Each summer I restock our "art" box. Over time, our supplies dry up, get spread out all over the house, and just get used up! My kids love to pull this out with paper and get creative. Sometimes we have a project, sometimes they come up with their own creations! Some ideas for an art box include: crayons, markers, paint (washable, paintbrushes, buttons, glue, scissors, pom poms, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, stickers, water color paints, paper scraps, sequins, coloring pages, tissue paper, etc. The ideas are endless! Go check out the dollar store for cheap craft supplies. I keep this in a closet where it is in plain sight, so when they open the closet when they are bored, they will want to do something crafty!
Have you ever been to the site Fun Family Crafts? It is LOADED with craft ideas for kids. It's kind of like Pinterest, where it links you to another site for the instructions. But you can search by age group, type of craft, supplies. I love this site. Some ideas are so simple that you can easily come up with something fun your kids when they get bored during the day.
Another place I end up often for simple craft ideas is Parents.com.
What fun crafts are you doing with your kids? We'll post some fun ideas soon!
