For many activities we use lots of different supplies!
Here is a list I've compiled of the supplies that I like to have on hand.It is quite a LONG list so it is something that will probably take a while to gather.
I found that if I slowly bought bits and pieces here, it wasn't very costly and over time you end up with a fantastic supply of art and craft supplies that can be used in SO many different ways.
The items in green are all recycled materials that you should be able to find and collect over time from supplies you will already have or use.
Aluminium foil
Art smock
Balloons
Beads (large and small for varying levels)
Bells
Berry baskets (eg strawberry containers)
Bottle caps
Boxes
Bubble wrap
Buttons
Candles
Carbon paper
Cardboard
Cardboard tubes
Cardboard boxes
Catalogues/junkmail
Chalk
Child-safe sissors
Clear glue
Coffee cans with lids
Coloured cellophane
Coloured tape
Construction paper
Corks
Craft glue
Crayons
Crepe paper
Dried beans and pasta
Egg cartons
Elastic
Envelopes
Fabric scraps
Feathers
Felt
Foam pieces/stickers
Food colouring
Glitter
Glitter glue
Glue gun
Glue sticks
Googly eyes
Hole punch
Index cards
Jars with lids
Lids of all sizes
Magazines
Magnet strips/tape
Masking Tape
Newspaper
Paint
Paint brushes
Paint rollers
Paint tray/pots
Paint sample cards
Paper (plain, coloured, lined, thin, thick etc)
Paperclips
Paper doilies
Paper scraps
Paper plates
Patty pans
Pegs (plain and coloured)
Pencils & sharpeners
Pens
Pipe cleaners
Plastic containers/tubs
Plastic trays
Playdoh
Polystyrene Trays
Pompoms
Popsicle sticks
Pva glue
Ribbons
Ruler
Rubber bands
Sandpaper
Sequins
Shells
Shoeboxes
Shoelaces
Sparkly things
Sponges
Stamps
Stamp pads (various colours)
Stapler
Staples
Stickers
Straws
String
Tape (clear)
Tissue paper
Washable markers
Wool
Wrapping paper
Green= Recycled
Some tips:
- I have a large plastic container in the bottom of my pantry where I can quickly and easily throw in any recycled good that might come in handy.. eg, milk bottle lids, glass jars, cardboard boxes etc.
- how you organise your supplies is up to you but the more you have, the more you will need to find some way to organise them or you will never be able to find what you need easily and quickly.
- You DO NOT have to have all these supplies to do great things at home! Start with the recycled materials and go from there (some things like glue, tape or paint, however, you will not be able to do without!)
If you'd like to see how I organise all these supplies in greater details. See
here
What would you add to the list?
Happy playing,
Debs :)
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