Let's keep these kids busy doing fun and low cost activities! Check out these great sites for craft ideas.
Craft supplies are a great resource to always have on hand to chase away the boredom blues. Keep a box or Rubbermaid bin full with different supplies.
- Paper plates/bowls/cups (all sizes)
- paper lunch bags
- construction paper
- shredded paper
- glitter
- cotton balls, cotton swabs
- finger paint, paint, fabric paint
- glue, glitter glue
- scissors (straight ones, zigzag ones, curvy ones - you get the idea!)
- feathers
- string, ribbon, lace
- paint brushes (all sizes)
- stamps, stamp pads (all colors)
- sponges (all shapes & sizes)
- toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes,
- tongue depressors, popsicle sticks
- felt markers, yarn
- pipecleaners
- sequins, confetti
- crayons, pencil crayons
- stickers
- shells, rice, dried beans, peas, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
- buttons, beads, bottle caps
- rubber bands
- wiggle eyes
- pasta (all shapes & sizes), dried cereal - cheerios, honeycomb, alphabets, to name a few!)
- pompoms
- hole punch, stapler
- scotch tape
- socks (to make puppets)
- chalk (inside and outside varieties)
- cookie cutters, molds
- puzzle pieces (you know, the ones that are missing a few!)
- plastic lids, paper muffin cups, paper coffee filters, milk jug lids (make great wheels for shoebox vehicles)
- old catalogs and magazines, pics from old calendars, old greeting cards