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My Crafting Essentials
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items Being a homeschooling family when the kids are doing independent work or when we finish our lessons for the day I like to do little crafts or hobbies. These are some our favorites to do together or alone.
We love a good puzzle. The boys and I will throw on a documentary and set it up. We will spend hours sometimes days completing these. My oldest loves pokemon.
Buffalo Games: Pokemon Puzzle Collection
My youngest is a huge Marvel fan, and honestly throwing on the Avengers and spending hours putting together a Marvel puzzle with my boys is one of my favorite things to do.
Marvel Puzzles for Adults
Our larger puzzles don’t seem to fit on our coffee table and we prefer to do puzzles in the living room versus the dining room. This puzzle board has been a game changer since purchasing. Now we can do puzzles in the living room and keep everything t...
Wooden Puzzle Table with Drawers - For 1000 Piece ...
We love to save our puzzles and hang them in the room they best fit in. This stuff is amazing. A few coats and it’s ready to frame.
Mod Podge a Puzzle : 5 Steps (with Pictures)
A good puzzle frame is a must if you are going to hang them up and keep them.
Puzzle Frames
Sometime I’m just in the mood for coloring with the kids. These are some of my favorite coloring books.
Cute Coloring Books
Alcohol markers are my favorite and the boys really love using them too. I just like how smooth they color and that they don’t make that scraping sound when coloring.
Alcohol-Based Markers | Blendable & Bold Colors
The boys and I love playing with air dry clay. The crayola one is my favorite. My oldest loves to draw creatures and try to make them in a clay model. My youngest likes to make animals or ideas he finds on Pinterest. And I love to make useful things ...
Air-Dry Clay
If your kids are elementary like mine this is such a fun way to keep seasonal keep sake decorations. I love using paper plates to make all kinds of things.
Paper Plates For Arts And Crafts
I’m not someone who was really taught how to sew, so I’ve used these kits over the years to teach me. I’m not perfect but I can fix a stuffed animal or a pillow or a button now. So that’s a plus. Now I’m using them to teach my boys.
Kids Sewing & Yarn Kits
This is a recent kit we purchased and so far has been so fun. The boys love creating things for themselves or as a gift for someone else.
Creativity for Kids® Make Your Own Water Globe Magical ...
Honestly who doesn’t love painting rocks. We love painting rocks and leaving them in different locations around our town.
National Geographic Rock Painting Kit for Kids
We’ve tried a few different types of sand art kits but always go back to this one. Such a fun little something to do with your kids.
Color Zone® Create Your Own Sand Art
What kid doesn’t love to make their own bouncy balls? We absolutely love this one and have bought it several times just to make more.
Color Zone® Create Your Own Power Balls
This was such a cute and fun thing to do together and now the kids turtles are sitting at their grandmas house on her porch.
Color Zone Paint Your Own Turtle Kit, 12 Pack