Cool Craft Idea: Make Your Own Craft Kit “Subscription”

Craft subscription boxes are a lot of fun for kids, but they can be pretty expensive, and if you already have a lot of craft supplies at home or in your classroom, you can even make your own “subscription” kits with a monthly theme for kids.

I came across this idea at More Excellent Me, and I think it was done for a single child but you could do the same thing for a family with multiple crafty kids, or even for the classroom. Having all the supplies together in a box or a bag just makes the making more fun, right?

The blog post I found includes 12 ideas for different projects, and there’s a printable that includes all the supplies and instructions for each of the project. Her ideas included:

sock snowman
Valentine’s card
puppet
flower pot
bird feeder
bug catching jar
firecracker flag craft
paper doll and fabric
decorating a notebook
monster glove
scarecrow Popsicle stick craft
snow globe

If you’re making your own kit(s) you can use whatever supplies you have on hand, or if there’s a craft you always do in the classroom that can be divided up into supplies like this, packaging it as a surprise can make it a little more fun.

Using the seasons and holidays for each month makes this even easier because you can find tons of easy craft ideas for different holidays and themes (even right here on Craft Gossip!) that use the supplies you already have.

Say you have a lot of felt and its January. You could cut out snowman shapes or just circles and give kids buttons, felt in other shapes like noses, scarves and hats and have them decorate a snowman. Take your excess buttons into February to make button bracelets or glue or sew down buttons in a heart shape.

If you’re doing this for one person instead of a classroom, think about their age, interests and skill level as you put your craft kits together. My daughter loves beading, painting and drawing and has a sort of goblin core/grunge aesthetic so I might make her a kit to paint this wooden mushroom that’s sitting on my bookshelf, gather some beads for friendship bracelets or backpack charms, that kind of thing.

Have you ever made craft kits for yourself or a kid in your life? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: More Excellent Me]

Remembrance Day (marked as Veterans Day in the United States) is Nov. 11, and it marks the end of hostilities in World War I. Poppies are a traditional symbol of the day because it is said they were the first flower to grow again on the battlefields, which inspired a famous poem. Let’s check out some poppy crafts you can make with your kids as part of a World War I unit or for Remembrance Day.

This pretty poppy craft from Krokotak just requires the printable, some crayons, scissors and glue. The printable includes the center of the flower and kids can draw the outside as well as adding stem.

Glued to My Crafts has a printable for a torn paper poppy, or you could color or paint this one as well.

Use torn or cut pieces of paper to make these poppy suncatchers from Red Ted Art.

Happy Hooligans has a bunch of great poppy crafts but I particularly like the painted rocks and easy paper plate poppy.

Crafty Morning has a cute poppy craft made with fingerprints, which is quick and easy to do with kids of any age.

Older kids and adults can make these folded paper poppies from Chica and Jo, but they do involve hot glue and floral wire, which can be sharp, so it’s not for young kids. An easier paper poppy that only calls for regular craft glue can be found at Sugar Spice and Glitter. This one also has a printable template to make it easier.

These felt poppies from One Little Project also use a glue gun and a sewing needle, but they’re so pretty I couldn’t resist sharing them for older kids. Add a pipe cleaner stem or turn them into pins to wear for remembrance events. Check out their coffee filter poppy craft for a great option for younger kids.

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