Craft kit - basic supply list
A supply of basic craft items, gathered together in one place in a storage container, can make craft time much easier. If you are not a crafty person, but your child has occassional home craft assignments, or you are looking to entertain children, you will find this list helpful in getting started. Following is a list of basic supplies you might want to include in your craft kit. Craft kits make great presents for children's birthdays, new parents or grandparents - items such as paper, glue, paints, scissors, ribbons and foam shapes can keep kids busy for hours.
- Ballpoint pens
- Beads
- Clear acrylic spray
- Colored pencils
- Cotton swabs (Q-tips)
- Crayons
- Cutting map
- Feathers
- Felt
- Foam – craft foam sheets and shapes
- Glitter
- Glue – craft, white, glue sticks, tacky glue
- Glue gun, glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Hole puncher
- Lace
- Large pink
- Magnets
- Markers, water-based
- No. 2 pencils
- Paint brushes
- Paints – water color, acrylic, tempera, finger paint
- Paper – various types, such as white, construction, drawing, scrapbook, craft, card stock
- Pasta – uncooked
- Pencil sharpener
- Pipe cleaners, chenille stems
- Pom-poms
- Ribbon
- Ruler
- Safety pins
- Scissors - crafts
- Scissors (blunt end for younger kids, pointy for older ones)
- Sequins
- Sponges
- Stapler
- Stickers
- Sticks – craft sticks, popsicle sticks
- String
- Styrofoam balls, blocks
- Tape – scotch, masking, double sided adhesive
- Tissue paper
- Tweezers
- Utility knife
- Wax paper
- Wiggle eyes
- Yarn
Relevant Links and Suppliers
http://www.bjcraftsupplies.com