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My niece loves squishies, so here are the crafts we looked at for her 10th birthday
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items My niece just turned 10, and my 7 year old and I went through her Amazon wish list to pick her gift. It was full of squishy making kits and one portable pencil case with an electric sharpener. So we bought her a squishy set, but we also wanted to go ...
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Squishies and clay
Make it and use it
Paint, color and create
Squishies and clay
This is the squishy set we bought for her birthday. It is a make it yourself kit with liquid silicone and three animal molds, a paw, a bunny and a capybara, and the finished squishies glow in the dark.
Jim&Gloria Glow in the Dark DIY Squishy Making Kit
We bought this air dry clay bundle to use with the balloons for a different kind of DIY squishy. It comes with four soft clays in four colors, so it is also handy to have around for plain modeling.
Play-Doh Air Dry Clay Bundle, 4 Colors
These are the other half of that second squishy idea, so we bought them to use with the air dry clay. They are sold as party balloons, 42 in a pack, so there are plenty to experiment with.
Mr. Pen Punch Balloons, 42 Pack
A mini food theme air dry clay kit, so this one is tiny sculpting. It is a good next step from squishies for a kid who is happy to spend a couple of hours on something detailed.
ARTPAR Air Dry Clay Kit, Mini Food Theme
Make it and use it
A bead pets keychain kit, so she ends up with little animals to clip onto a bag. Threading beads is slow, repetitive work, which is exactly what keeps small hands busy for a while.
Bead Pets Keychain Making Kit
A charm bracelet kit with a unicorn theme, made for girls around 8 to 12. I like jewelry kits as gifts because the finished piece is something she can wear or hand to a friend.
COO&KOO Unicorn Charm Bracelet Making Kit
A first sewing kit with seven animal dolls to stitch, made for ages 6 to 12. It teaches a real skill, and she ends up with something she made herself to keep.
KRAFUN My First Sewing Kit for Kids, 7 Animal Dolls
A DIY journal and scrapbook kit for girls aged 8 to 12, so the project is decorating a journal that is all hers. It is a good one for a kid who likes to collect and arrange little things.
Nollh DIY Journal Kit for Girls
Her wish list had a portable pencil case with an electric sharpener on it, so I figured she likes her stationery. This kit has 130 pieces for making your own pens, which is a very different project from squishies.
Subao Pen Creator Studio, Pen Making Kit
Paint, color and create
Four gem painting suncatcher kits, made for ages 6 and up, where the finished pieces end up hanging in a window. It looks like a calm, tidy craft with a result she can actually put on display.
Klever Kits Window Art Suncatcher Gem Painting Kits, 4 Pack
Four small paint by numbers pictures with frames, so each finished one is ready to display. It suits a kid who likes finishing something she can show off.
Paint by Numbers Kit for Kids with Frames, 4 Pack
A beginner quilling kit that comes with the tools, instructions and a storage box, and it makes more than 10 projects. Paper quilling is slow and satisfying, which suits a kid who will happily spend a couple of hours making something special.
MY CREATIVE CAMP Beginner's Paper Quilling Kit
A 3D string art kit with 30 colored LED bulbs, made for ages 8 and up. The lights make it feel like something she built herself and then gets to switch on.
Klever Kits 3D String Art Kit with 30 LED Lights
A box of craft supplies made for ages 4 to 12, which makes it the one to pick when you are not sure which craft she will want. It suits a kid who likes making things up as she goes.
Dan&Darci Arts and Crafts Vault, Craft Supplies Kit in a Box
More than 50 easy mandala patterns and cute animals to color, made for ages 8 to 12. This is the quiet end of the list, and coloring is something a kid can sit with for a good while.
Mandala Coloring Book for Kids Ages 8 to 12