DIY Craft Kit: More Stuff for More Crafting Fun

Add these items to your basic DIY Craft Kit to add hours of fun, and creativity.

• Paper Plates
• Paper Cups
• Cotton Balls
• Popsicle Sticks
• Plastic Straws
• Packing Peanuts (these can be painted)
• Paper Towel / Toilet Paper empty rolls
• Plastic Spoons
• A pack of Plastic Wiggly Eyes in various sizes
• A pack of assorted Pom-Poms
• Pipe Cleaners (also known as chenille stems)
• Felt Squares in various colors
• Cardboard
• Small Paper Lunch Bags (for hand puppets or masks)
• Colored Tissue Paper
• Leftover Yarns from needlework projects

There are many things around your house that can be used for crafting. All it takes is a little imagination.

For basic items like markers, crayons, glue and paper I shop at places like Walmart and Dollar Tree. They offer the best prices for items that need to be replaced fairly often.

Since my kids love to draw I save money on drawing paper by buying them their own ream of copy paper. You get 500 sheets for about $4 and it lasts quite a while. I go to the national craft store chains, (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore) when I need more specialized crafting products (polymer clay, rubber stamps) or when they're having a sale on specific items we might need.

There are many types of crafting, from scrapbooking to candlemaking; to jewelry making to making your own paper. You can purchase beading kits, soap making kits, suncatcher kits, and rug making kits. Kits are nice but not necessary. Putting together your own kit will give you dozens of options for cheap crafts for kids.

Leave out or add even more things to your DIY Craft Kit depending on what kinds of crafts your family would like to try.

The more stuff in the craft kit, the more their imaginations can soar and create.

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