line.
Craft kits for parties, families, scout troops, or classrooms...
Kits are an easy way to spend craft time with your kids when
life is just too busy! more >>

Tips for Tips for Working with Children
What you should know before you begin!

Rainy Day Tip
Fill a box with any of these items; ribbons, pine cones, old jewelry, feathers, pebbles, glitter, yarn, ribbon or magazines. Keep on hand 
with paper, glue and scissors for a "boredom buster" in a pinch!

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Box town
Straw Sculpture
Egg carton flowers
Marble Painting
Straw Sculptures
Pipe Cleaner Art
Toothpick Sculpture
Aluminum Foil Sculptures
Hot Rod Painting
Bubble Paint
Paint Squirting
Straw Painting
Shaving Cream Art
Potato Prints
Making Stamps
Colored Rice
Finger tip Pictures
Squeeze Ball
Easy Tie Dye
Butterfly Magnet
Clay Recipes
Tooth Pick Architecture
Bread and Glue
Envelope Art
Sock Sacks
Milk Jug Fish
Collage Place Mat

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Arts & Crafts for K-5

Clay Recipes
Bean Mosaic
Tooth Pick Architecture
Bread and Glue
Envelope Art
Finger tip Pictures
Squeeze Ball
Easy Tie Dye
Butterfly Magnet
Potato Prints
Making Stamps
Toothpick Sculpture
Aluminum Foil Sculptures
Hot Rod Painting
Leather like vase
Bubble Paint
Paint Squirting
Straw Painting
Straw Sculpture
Egg carton flowers
Friendship Bracelets - More advanced
Collage Placemat

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Quick and Easy Art

Paint Squirting
Straw Painting
Straw Sculpture
Toothpick Sculpture
Aluminum Foil Sculptures
Hot Rod Painting
Envelope Art
Finger tip Pictures
Squeeze Ball
Easy Tie Dye
Clay Recipes
Tooth Pick Architecture
Pipe Cleaner Art
Shaving Cream Art
Windsock

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Tips for working with kids:

Encourage all art projects as a process, not product 
  activity. What may be a mess to you, could be a 
  new planet, zoo or the next NASA spacecraft to your
  child. Allowing our children to explore on their own,
  not only develops creativity but teaches problem solving, 
  spatial relationships as well as cause and effect. 
  Skills they'll need later for math and other academics.

Refrain from showing examples of a completed project. 
  Especially, that which has been completed by an adult.
  Provide the supplies and instructions, they'll do the rest.

Resist asking "What is it?"...Instead try
  "Tell me about it"

Avoid automatic praise such as "that's beautiful" or
  "very good". Asking your young artist how they feel about 
  their creation and the experience of making it will build
  confidence and language arts skills

Easy Cleanup
  When working with a group. You may find it easier to rotate a 
  bucket of warm soapy water, for hand washing, or have 
  disposable hand wipes available. Provide a clean towel,
  or paper towel for drying.

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