Gift Guide: Arts & Crafts Supplies for Kids
Note: This Arts & Crafts Supplies for Kids Gift Guide includes affiliate links and was sponsored by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
This time of year we have a lot of gift-giving occasions– several kids' birthdays and of course Christmas is just around the corner. I'm teaming up with a LARGE group of FABULOUS bloggers for the 2013 Ultimate Gift Guide! Each blogger is presenting a different gift guide for all your gift giving needs!
I love to give simple gifts to kids that offer an outlet for open-ended creativity and fun so I chose Arts and craft supplies for my gift guide. They can make for a unique gift option and can be customized to the child's personality!
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2013 Ultimate Arts & Crafts Supplies for Kids Gift Guide
Here are some fun gifts to give to the children in your life, whether they are brand new crafters or total craft experts! Of course with any new material, please be sure to supervise children with these items.
My First Arts & Crafts Supplies
If you are looking for some basics to give to a child who is new to arts & crafts, check out these fun materials that are a great start:
Finger Paint Set
Easy Grip Triangular Crayons
or
Some super smooth Crayola Twistables
Dot marker style Paint Dabbers
Drawing Pad
Construction Paper
Craft Sticks
Kid scissors
White glue
Basic paint brushes
Basic watercolor set
Easels for Kids
There are so many options when it comes to easels and they make such great gifts! We love this double-sided wooden easel and paper roll from Ikea, which is affordable but does take up some space. For something more compact, but just as versatile, check out this Alex magnetic desktop easel or this cool looking door-mounted easel!
Beyond the Basics: Arts & Craft Supplies for the Next Steps
If your little crafter has got the hang of all the basics and would like some fun new materials, try a mix of these items:
Glitter Glue Mega Set or Starter Set
Pom poms
Pipe Cleaners (AKA Chenille Stems or Fuzzy Sticks), which you can get in regular or hilariously large
Googly Eyes
Or for a mix of the three items above, this Sm'art Parts Craft Pack is a great mix!
Sometimes it's fun to mix up the kind of paper you craft with too! These are some unique picks that make great gifts because you don't think of them for every day crafting!
Origami Paper
Bleeding Tissue Paper (“Paint” on them using only water and watch the colors bleed and mix!)
Glitter Cardstock
Craft Storage: The Gift of Organization
One tricky thing about arts & crafts supplies is that they can get scattered and lost easily. I try to think as if I was buying the gift for my family…how would I like to store it? Why not give those arts & crafts supplies along with a container to keep everything together? Of course you'll want to check that the items you're giving will fit inside but here are a few examples of handy styles and sizes for craft supply storage.
Scrapbooking tote– I like these if I am giving paper and paints, this way they can be stored all together.
Multiple compartment box– I like these if I am giving small pieces like googly eyes and pom poms.
Multiple level box– I like these if I am giving items that really vary in size.
2013 Ultimate Gift Guide List
If you want more options for your gift giving pleasure, hope on over to the master list for the 2103 Ultimate Gift Guide, where ALLL the Gift Guides are linked up! You can also check out the Pinterest Board for this Gift Guide. There are so many awesome gift guides…here are just a few of my favorites:
I think our favourite craft supply would be… Googly Eyes!
We love making crafts! This is a great giveaway! 🙂
Great giveaway, we love paint!
My daughter just loves paper & scissors she just learned to cut hearts out!!!!
Our favorite craft supply is definitely INK! 🙂 We love to use ink from JoAnn’s actually! I used to work there and love their products! 🙂
And thank you so much for linking to us! 🙂
We like glitter glue. Kay gets to use glitter but it’s not quite as messy with the glue! 🙂
I don’t know if we have a favorite craft supply (there are so many we like), but our most used supplies are construction/scrapbooking paper, paints, googly eyes, and pom balls 🙂
I love the beads! I make fabric flowers and use beads in the centers! I could list many other things, too!!! I’m Rose-Marie rose.marie447 at gmail dot com
Fabric beacuse I love to sew!
I like beads and paint.
we love beads and card making supplies
I love fabrics and beads. Paints, too.
Mary Beth Elderton
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com
ribbon to make hairbows!
kwil79@hotmail.com
I love buying fat quarters for quilting and small sewing projects.
Paint, and fabric! We make tye blankets =)
Joaans is great!
Glitter!
2u3mommy at gmail dot com
I use a lot of yarn!
I love the paints in the small bottles.
I love yarn to crochet
string to make bracelets
pixystik4u at gmail dot com
fabric and yarn!
linsforlife at gmail dot com
I love to embroider!
I love felt.
knickgirl_3 at yahoo dot com
My favorite craft supply for myself is yarn.
Thanks for the giveaway.
mtakala1 AT yahoo DOT com
Anything for scrapbooking!
Forgot my email! jbw2034 at gmail dot com
I love making jewelry! So, anything like beading, stones, and metal findings work for me!
-Jen Haile
jhaileX at gmx dot com
Glitter!
Colleen Boudreau
holliister at gmail dot com
I love to give make your own jewelry kits to my daughter’s friends as birthday gifts! Thanks!
We love all the craft kids over in the kids area. Those are common gifts
I’m close to a Michael’s. I like them!
I love stamps and inks…. just love playing with them!!!
It is hard to pick a favorite! I think we use more paper than anything and they come in such great colors, materials and designs now.
We love paint, pipe cleaners, and beads!!! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win! ~Lynda ilikevindiesel(at)yahoo.com
I like to buy fabric and patterns.
Helga hmromoser@yahoo.com
My favorite crafting item is Modge Podge! Oh the possibilities!!
I love getting and giving fabric
I love sewing so I guess that my crafting, anything sewing patterns, material need for sewimg
I like paints.