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]
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