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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Dot Markers 25-Count Classpack
Do-a-dot Art!®
$79.99Explore 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...$79.99 -
Super Jumbo Crayon Classroom Pack, 200 Count
Cra-z-art®
$80.52Cra-Z-Arts classroom pack provides 200 crayons - perfect for student projects and coloring creations! Eight bright, vivid colors! Washable and perfect for little artists. School quality. Certified non-toxic.Key Features:Eight bright vivid colorsCertified...$80.52 -
Washable Broad Line Markers Classroom Pack, 256 count
Cra-z-art®
$107.97Cra-Z-Art Washable Broadline Markers Bulk Class Pack comes with 256ct in 16 assorted colors. This classroom pack set comes with 16 washable broadline markers each of red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, brown and black. Cra-Z-Art bulk classpack...$107.97 -
Washable Marker Classroom Pack, Broadline, 8 Color, Pack of 200
Cra-z-art®
$100.65Cra-Z-Art Markers multi-pack will lend creativity to any project. Ideal for children, they are non-toxic and washable! Cra-Z-Art markers have fine tips and come in bright, classic colors. Great for classrooms! Each pack includes 200 markers in 8 colors...$100.65Qty in Cart: 0Price:$100.65Subtotal: -
Washable Markers Classroom Pack, Fine Point, 8 Color, Pack of 200
Cra-z-art®
$77.77Cra-Z-Art Markers multi-pack will lend creativity to any project. Ideal for children, they are non-toxic and washable! Cra-Z-Art markers have fine tips and come in bright, classic colors. Great for classrooms! Each pack includes 200 markers in 8 colors...$77.77Qty in Cart: 0Price:$77.77Subtotal: -
Jumbo Crayon Classroom Pack, 8 Color, Box of 400
Cra-z-art®
$71.80Cra-Z-Art's jumbo crayon multi-pack has 8 different colors for endless creativity. The crayons are smooth, bright, large and easy to grip. The box has an easy open and close lid featuring a compartment for each color. The crayons are school quality and...$71.80 -
Colored Pencil Classroom Pack, 14 color, Box of 462
Cra-z-art®
$107.66Cra-Z-Art Colored Pencils are premium quality pencils great for adult and kid coloring books, school or any artists need. Bright, vivid colored pencils come pre-sharpened. Pencils are made of real wood with thick, strong leads. Non-Toxic. Great for...$107.66Qty in Cart: 0Price:$107.66Subtotal: -
Washable Watercolors Classroom Pack, 8 Colors, 36 Count
Cra-z-art®
$86.26Washable Watercolors 8 Count Classroom Pack is perfect for classroom artists. The 36 sets of 8 paints gives everyone a chance to explore their inner artist. Enjoy vibrant colors and smooth hues! Suitable for beginners and professionals, kids and adults,...$86.26 -
Feelings & Emotions Stampers Set with Stamp Pads
Ready 2 Learn™
$75.47Feelings and Emotions Stampers Set with Stamp Pads includes a Jumbo 6-in-1 Skin Tones Washable Stamp Pad, a set of 4 Primary Colors Jumbo Circular Washable Stamp Pads, a set of 12 Easy Grip Emotions Stampers, and a set of 10 Giant Feelings Stampers...$75.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$75.47Subtotal: -
Paint & Dough Tools Pack
Ready 2 Learn™
$80.94Create patterns in paint, clay and DIY projects with paint & dough stampers, rollers and spheres! These art tools are durable for endless painting, modeling and creating. Use them to decorate cards, notebooks and clay creations! As children create, they...$80.94Qty in Cart: 0Price:$80.94Subtotal: -
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...$79.98 -
Paper Tubes, Thin, White, 4mm, 1800 Count
Artstraws®
$74.53Artstraws® 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. Each package...$74.53 -
Colossal Barrel of Crafts®, Assorted Colors & Sizes, 1 Kit
Creativity Street®
$82.52The Colossal Barrel of Crafts includes a tremendous assortment of popular craft items in a durable, reusable storage container. Includes Feathers, Pom Pons, Chenille Stems, Wiggle Eyes, Buttons, Dough Cutters, Modeling Clay, Glitter Poms, Jumbo Craft...$82.52 -
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:Solid color dough in 3...$70.09 -
Wood Crafts Activities Box
Creativity Street®
$87.09A terrific assortment of natural and multi-colored wood crafts includes regular, jumbo and mini sticks, shapes, spoons, turnings, Smart Sticks™ and building sticks. Over 2,100 pieces with idea sheet!Key Features:A wonderful assortment of natural...$87.09 -
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 -
Semi-Moist Watercolor Paint Set, 8-Color Oval Pan w/Brush, 36 Sets
Charles Leonard
$70.49This convenient classroom pack of brilliant semi-moist watercolors comes with 36 paint sets and a storage box to help keep you organized! Each paint set includes 8 vibrant colored pigment water soluble paint colors. Ideal for any student, teacher or...$70.49 -
Crayon Classpack®, Jumbo Size, 8 Colors, 200 Count
Crayola®
$91.78Convenient for teachers and ideal for young students, Crayola Crayons in a Classpack have a smooth-glide texture, making them the ideal tools for drawing and coloring. Drawing allows youngsters to express themselves and an excellent variety of hues in...$91.78 -
Non-Washable Classpack Markers, Fine Point, 10 Colors, Pack of 200
Crayola®
$108.44This assortment of markers features 10 classic Crayola colors with high-quality, true-to-color ink. Add bold, vibrant color to artwork, school assignments, and other creative projects. The variety of bright, classic colors in this pack invites...$108.44 -
Original Formula Marker Classpack®, Broad Line, 16 Colors, 256 Count
Crayola®
$120.82Providing students with primary, secondary and neutral colors allows them to create stunning pieces of art. There are enough Crayola Broad Line Markers in this pack for everyone to express himself or herself in color. Crayola Broad Line Markers have...$120.82