Basic Stuff: Equipment

Kids Scissors

Craft Scissors

various shapes

Art Smocks

Hole Punch/Paper Punch

various shapes and sizes

Stapler

Various Cookie Cutters

Rubber Stamps

Play Dough  Accessories

Paint Brushes

Various Stencils

various shapes and sizes

Sponges

Basic Stuff: To Buy

Paper of all varieties and colors:

construction

copy

poster

card stock

finger-paint/freezer

ruled

tracing

tissue

Paint

tempera

finger

poster

dry tempera

Index cards

Crayons

Glue

glitter

white

stick

Tape

clear

masking

duck

Markers

Colored Pencils

Colored Sand/Rocks

Paper Plates, Cups, and Bowls

Cotton Balls/Swabs

Craft Foam

Felt

Feathers

Glitter

Beads

large

small

wooden

Pipe Cleaners

Baking Cups

Coffee Filters

Paper Doilies

Pom Pom’s

Sequins

Streamers

Yarn/String

Ribbon/Lace

Ink Pads

Clear Contact Paper

Clothes Pins

Food Coloring

Sidewalk Chalk

Plastic Zippered bags

various sizes

Stickers

Straws

Sandpaper

Basic Stuff: To Collect

Buttons

Catalogs

Egg Cartons

Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Rolls

Fabric Scraps

Magazines

Newspaper

Various Lids

Cardboard Milk/Juice Carton

Plastic Milk Carton

So, you are probably wondering where am I suppose to put all this stuff.  It really is not as big as it looks and you don’t need to become a hoarder.  I use a large plastic tote to keep excess, then a small rope (about 3 yards in length)  that is attached to my ceiling, clothes pins are used to hand my gallon zipper bags, that have a small supply of all my materials. No matter how you choose to store your materials, you will now never miss a creative moment.  It is fun to be a bit spontaneous, a bummer when you don’t have the materials.

Here is how you can make your own cheap and easy art storage.

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