ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

How To Put Together A Craft Kit For Less

Updated on October 26, 2017

Kids have such big imagination's that you could give them a few item's, and they will make a few things with it.

So I pulled out a bucket that I had been throwing random thing's in, and realized I had a bunch of thing's we could use to make crafts...And thankfully my creativity came back, because I thought of some idea's for my kids too..

It is actually quiet amazing when your begin doing crafts with your kid's, and they spark something deep inside you. It makes you want to get more into it.

Thats exactly why craft kits are so easy to make. You can literally pick up stuff from around your house that you were planning on throwing away, and use it to make something absolutely breathtaking.

If You Have Messy Kids, Or Are Using Paint

Source

To prevent any paint from getting on the carpet or floor, you can use a tablecloth from the dollar store.

I bought multiple's.I just open it, shake it out, then put on the floor, and make my kids paint on that.

I have also invested in a apron for my kid's to wear while they are working on their projects. This helps lessen the amount of paint that get's on their clothes. In this case, my children love to wipe their hands on their pants.

Craft Supplies You Can Find At ANY Dollar Store

Click thumbnail to view full-size
Large Bottles Of Glitter Glue Are Usually Found For The Best Value At The 99 cent storesDollar Store Picture Frames are a personal fav. There are 101 different projects you can do with these frames on any given day
Large Bottles Of Glitter Glue Are Usually Found For The Best Value At The 99 cent stores
Large Bottles Of Glitter Glue Are Usually Found For The Best Value At The 99 cent stores | Source
Dollar Store Picture Frames are a personal fav. There are 101 different projects you can do with these frames on any given day
Dollar Store Picture Frames are a personal fav. There are 101 different projects you can do with these frames on any given day | Source
Source

More often than not, you can go to a Dollar store and find killer deals on craft supplies for your kids and yourself. I personally have found big bottles of glitter glue that must got for $3 easily anywhere else,

  • Markers- Fine point, Double Sided
  • Craft Scissors
  • Glitter Glue- One Large or a pack of 6 or more small
  • Ribbons- Normally found in the "fake flower" area
  • Stickers
  • Frames
  • Poster/Project Boards
  • Glass & Plastic Flower Vases
  • Craft Sticks
  • Buttons
  • Construction Paper

Buying Holiday Crafts The Day After

Source

You can get a HUGE amount of crafts from the store's, the day after the holiday is over.

You would have to buy next year's crafts, this year.But if you think about it, you can get that HUGE bag for $1, or even just 10 cents depending on how many days its been on sale.

Craftworthy Holiday's-

  • Easter
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • Halloween
  • Valentines Day

Source

Crayola Creativity Kit

You can buy this from walmart to quick start your craft collection.

Or put your stuff in with it, to make it even bigger

You can find it at Walmart for $10

It includes:

  • 8 Crayons
  • 10 Markers
  • 4 Chalk Sticks
  • Glue Stick
  • 25 Page Paper Pad
  • 3 Model Magic Pouches
  • 2 Sticker Sheets

Source

Every Craft Supply Kit Should Include

  • Atleast 10 bottles of craft paint (or kids paint and watercolor)
  • 2 pair's of scissor's-adult and child's size
  • 20 Marker's-half thin,other half thick
  • 4 School Glue and Glue Stick
  • 5 of Glitter Glue
  • 8 Glitter Shaker's
  • 2 packs Construction Paper
  • 2 packs of crayons
  • 2 packs of sidewalk chalk

Do It Yourself

Click thumbnail to view full-size
Source
Source
Source

Glue Based Modge Podge Recipe

  1. 8oz White Craft Glue
  2. 4oz Water
  • Add 2 Tablespoons of Fine Glitter for Glitter Modge Podge
  • Add 2 Tablespoons of Water Based Varnish Or Gloss If you want glossy Modge Podge

Chalk Paint Recipe

This recipe makes enough chalk paint to cover a large dresser with drawers included.

  1. 1/3 cup Plaster of paris
  2. 1/3 cup cold water

STIR UNTIL COMPLETELY SMOOTH. THEN MIX WITH 1 CUP OF LATEX PAINT. THEN STIR THOROUGHLY.

Kids Paint

Can be found on the right side in the photo thumbnails.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)