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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Natural Wood Turnings, Assorted Shapes & Sizes, 18 lb.
Creativity Street®
Now: $66.97Was: $72.79Natural 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:Includes 18 lb. of assorted piecesWide variety of shapes and...Now: $66.97Was: $72.79 -
Deluxe Magnetic Standing Art Easel
Melissa & Doug
Now: $119.59Was: $129.99Help spark creative expression in your budding artist with this generously sized, deluxe wooden easel featuring both a magnetic chalkboard and a dry-erase board. The removable plastic trays mean that kids have loads of easy-reach art supplies (not...Now: $119.59Was: $129.99 -
Paper Clay School Pack, 3 Bars 1.5lb & 20 Spatulas
JOVI
Now: $72.68Was: $79.00Papier-m��ch�� Modeling Clay is the ultimate solution for your creative endeavors. Ready to use straight out of the box, our papier-m��ch�� clay eliminates the hassle of mixing and waiting, allowing you to dive straight into your crafting projects...Now: $72.68Was: $79.00 -
Plastilina Modeling Clay Baby School Pack, 60 Bars
JOVI
Now: $77.56Was: $84.30Introducing our plastilina modeling clay, designed with the little ones in mind. Crafted to be the perfect blend of fun and functionality, our modeling clay is not just any clay – it's a tool for nurturing young minds and enhancing fine motor...Now: $77.56Was: $84.30 -
Plastilina Modeling Clay Baby School Pack, 20 Bars & 9 Stamps
JOVI
Now: $65.69Was: $71.40Introducing our plastilina modeling clay, designed with the little ones in mind. Crafted to be the perfect blend of fun and functionality, our modeling clay is not just any clay – it's a tool for nurturing young minds and enhancing fine motor...Now: $65.69Was: $71.40 -
Super Huge Treasure Box
Hygloss®
Now: $82.79Was: $89.99The 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,...Now: $82.79Was: $89.99 -
Collage Treasure Craft Box
Hygloss®
Now: $91.99Was: $99.99Good-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...Now: $91.99Was: $99.99 -
Craft Foam Balls, 4 Inch, White, Pack of 36
Hygloss®
Now: $91.99Was: $99.99Craft Foam balls are the foundation of many fantastic crafts projects and decorations. Polystyrene Foam is simple to decorate, yet yields professional looking crafts. Use as a base for floral arrangements or craft centerpieces. Teachers love foam balls...Now: $91.99Was: $99.99 -
Craft Foam Balls, 3 Inch, White, Pack of 50
Hygloss®
Now: $64.39Was: $69.99Craft Foam balls are the foundation of many fantastic crafts projects and decorations. Polystyrene Foam is simple to decorate, yet yields professional looking crafts. Use as a base for floral arrangements or craft centerpieces. Teachers love foam balls...Now: $64.39Was: $69.99 -
Bucket O' Sand, Assorted Colors, 12 Packs
Hygloss®
Now: $66.23Was: $71.99Colored craft sand is a stupendous teaching aid and beautiful arts and craft supply, as well. Hygloss offers an economy package with one pound each of 12 colors. This package contains 12 assorted colors, 1 lb each.Key Features:Great for helping students...Now: $66.23Was: $71.99 -
Adjustable Paper Roll Easel, 48" x 24"
Crestline Products
Now: $115.15Was: $125.16The 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...Now: $115.15Was: $125.16 -
Child's Magnetic Easel, 44" x 19"
Crestline Products
Now: $94.47Was: $102.69The Child's Magnetic Easel features a white magnetic dry erase surface on one side and a black alphabetic chalkboard on the reverse. Center tray provides extra storage along with two rugged plastic trays for all of your magnets, marker, chalk and erasers...Now: $94.47Was: $102.69 -
Blank Book, 8.5" x 7", Pack of 24
Edupress™
Now: $66.02Was: $71.76Encourage creativity with these kid-pleasing blank books! Kids will love designing the covers, and the blank white pages are perfect for creative writing, journaling and art projects. Each book includes 32 pages and measures 8.5" x 7". Sold as a pack of...Now: $66.02Was: $71.76 -
SuperStar Seasonal 4-Die Set, Set #2
Sizzix
Now: $110.39Was: $119.99Sizzix Bigz Dies are excellent at cutting a variety of materials. With steel-rule construction, a Bigz die cleanly cuts thick materials, including cardstock, chipboard, fabric, foam, magnet, leather, metallic foil, paper and sandpaper. Its wider size...Now: $110.39Was: $119.99 -
Playfoam® Class Pack, Pack of 16
Educational Insights
Now: $84.63Was: $91.99The 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...Now: $84.63Was: $91.99 -
Foam Fun Magnets Bundle
Dowling Magnets®
Now: $110.35Was: $119.95The Foam Fun Magnets Bundle is a comprehensive kit designed to engage young minds in hands-on learning and exploration. This bundle includes four sets of versatile magnetic foam shapes, letters, numbers, and tangrams, providing endless opportunities for...Now: $110.35Was: $119.95 -
Aqua Brush Duo Art Markers, 24 Colors
Lyra®
Now: $65.14Was: $70.80Lyra artist supplies are superior products for serious artists of all ages. Lyra Aqua Brush Duo is a pen with a brush-on effect especially made for artists, designers, and hobby painters. The unique tips are extremely stable. There is a broad tip on one...Now: $65.14Was: $70.80 -
Thick Core Colored Pencils, Assorted Colors, 288 Count
Prang®
Now: $103.68Was: $112.70Since 1882 Prang Art & Craft solutions maintained an uncompromised quality to ignite the passion of our valued creative customers. With a delicate, rich 3.3mm core guarded by real wood you will experience an unmatched smoothness in the laydown. While the...Now: $103.68Was: $112.70 -
Art Markers, Washable Master Pack, 8 Colors, 96 Markers
Prang®
Now: $69.23Was: $75.25Prang® Washable Art Markers give reliable performance with a special formula that won't bleed through the paper and won't dry even when the cap is off for over 24 hours. This ultra washable formula easily washes off hands and most clothing for a...Now: $69.23Was: $75.25 -
Crayons Master Pack, 8 Colors (100 Each), 800 Count
Prang®
Now: $102.48Was: $111.39Prang crayons are made from a unique soy bean formulation. These crayons are made from 100% renewable resources and do not include paraffin wax. This formula makes our crayons brighter and smoother than ordinary wax crayons. All prang crayons are AP...Now: $102.48Was: $111.39