In this blog, I’m going to share my basic art supply list for creating almost any craft with children, best suited for K-6. Many teachers have found this list helpful for budgeting and assessing what materials they already possess.
This list is just one of many available in my art education books. It essentially equips you to tackle a wide range of craft projects, focusing specifically on crafts rather than painting or drawing. Additionally, I provide a list of craft ideas that can be executed using these supplies.
As you go through this list, you may discover items you already have but hadn’t considered as craft materials. Below, you’ll find a variety of craft projects that can be crafted using most of the items listed. Start by exploring these project ideas before delving into the commonly used art supplies.
Craft Project Ideas:
- Collages
- Lap Books on Any Topic
- Music Makers
- Bird Feeders
- Totem Poles
- Masks
- Robots
- Vegetable and Plant 3-D Models
- Miniature Vegetable Garden
- Cardboard or Diorama Animals, Sea Animals, and Insects
- Wind Chimes
- Garden Planters
- Miniature Cities and Buildings
- Cardboard Weaving
- Miniature Cars, Trains, Planes, Rockets, or Boats
- Miniature Barns
- Cardboard Games
- Maps
- Cell Models
- Solar System Models
- Botany Models
- Life Cycle Models (Animals, Sea Animals, and Insects)
- Layers of the Earth Models
- Landform Models and Dioramas
- 3-D Charts and Maps
- Ecosystem Dioramas
Arts & Craft Basic Materials List
Almost anything here can be collected and used to build and construct. You can also pick some of these items up from any school or craft supply store. Most of these can be collected by recycle around your home
- Magazines
- Construction Paper (Thick, Multi-Colored)
- Egg Cartons
- Paper Masks
- Paper Rolls
- Cardboard Containers (Various Sizes)
- Shoe Boxes (Any Small Box)
- Packing Envelopes (Save Shipping Envelopes like FedEx or other thick envelopes)
- Folders (Filing folders of any color)
- Paper Plates
- Coffee Filters
- Styrofoam
- Buttons
- Rubber bands
- Milk Cartons
- Toothpicks
- Popsicle Sticks
- Balloons
- Straws
- Feathers (A Variety of Color Options)
- Fabric (Of Any Kind)
- Yarn (A Variety of Color Options)
- Felt (A Variety of Color Options)
- Wool (A Variety of Color Options)
- Pipe Cleaners (A Variety of Colors)
- Embellishments (Buttons, Glitter, or Googly Eyes)
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