The best way to use arts and crafts supplies at home is to keep them organized into different categories and to keep them all in one location for everyone to use. Group your supplies into different categories such as paint, construction paper, Play-Doh, etc. Place them in clear storage containers and clearly label them for easy access. Keep your surfaces covered with tarps or mats to contain messes and use kids art smocks to help keep their clothes clean.

Stock your classroom with a variety of versatile art supplies that can be used for drawing, painting, or crafting. For high-use supplies, consider getting larger packs so they can last longer. Supplies like crayons, pencil crayons, markers, pencils and erasers help students learn about drawing and colouring. Paintbrushes and paints help kids learn about colours and painting while experimenting on art surfaces like watercolour paper and canvas.

Younger students should use kids arts and crafts supplies that are safe, non-toxic and easy to use. That way, they can develop their artistic and fine motor skills while helping to keep messes manageable. For drawing and colouring, look for crayons, kids pencil crayons and kids markers that are safe to use and colouring books they can use. For painting, we have kids paints that’s washable and kids painting accessories like brushes and rollers that are easy to hold. We also have kids crafting kits that give kids fun activities that let them play and create.

To get young students into drawing and colouring, they need supplies like drawing pencils, pencil crayons, sketchbooks, drawing paper and pencil sharpeners. Drawing pencils can include grades such as HB, 2B, 4B and 6B for light sketching and dark shading. High-polymer erasers or white vinyl erasers are great for clean erasing so there are no marks on the paper. When shopping for sketchbooks and drawing paper, look for paper that resists tearing while being used.

When shopping for educational games, look for ones that are age-appropriate and can be played by multiple kids at a time. We have a variety of games, board games and puzzles that are not only fun but educational as well. If you’re interested in helping students learn about STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math), we have science toys, tech toys, engineering toys and math toys they can play with.