65 Free Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids Paper Crafts
These are the free arts and crafts supplies that can be found around the house, and around the yard. Some of these free arts and crafts supplies may even come to you in the mail! Others you may pick up in your travels.
Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Store
1. Paint Sample Colors from Home Depot - Next time you have to go to Home Depot or the home improvement section of the local hardwarestore or local retailer, pick up some paint sample squares. These are very colorful and great to use in arts and crafts projects for kids.
2. Paper bags from the store
3. Free Magazines and brochures from the local grocery store
4. Receipts
5. Free newspapers
Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Sewing Basket
6. Buttons
7. Thread
8. Yarn
9. Zippers
10. Thimbles
11. Ribbon
Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Bathroom
12. Cotton balls
13. Q-tips
14. Empty toilet paper rolls
15. Used shampoo bottles
From the Kitchen
16. Straws
17. Wax paper
18. Rice
19. Lentils
20. Dry beans
21. Toothpicks
22. Cupcake papers
23. Food coloring
23. Clear lamaniating paper
From the Recycling Bin
24. Empty pasta boxes
25. Used dairy creamer containers
26. Plastic covers from laundry detergent
27. Plastic covers from water bottles
28. Bottle Caps
29. Cardboard tubes
30. Plastic water bottles
31. Egg carton containers
32. Glass jars
33. Squirting salad dressing bottles
34. Empty spice bottles
Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Junk Drawer
35. Old keys
36. Greeting Cards
37. Outdated maps
38. Old phone book pages
39. Yellowed or torn photos
40. Old pieces of artwork can be re-worked into something new
From the Mail
41. Cancelled postage stamps
42. Recycled envelopes
43. Bubble envelopes
44. CDs for Internet Service
45. Boxes that the CDs come in *these are like gold in the free arts and crafts supplies department!
46. Stickers and labels from DVD and CD clubs
47. Old letters
48. Postcards
From the Tool Box
49. Duct tape
50. Wire
Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from Outside
51. Bark
52. Sand
53. Shells
54. Twigs
55. Nut shells
56. Flowers
57. Seeds
58. Feathers
59. Rocks
60. Stones
61.Pine cones
62. Leaves
63. Butterfly wings (when found already dead)
64. Dried flowers
65. Found man-made objects
Published by Pam Gaulin - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment and Lifestyle
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2 Comments
Post a CommentFantastic work - you thought of suggestions that even a penny-pincher like me hadn't thought of :)
Excellent suggestions.