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Choosing Arts and Crafts For Kids

Whether you're making buying decisions for your own child, for gifts to other children, or to supply a daycare or education facility, picking the best arts and crafts for kids can be a real challenge. However, you can make things a little easier on yourself by keeping in mind a few simple guidelines that can at least help you narrow down your options.

Choose Age Appropriate

With arts and crafts for kids, age is always going to be an important consideration for several reasons. One is safety. Some arts and crafts for kids have tiny parts, such as the beads in jewelry making kits, which simply are too hazardous to trust with younger children who may try to swallow them. Always read the label carefully to find out the age range for any arts and crafts for kids before buying them.

The second reason is ability. Small children may not have the physical ability to do some types of arts and crafts for kids. For example, if you want a child to start making stained glass window ornaments this requires attention to detail that many young children don't possess. Pick something the child can do and enjoy easily instead.

The Mess Factor

As parents or child care providers, we all know that arts and crafts for kids have a tendency to get messy. Glitter can get all over everything and can keep sparkling there for a lifetime. Clay products can end up getting ground into carpeting. Crayons and paints can inadvertently end up on the walls, the floors, and the tables. There's a whole list of possible mess scenarios with arts and crafts for kids.

However, you can minimize these risks by choosing arts and crafts for kids that have the least potential for mess, such as lacing cards and sketchbooks, and taking steps to prevent those messes. For example, if the child is using pastel oils for a picture cover the table surface in newspaper before he or she begins working.

Creativity Possibilities

The best arts and crafts for kids are the ones which will offer the most possibilities for creative expression for children. Coloring books are fine but just adding color to an already created picture is a bit limiting in the imagination department. Instead, give children some colored pencils and a sketchbook and let them loose to indulge their creativity. At first, they may be a bit unsure of what to draw but eventually their hands will start moving and a masterpiece will be born before you know it.

Storability and Portability

When you're choosing arts and crafts for kids, you want to think about all of the possibilities. Some parents spend hundreds of dollars on huge easels and creativity stations that take up tons of room in the house, plus when the child goes to grandma's or comes with you on a trip the fun and creativity have to stay at home. Those pricey choices aren't necessarily the best ones.

Lacing cards, tins of colored pencils, sketchbooks, and similar items are easy to put away on an existing bookshelf or dresser drawer and they can go anywhere with the child. They are definitely better choices as arts and crafts for kids.

Creativity for Kids Awesome Origami List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $13.76 You save: $1.23 (8%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Transform traditional origami designs into amazing works of art with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photographs. Kit includes plenty of paper, jewels, feathers, wiggly eyes and other fun embellishments. Provides children with experiences that stimulate and encourage their natural creativity. For ages 6 yrs. and up. Features Awesome Origami is more than just paper folding! Get creative by adding embellishments and combining

Creativity for Kids Shrinky Dink Deluxe List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $16.58 You save: $8.41 (34%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description A complete Shrinky Dinks? fun factory with oodles of supplies. Includes 10 sheets of pre-printed Shrink film, charm bracelets, beads, greeting cards, gift tags, jewelry cord, hair clips and key chains. Plus 8 color pencils, pencil sharpener and hole punch. Age Range : 7 - 97 Features A complete Shrinky Dinks fun factory with oodles of supplies Includes 10 sheets of pre-printed Shrink film, charm bracelets, beads, greeting cards, gift tags, jewelry, cord, hair clips and keys chains Plus 8 color pencils, sharpener, and hole punch Color bake and watch them shrink Quick and clever craft perfect for parties, play and rainy days

Creativity for Kids Monster Trucks Custom Shop Sale Price: $18.99   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Customize your own fleet of awesome monster trucks. 4 different trucks come ready to decorate with stickers and paint. Pull them back and watch them race roll and flip. Contents: 4 monster trucks in assorted styles-4.5x 3.875 2 sticker sheets acrylic paint in colors orange blue and yellow-net weight: 0.25 fluid ounces paintbrush and instructions and ideas. Contents may vary from those shown or listed. For ages 5 to 95. Conforms to ASTM D4236. Warning: choking hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Features Age range: 5 - 95 Years

Creativity for Kids Set of 3 Fast Car Race Cars List Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $8.99 You save: $1.00 (10%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description A trio of wooden race cars. Use paint and stickers to decorate. When finished pull them back and watch them go! Features 1165

Faber Castell Creativity For Kids "Big Fun Stamp Art Kit" List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $13.06 You save: $6.93 (35%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Big Fun Stamp Art Kit. Turn ordinary shapes into extraordinary art! The chunky foam stamps are perfect for little hands! This kit contains (1) 30 page sketch pad (8-1/2" x 8-1/2"), three 2x2" washable ink pads, four jumbo foam stamps (2-1/2" x 2-1/2"), four medium foam stamps (1-1/2" x 1-1/2"), 4 small foam stamps (1-1/4" x 1-1/4"), eight washable markers, 2 self-adhesive frames (5x7in), and instruction booklet. Conforms to ASTM D 4236. Recommended for ages 3 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years. Features Includes 12 chunky foam stamps Colorful stamp art guide Perfect preschool activity Washable ink pads 30 page sketch pad

Alex Toys My Giant Busy Box List Price: $32.99 Sale Price: $18.00 You save: $14.99 (45%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description 16 great projects in one giant box of fun! Make dough animals, collage a farm and sticker art. Create paper bag puppets and tissue art pictures. Includes 2 plastic frames, 4 animal punch outs, 10 colors of dough, 2 peel and stick tissue art pictures, tons of tissue paper, glue, easy instructions. Comes in a 12” x 12” x 4” box with a woven handle. Features This kit includes 2 plastic frames, 4 animal punch outs, 10 colors of dough, 2 peel This kit has great art activities for younger children Kids can create 16 different beautiful projects with this kit This kit is a great activity for one child or a small group Art activities encourage a child's imagination and learning development Also includes stick tissue art pictures, tons of tissue paper, glue, easy instructions

Faber Castell Do Art - Modern Masterpieces List Price: $18.00 Sale Price: $16.63 You save: $1.37 (8%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Art Modern Masterpieces Kit. Learn how to draw, color and paint in the style of modern masters including: Picasso, Kandinsky, Modnrian and Warhol. Experiment on watercolor paper and canvas boards using Faber-Castell Grip Watercolor pencils, paintbrush and an outline pen. Display your creations on the included mounting boards. This kit contains 6 GRIP watercolor eco pencils, four black foam mounting boards (8-5/8" x 6-5/8"), four pre-printed canvas boards (8x 6in), pencil sharpener, paint brush, watercolor paper, four hanging tabs, double-sided tape, color-mixing guide, black permanent marker and full color illustrated instructions. Conforms to ASTM D4236. Recommended for children ages 9 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Features Learn how to draw Create art in the style of the masters Faber-Castell® art materials Experiment on watercolor paper Display your creations on the included mounting boards

Creativity for Kids Cute Kitties List Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $17.60 You save: $0.39 (2%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Turn 3 bobble-head kitties into a family of fancy felines (4" tall). Decorate with markers, fabric, flowers, rhinestones, and a sparkly crown and wand. The kitties come cradled in a cute kitty carrier carton. Features Fun to create and fun to collect Decorate with markers, fabric, flowers, rhinestones Sparkly crown and wind included The kitties come cradled in a cute carrier cartoon Personalize these pets and create your own nodding novelties

Colossal 315-pc. Art Kit List Price: $22.99 Sale Price: $22.63 You save: $0.36 (2%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description LOEW CORNELL-Colossal Art Kit. This kit is made for hours of fun: drawing; painting; coloring and creating. 315 pieces! This kit contains sixty oil pastels; forty-eight fine line markers; forty chalk pastels; thirty-six watercolor cakes; thirty-six jumbo markers; twenty-four colored pencils; fifteen stickers and thirty-two accessories. Everything is stored in a snap-close black square container. Non-toxic: Conforms to ASTM D4236. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Imported. Features Includes: 60 oil pastels, 48 fine line markers & 40 chalk pastels 36 watercolor cakes, 36 jumbo markers, 24 colored pencils, 15 stickers & 32 accessories. Non-toxic

Alex Toys Paper Plate Bugs, Alex Little Hands Art Series List Price: $14.00 Sale Price: $8.40 You save: $5.60 (40%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Create crafty crawlers: just layer, glue and stick! There are thousands of possibilities in this one little box! This kit contains colored paper plates, 150 stickers and pre-cut shapes, chenille sticks, pom poms, fringed and crinkled paper, popsicle sticks, buttons, googly eyes, tissue paper, glue stick (1.4oz/40g) and easy to follow instructions. Contents conform to ASTM D4236 & F963. Recommended for children ages 7 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Features Colorful and easy project Just layer, glue and stick Have fun decorating with stickers, pom poms and more Creates 5 cute bugs A great beginning art activity

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