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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Crayon Classpack®, Large Size, 8 Colors, 400 Count
Crayola®
$89.09Convenient 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...$89.09 -
Regular Colored Pencil Classpack, 462 Count
Crayola®
$121.73Be prepared for colorful fun with Crayola Colored Pencils in a convenient 462 Crayola Classpack! This bulk set of colored pencils comes in a reusable storage container with separate sections for each color, as well as 12 sharpeners to keep pencils ready...$121.73 -
Watercolor Colored Pencils Classpack®, 240 Pencils
Crayola®
$94.33Stock up on Crayola Watercolor Pencils for the whole classroom to share! This 240ct Bulk Watercolor Colored Pencils set features 12 assorted colors including: Sky Blue, Red, Blue, Magenta, Orange, Violet, Brown, Yellow, Green, Yellow Green, White, and...$94.33 -
Color Sticks Classpack, 120 Count
Crayola®
$107.96Crayola Color Sticks are woodless colored pencils that avoid sharpening waste! They have 5 points for fine lines or writing, 5 flat sides for broad strokes, and are comfortable and easy to hold. This 120-count Classpack has enough nontoxic coloring tools...$107.96 -
Colors of the World Washable Markers Classpack, 240 Markers
Crayola®
$108.57This Crayola Colors of the World Bulk Marker Set contains 240 washable broadline markers in 10 sets of 24 specially formulated colors. These skin tone markers are a welcome addition to any classroom art tools collection, allowing children to make school...$108.57 -
Ultra-Clean Washable Broad Line Markers, 200 Count
Crayola®
$126.62Kids love to get creative with color, but parents and teachers want to keep the color where it belongs and easily remove it where it doesn't! Crayola Washable Broad Line Markers come with 10 different colors. Put students' imaginations to work with these...$126.62 -
Ultra-Clean Washable Markers Classpack®, Fine Line, 10 Colors, Pack of 200
Crayola®
$135.62Kids love to get creative with color, but parents want to keep the color where it belongs and easily remove it where it doesn't! Crayola Ultra-Clean Fine Line Markers now have an improved Ultra-Clean washable formula that washes off skin, clothing and...$135.62 -
Ultra-Clean Washable Markers Classpack®, Broad Line, 8 Colors, Pack of 200
Crayola®
$126.62With its conical tip, the Crayola Broad Line Marker is a versatile drawing tool. Perfect for coloring in large areas, these markers are also great for drawing thin lines or dots. Kids can even create a ribbon effect with lines that taper from thick to...$126.62 -
Super Soft Modeling Dough, Assorted Colors, Pack of 6
Crayola®
$76.18Children will make amazing creations and experience hours of hands-on, imaginative play. Crayola Dough is a soft, non-toxic modeling compound that's easy for children to mold into any shape they can imagine. This set includes six 3 lb tubs of Crayola...$76.18 -
Premier Tempera Paint Set, 16 oz. Assorted Colors, Set of 12
Crayola®
$124.40Get started on your next DIY craft with Crayola Tempera Paint. Premier Tempera provides rich consistency, ultimate opacity, superior secondary color mixing, and brilliant colors to match a child's vivid imagination. Its creamy consistency provides a...$124.40Qty in Cart: 0Price:$124.40Subtotal: -
Triangular Crayon Classpack®, 16 Colors, 256 Count
Crayola®
$74.62Introduce kids to the joys of color and coloring. These washable Crayola Triangular Crayons come in a wide variety of bright Crayola colors that encourage self-expression and teach kids about primary and secondary colors. The crayon's triangular shape is...$74.62 -
Crayon Classpack®, Reg Size, 64 Colors, Pack of 832
Crayola®
$97.60Crayola Crayons provide color-loving kids with 64 hues that feature vibrant, long-lasting color. Amp up school projects and artistic endeavors with high-quality results. Kids will love to use these vividly colored, durable crayons at school. Crayola...$97.60 -
Crayon Classpack®, Reg Size, 16 Colors, Pack of 800
Crayola®
$92.02Crayola Crayons provide color-loving kids with 16 hues that feature vibrant, long-lasting color. Amp up school projects and artistic endeavors with high-quality results. Kids will love to use these vividly colored, durable crayons at school. The original...$92.02 -
Crayon Classpack®, Regular Size, 8 Colors, Pack of 800
Crayola®
$92.02Crayola Crayons provide color-loving kids with 8 hues that feature vibrant, long-lasting color. Amp up school projects and artistic endeavors with high-quality results. Crayola Crayons can last 35 percent longer, based on square foot coverage against key...$92.02 -
Crayon/Marker Combo Classpack®, 8 Colors, Pack of 256
Crayola®
$98.42Combining two Crayola classics into one affordable pack! This Crayons & Markers Combo Classpack includes crayons and markers in 8 different colors. There are 128 crayons, 16 of each color and the same amount for the markers. That's 256 total pieces,...$98.42 -
Large Crayons & Ultra Clean Washable Markers, 256 Count
Crayola®
$124.91Classpacks offer value and convenience and are easy to use and store in the classroom. Large Crayons & Washable Marker combo classpack makes a great assortment for young children! Includes: 128 Washable Broadline Markers in 8 different classic colors...$124.91 -
Modeling Clay Classpack®, Assorted Colors, Set of 24
Crayola®
$70.89Shape, build and sculpt with this huge assortment of soft, pliable, non-hardening Modeling Clay. Includes 24 pieces of 12 classic colors: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, light blue, purple, black, gray, white, brown. Great for classrooms, art...$70.89 -
Deluxe Wood Art Set, 170 Pieces
Art 101
$74.99Art 101's 170 Piece Deluxe Art Set is the ultimate collection of multimedia art tools for beginner or advanced artists! This set includes 24 of our fine line markers, which are perfect for multiple uses including note-taking, doodling, drawing, coloring...$74.99 -
Deluxe Artist Wood Set, 215 Pieces
Art 101
$88.99Art 101's Deluxe Art Set with 215 Pieces in a Wood Organizer Case is the perfect all-in-one kit for artists of any level or age! Experiment and play with a number of different components, guaranteed to keep you busy with hours of creative fun! If you've...$88.99 -
Deluxe Art & Doodle Wood 168-Piece Art Set
Art 101
$75.99Art 101's 168 Piece Deluxe Art and Doodle Set is the ultimate collection of creative tools for beginner or advanced artists! This set includes 18 of our 2-Tips Markers, which have dual-sided nibs for more doodling and drawing options! Use the bullet nib...$75.99