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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Bistro Chalk Markers, Chisel Tip 4-Color Set, Blush Pink, Peppermint, Pastel Peach, Pale Violet
Marvy Uchida®
$14.46Use Bistro Chalk Markers on chalkboards, light boards, windows, windshields, and most non-porous surfaces. A wonderful way to create chalkboard art to attract attention and increase sales. They are opaque, water based, pigmented, erasable with a damp...$14.46 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Chisel Tip, Silver, Gold, Blue, Red, 4 Per Pack, 2 Packs
Marvy Uchida®
$28.92Use Metallic Bistro Chalk Markers on seasoned chalkboards, light boards, dry erase boards, mirrors, windows, windshields and most non porous surfaces. These Metallic Chalk Markers are a great way to add metallic colors to your chalk creations. These...$28.92 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Chisel Tip, 4-Color Set, Silver, Gold, Blue, Red
Marvy Uchida®
$14.46Use Metallic Bistro Chalk Markers on seasoned chalkboards, light boards, dry erase boards, mirrors, windows, windshields and most non porous surfaces. These Metallic Chalk Markers are a great way to add metallic colors to your chalk creations. These...$14.46 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Fine Tip, Red, Green, Blue, White, 4 Per Pack, 2 Packs
Marvy Uchida®
$28.12Use fine point Bistro Chalk Markers on chalkboards, light boards, windows, windshields, and most non-porous surfaces. A wonderful way to create chalkboard art to attract attention and increase sales. They are opaque, water based, pigmented, erasable with...$28.12 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Fine Tip, 4-Color Set, Red, Green, Blue, White
Marvy Uchida®
$14.06Use fine point Bistro Chalk Markers on chalkboards, light boards, windows, windshields, and most non-porous surfaces. A wonderful way to create chalkboard art to attract attention and increase sales. They are opaque, water based, pigmented, erasable with...$14.06 -
Bistro White Chalk Marker, Broad Tip, Pack of 6
Marvy Uchida®
$22.14Bistro Chalk Markers are the perfect every day chalk marker. These chalk markers work on chalkboards, dry erase boards, light boards, windows, windshields, and other non-porous surfaces so you can write or create art virtually anywhere. Sold as a pack of...$22.14 -
Bistro White Chalk Marker, Broad Tip, Single
Marvy Uchida®
$3.69Bistro Chalk Markers are the perfect every day chalk marker. These chalk markers work on chalkboards, dry erase boards, light boards, windows, windshields, and other non-porous surfaces so you can write or create art virtually anywhere. Sold individually...$3.69 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Broad Tip, Blush Pink, Peppermint, Pastel Peach, Pale Violet, 4 Per Pack, 2 Packs
Marvy Uchida®
$28.92Use Bistro Chalk Markers on chalkboards, light boards, windows, and most non-porous surfaces. A wonderful way to create chalkboard art to attract attention. They are opaque, water based, pigmented, erasable with a damp cloth. Each pack includes 4...$28.92 -
Bistro Chalk Markers, Broad Tip, 4-Color Set, Blush Pink, Peppermint, Pastel Peach, Pale Violet
Marvy Uchida®
$14.46Use Bistro Chalk Markers on chalkboards, light boards, windows, and most non-porous surfaces. A wonderful way to create chalkboard art to attract attention.They are opaque, water based, pigmented, erasable with a damp cloth. Each pack includes 4 markers:...$14.46 -
LePen® Flex Marker, Brush Tip, Pastel, 6 Per Set, 2 Sets
Marvy Uchida®
$26.48Our Brand New LePen® Flex is here. The Le Pen Flex comes with a durable, flexible rubberized brush tip that is great for hand lettering, journals, planners and much more. Each set includes 6 pens: ochre, coral pink, pale blue, wisteria, dusty pink,...$26.48 -
LePen® Flex Marker, Brush Tip, Pastel, 6 Colors
Marvy Uchida®
$13.24Our Brand New LePen® Flex is here. The Le Pen Flex comes with a durable, flexible rubberized brush tip that is great for hand lettering, journals, planners and much more. Each set includes 6 pens: ochre, coral pink, pale blue, wisteria, dusty pink,...$13.24 -
Opaque Brush Markers, Metallic Colors, Pack of 6
Marvy Uchida®
$13.84Great for hand lettering, brush lettering, planners, journals and more. The specialized brush tip allows you to easily create thick and thin strokes on both light and dark paper. Each pack includes 6 markers: gold, silver, metallic red, metallic blue,...$13.84 -
Glow In The Dark Green Fabric Marker, Pack of 6
Marvy Uchida®
$25.14This Glow in the Dark Fabric Marker is perfect for so many projects. Use it to make unique costumes, fun camp shirts, and decorations. The fabric marker is also great for other crafts. Use it to decorate backpacks, sleeping bags, t-shirts, pajamas. The...$25.14 -
Glow In The Dark Green Fabric Marker
Marvy Uchida®
$4.19This Glow in the Dark Fabric Marker is perfect for so many projects. Use it to make unique costumes, fun camp shirts, and decorations. The fabric marker is also great for other crafts. Use it to decorate backpacks, sleeping bags, t-shirts, pajamas. The...$4.19 -
Solid Tempera Paint Sticks, Metalix, Earth, Jewel & Pastel Tones, 38 Colors
Kwik Stix™
$46.00Tired of the endless mess of painting? Fear not! Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint sticks take the mess out of painting while keeping all the fun! Simply uncap, twist, and paint! Kwik Stix have a fast drying formula that allow them to dry in 90 seconds while...$46.00 -
Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book- Games On The Go, Includes 4 Wonder Stix
The Pencil Grip™
$30.00Reusable Activity Book: 12 wipeable pages with popular travel games plus 4 Wonder Stix. Includes pouch for Wonder Stix. Play- wipe - repeat! Great for travelling!Key Features:Reusable Activity Book -Draw- wipe - repeat!12 wipeable pages with popular...$30.00 -
Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book- Sea Life Cover, Includes 4 Wonder Stix
The Pencil Grip™
$25.00The Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book with Sea Life Front Cover & Create Everyday Back Cover Reusable Activity Book: 8 wipeable blank pages plus 4 Wonder Stix. Includes pouch for Wonder Stix. Draw- wipe - repeat! Includes travel pouch for Wonder Stix...$25.00 -
Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book-Wild Animals Cover, Includes 4 Wonder Stix
The Pencil Grip™
$25.00The Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book with Wild Animal Front Cover & Create Everyday Back Cover. Reusable Activity Book: 8 wipeable blank pages plus 4 Wonder Stix. Includes pouch for Wonder Stix. Draw- wipe - repeat! Includes travel pouch for Wonder...$25.00 -
Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book- Travel Cover, Includes 4 Wonder Stix
The Pencil Grip™
$25.00The Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book with Travel Front Cover & Create Everyday Back Cover. Reusable Activity Book: 8 wipeable blank pages plus 4 Wonder Stix. Includes pouch for Wonder Stix. Draw- wipe - repeat! Wipes clean with a damp cloth to create...$25.00 -
Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book- Dino Cover, Includes 4 Wonder Stix
The Pencil Grip™
$25.00The Daily Doodler Reusable Activity Book with Dinosaur Front Cover & Create Everyday Back Cover. Reusable Activity Book: 8 wipeable blank pages plus 4 Wonder Stix. Includes pouch for Wonder Stix. Draw- wipe - repeat! Includes travel pouch for Wonder Stix...$25.00