What are the best craft supplies to use with children? We like to re-use and recycle a lot of the things we have around the house which we keep in our making box. In preparation for the long summer holiday I’m also stocking up on some essential supplies. Our favourites are:
Glue Sticks
Relatively mess-free and easy to grasp in little hands – a good glue option for young children.
Coloured Card
We always use lots of this so we like to bulk buy in assorted colours.
Sticky Tape Dispenser
A dispenser which is weighted down makes using sticky tape so much easier for kids – allowing them to be more independent when they are creating.
Giant roll of paper
Perfect for street maps or drawing round yourself
Tissue Paper
Big sheets of tissue paper can be tricky to cut or tear, so these assorted smaller pieces are great for children to use. Perfect for making sun catchers.
Pom Poms
A few bits and bobs such as pompoms, stickers, foil shapes can be used to customise designs and add a little fun.
Pipe Cleaners
Good for arms and antennas (we used them for our peg dolls). B also uses them as connectors to fasten models together
Paper Plates
Lots and lots of uses for these, such as sunflowers or angels
Air Drying Clay
A good option for some modelling, not too messy and easy for your children to use and create a long-lasting masterpiece.
What are you stocking up on for the holiday?
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