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Art Supplies for homeschool projects
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items My kids can spend hours using air-dry clay and it’s been so fun because they can make items that are functional all on their own!
We have used this clay to make cute little pots to hold our air plants. They have been so beautiful to have around the house, as well as to give away as gifts to others. Using water while making items will help reduce cracking.
Jorsun Natural Air-Dry Kaolin Clay 10LB
To water them, spray with water once a week on a tray or plate and let them slowly soak up the water til dry. We bought these plants to put in the air dry clay pots we made.
Shop Succulents | Assorted Live Air Plants Pack
This has provided hours of fun! We have bought this big tub over 5 times! You can make so many fun projects with this. Ornaments, play dishes, jewelry holders, ghost tea light holders, figurines, etc This brand my favorite for this color.
Crayola Air Dry Clay 5lbs Natural White
These are so fun to use! The kids have produced some awesome art projects with them. My favorite is that you can create a picture and then watercolor over the picture and it creates a beautiful look. It also works well on dark colored paper.
Oil Pastels 48 Colors Soft Crayons for Art
We absolutely love this book! It’s so fun to learn a short lesson about an artist and then try to produce our own master piece! Super doable with young kids.
The Usborne Art Treasury
These are so much fun. We make a lot of homemade cards for family members and friends, and these make the cards turn out so unique with an added fun touch.
Ooly 12 Pack Switch-eroo Dual Tip Markers
We recently tried felting at a friend’s house, and we all really loved it. We made some cute little pumpkins for decoration. It’s fun making something functional that doesn’t require loads of time.
Mayboos Needle Felting Kit, 40 Colors Wool
This book pairs well with a whittling kit. My son got this for Christmas one year and it was fun for him to see ideas of what he could make and get some inspiration.
Easy Wood Carving for Children: Fun Whittling
This was a gift given to my oldest son, who is 10. He tried this activity several years ago and really loved it so it’s fun he now has his own kit to experiment with.
Craft Culture Beginners Wood Burning Kit for Kids
2 of my boys, ages 10 and 8 have these and they love them. My boys love finding sticks or wood when we go out hiking and then they try this kit out on the stuff they find. Bonus: Pair it with a beginning whittling book!
Wood Whittling Kit with Knives & Blocks
My kids spend hours making these. Since I have boys, their favorite is making super long ropes of these. They have even made a functional jump rope!
JIYAKO 2500+ Rubber Band Bracelet Kit
My kids use this wood for so many projects. They’ve made their own little foosball table, pinball machine, boats and toys. It’s easy to cut or break and it works well with hot glue. Pair this with the STEM motor kit under “homeschool resources” and l...
Basswood Sheets 12x16x1/8, 12 Pack, DIY