Kids love to craft!
It’s a fun way for them to express their creativity and enjoy the process of making something that they can show off to friends and family!
Crafts provide an excellent opportunity for children to develop important skills such as hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, patience, and more.
We do a lot of crafting around here, so we have tons of experience with different products.
We’re also picky with what products we use, so today we’re sharing the best Amazon craft supplies for kids that we recommend when crafting!
You’ll find everything you need from glue, to our awesome printer, to paint and more. Read on below for our favorite products.
We have had these markers for years and they still work!! We really can't believe how long they've lasted.
Quick tip: If you don't use these regularly the tips can dry out and it's hard to "restart" them. To speed up the process, quickly dip the tip in some water, then dry them off by dabbing them a few times on some scrap paper.
Whenever young kids are cutting paper, we like to use kid-safe scissors with blunt tips like these ones. These ones cut well and are more comfortable on the hands.
We actually use an older version of this printer (that's how long it's lasted!) and love it. Since it's a laser printer, we can print tons of stuff (like our worksheets and templates) without having to replace the toner. If you're printing in color, it's also clear and crisp - which is why we initially purchased it.
We've bought pom poms in our local craft store but they're not nearly as high quality as these ones! These pom poms are tight knight and very colorful!
These glue dots are our favorite! They're great for crafting because they're strong enough to hold things like popsicle sticks together. Make sure you grab the "permanent" ones.
We do lots of popsicle stick crafts on our blog. We use these ones because they're inexpensive and ship fast.
We feel comfortable using our old toilet paper rolls for our crafting, but if you're making them in a classroom or daycare setting, these fresh cardboard tubes are a great option!
Whenever we do anything with watercolors, we always use these liquid watercolors. They're very bright and vivid!
Be aware since they're liquid they can temporarily stain skin and may stain surfaces. We just use an art drop cloth (the one listed right below this) to avoid any big messes.
We bough this one a long time ago and have used it countless times when we do messy projects. It's easy to clean up just by wiping down. We've used if for slime, art, play dough and more!
If you don't like the idea of liquid watercolors, these ones are awesome! They're vibrant and great for mixing! They’re one of our current favorites for paint.
Again, this is the new version of the laminator I use. Mine is so ancient that I want to get a new one, but it just won't die! These Scotch laminators are great for preserving kids crafts or laminating worksheets to use with dry erase markers.
We love Crayola! Nearly every marker and crayon we have is Crayola, but we are constantly choosing these super tip markers because there are so many color choices.
You might think all glue sticks are the same, but I'm here to tell you that's not true!
After using lots of different types, we always buy these ones now. They're way stronger than their regular glue sticks and help your kids' projects last and last!
Whenever we color pictures of kids, we always grab this set. We love that there is such a wide variety of skin colors for kids to choose from!
Nearly all of our crafts are paper crafts so we go through a lot of it! When we want a very bright and vibrant paper, this is always our top choice.
For the standard colors of cardstock, this is what we prefer. It's thick and evenly colored for vibrant crafting!
This is the white cardstock we print out all of our templates on, especially when we color them in (like for our headband crafts). It's a thick paper that is great for use with markers and crayons.
When we paint our paper plate crafts, we like to use this brand because it's inexpensive and doesn't harden in the bottle if you don't use all of it right away.
Googly eyes are a standard for kids crafts, right? Even if you have nothing planned and you just let kids stick eyes onto paper, they still love i
Unlike most of the things I purchase, I opt for the generic Amazon Basics brand for laminating sheets. I've seen no difference in quality and it's much more economical!
What are you favorite kids’ craft supplies?
Jeanne
Monday 23rd of January 2023
This looks like a great project for kids.
Sam
Monday 23rd of January 2023
They're some of our favorite supplies to use with kids!
LM
Monday 2nd of January 2023
Wow! Love your crafts. Thank you for sharing your list. And god blessed you ro continue. Have a great 2023 ahead.
Sam
Monday 2nd of January 2023
Thanks so much! You too!
Kavita Mishra
Friday 9th of December 2022
Wow!! Loved your crafts. They are so beautiful and so easy to make. Keep doing like this. God bless!
Sam
Friday 9th of December 2022
Aw, thanks so much! I'm glad they're useful for you!
Lyntasha
Saturday 15th of October 2022
Thank you for sharing your list I am trying to open an non-profit kids arts and craft club in my community. That’s was a big help ?
Sam
Monday 17th of October 2022
No problem! Glad it could help!
Beth, a.k.a. Nana
Monday 15th of August 2022
Thanks so much for sharing. I wanted to read more about your suggestions but the continue reading button would not work for me. Please advise.
Sam
Monday 15th of August 2022
Hmm, I checked the buttons and they're working for me, so I'm not sure. Can you clear your browser cache and cookies and try again?