Children’s Art Supplies – Stocking Your Craft Cupboard

Encouraging your child to be creative through arts and crafts is not only a fun way to keep them occupied, but it also stimulates their creativity as well as cognitive skills. But if you aren’t the craftiest mom around, what should be in your child’s art supplies?

Here is a list of easily available arts & craft supplies.

• Markers
• Pencil crayons
• Crayons
• Chalk (make your own)
• Playdough (make your own)
• Clay (make your own)
• Glue (Elmer’s)
• Glue stick
• Paste (make your own)
• Construction paper
• Card stock
• Child-Friendly Scissors
• Tempura paint
• Paint brushes

Since you can make many of these supplies yourself, you can easily create a large arts & crafts supply from your own cupboard. And the rest can be purchased inexpensively at a craft store or even your local WalMart!