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Perfect Supplies for your Little Artists!
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items These items are perfect for toddlers through tweens! All the products here are ones I have personally used with my own children. I have two girls who are in elementary school.
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Watercolor, Paint with Water, and products to paint.
We had a Minecraft/Pirate Treasure themed party one year. These were the perfect outdoor birthday party project. We laid out some cheap tablecloths on our porch, and let the kids each pick their paint colors. They spent time together painting their l...
12 Wooden Treasure Chests from MicoSim Store
We have a couple Klutz Watercolor Painting Kits. The images inside are so adorable! I love that this keeps their pictures altogether in a neat little book.
Klutz Watercolor Wonders Painting Kit
We actually purchased two of these sets – the Creeper and Pig and the Wolf and Creeper. Many kids are obsessed with Minecraft. It was fun to do a project related to Minecraft that was off electronics. The Pixels on it help kids try a new technique wh...
Minecraft Paint Your Own Figurines Set
We have several of the books in this series. I remembered water painting when I was a kid, and I wanted my kids to have that magical experience. When I searched for books 5 or so years ago… there really weren't many to pick from. Of the ones I tried,...
Manes and Tails - Paint with Water
We have several of the books in this series. I remembered water painting when I was a kid, and I wanted my kids to have that magical experience. When I searched for books 5 or so years ago… there really weren't many to pick from. Of the ones I tried,...
Scales and Tails - Dinosaurs (Paint with Water)
These chunky paintbrushes are PERFECT for chubby little fingers. The wooden hand makes it easy to grip. It's less frustrating for kids to use round brushes when they're learning, because all the sides will be the same. It can be more confusing starti...
Crayola Paint Brushes 4ct
Craft
Stickers, slime and sand galore!
I don't typically love slime. This set made it really fun though! I loved that it came with so many, as well as many different mixins. One of the best parts was if some got old, you could just throw it away and they had more they could play with. The...
Ultimate Slime Kit
These cute suncatchers are easy to make, and they work kind of like diamond painting. The adorable designs will leave your kids feeling proud of what they made.
HAPMARS 4 pcs Window Art Suncatcher Kits
My kids really enjoyed the paint by sticker pages. Sometimes I'd even take them to school when I was teaching and when students had amazing behavior, I'd let them add another sticker to the page so we could see what the picture would be.
Paint by Sticker Kids: Unicorns & Magic
Your kids will love sand art! This set comes with two smaller ones you can wear as a necklace (or hang on the wall) and four 4 bigger sand bottles. The sand comes in separate bags that make it easy to keep them separated until you're ready. Just be c...
Made By Me Create Your Own Sand Art
These little sticker books can be a blessing and a curse. I bought quite a few including these ones, because it kept my kids entertained though! Most kids love stickers, so having reusable ones they could set scenes with was fantastic. I used giant z...
Melissa & Doug Reusable Sticker Pads Set
Sew
Sewing and working with thread!
My daughter made this with my help at around age 7. The recommended age is 10+. She definitely needed a lot of help. The projects take a lot of work, especially if this is their first time working with strings. It was worth it though! The pictures tu...
Craft-tastic Unicorn String Art Kit - 2 Canvases
This set is very similar to their unicorn set, but it features a panda! The panda and star were similar difficulty. We did this when my daughter was around 8.5. Again, she needed a lot of help. – but the recommend age is 10+ so that totally makes sen...
Craft-tastic Pandacorn String Art Kit
My girls each got a kit. They loved this project! We did it when they were 7 and 9 years old. We loved that the little bunny friend came with so many options for outfits and accessories. The only part I didn't like were the little earrings, they just...
Craft-tastic – Make a Bunny Friend Craft Kit
This was the first sewing kit my girls received, they loved it! It is easy enough that they could actually do them themselves with little help at ages 8 and 10.
Klutz Sew Mini Treats Craft Kit, 8"x1.5"x9"
Draw & Color
Supplies and tools you can use to elevate your child's art skills.
This was one of the best purchases when my kids were little, because they could trace whatever they wanted. Sometimes I'd draw pictures, letters or symbols for them to copy. Sometimes they'd use a single sided coloring page. It lights up, then you pu...
Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad - Pink Art Kit
Even little artists change their minds, that is why having erasers on the end of colored pencils is brilliant! These are fantastic for use at home or in the classroom.
Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils (36ct)
Many schools offer art programs, one of the tools students start learning to use are Oil Pastels. These pastels are creamy and perfect for layering and blending.
Crayola Oil Pastels 28 Assorted Colors
My girls are obsessed with these books! We have at least 3-4 from Fashion Angels Store so far. The stencils makes it easy for them to customize any picture, and the stickers are a fun touch for the end. They're at an age where they're interested in m...
Fashion Angels Make-up & Hair Design Kit
Another fun Fashion Angels Store book, this one also provides a spot for them to name their character or design and add a few details. My kids enjoy making little back stories for their outfits and models.
Fashion Angels Fashion Design Sketch Portfolio
Enhance your journaling or note taking with these adorable highlighter pens. There are 8 different colors with various shapes.
8 Colored Curve Highlighter Pen Set
Toddler Creativity
Tools for your little artists to freely express their creative selves.
Crayola's art smocks saved MANY clothes at our house from being ruined. It is made of polyester and easy to clean, for as many uses as you'd like!
Crayola Art Smock for Kids
It is proven to increase children's self-esteem when you have pictures of them and/or their artwork hanging in your home. We love this frame in our home! When our kids were little we would cycle through pictures frequently. Eventually they stopped pu...
Changeable Art Frame (50 slots) 8.5x11
This Button Art set was so good, I bought more as gifts over the years. The chunky buttons are the perfect size for toddlers to start working on their motor skills and sorting skills. They can change the pictures, then put the buttons in the correspo...
Alex Discover Button Art Activity Set, 56pcs
These chunky beads are adorable for all the little fashionistas in your life! My girls loved “making necklaces for Mommy” over and over again. They'd usually have contests to see which one of them could make the longest necklaces to give me.
B. toys Pop Arty! 275 Pcs Jewelry Kit
These Pattern Block Actvity Cards are the perfect addition to any pattern blocks. They have various designs and greatly expand what you can do with regular pattern blocks.
Pattern Block Activity Cards - Set of 20