Education & Inspiration
Our first installment of the Sockle (Sock Puppet) series is finally here! Learn how to make these cuties… Sockles Octopuses… or Octopi? Age: 4+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Make diverse craft projects. Combine multiple materials. Develop fine motor skills. Inspire creativity. Incorporate literacy activities … Continue reading 
Specially designed socks are bundles of fun and the perfect size for easy yet wonderful craft projects. Learn how to make a sock puppet puppy, a cuddly octopus, a cool snowman, a plush bunny, a caterpillar, animal track slippers, a warming bean bag and … Continue reading
Our beautiful R15666 Earth Mosaics are perfect for decorating glass jars! Use a watered-down glue solution to adhere the mosaics to the jars. You can use any old recycled jars or ask your class to bring in their own. Makes … Continue reading
There is no end to the fun nature-themed crafts you can make with R15666 Earth Tone Mosaics. The squares come in rich, earthy tones of different colors such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and others. Each square has a different color on either side, … Continue reading
Using the Accordion Critters as puppets can be great fun! Students will already be tempted to take their critters around the classroom to let the accordion-folded legs fly through the air. Take these spontaneous creative activities to center stage with a puppet theatre play. … Continue reading
Bounce around with R10300 Accordion Critters! Use the full color animal projects to teach children how to fold paper accordion style—an essential exercise for developing fine motor skills. Paste the finished accordion-folded legs onto the cute animal characters and string them up … Continue reading
Make a woven wood Bookmark! Great for teaching children to follow instructions and use fine motor skills in folding. Age: 5+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Cut and fold paper to encourage fine motor skill development. Create bookmarks for literacy. Incorporate tree facts into activity; Terrific … Continue reading
Incorporate nature into your crafts with R15294 Terrific Tree Paper! Eight types of wood are included in each package: Birch, Cedar, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Pine, and Walnut. One side of each piece of paper features the bark pattern of the tree, while the reverse side features … Continue reading
Design beautiful shape wands out of Super Slick Craft Paper for fun events in your classroom! Kids can take the wands home or use them in the classroom to answer questions, as props in drama class or for general fun … Continue reading
Shape super shiny crafts with R15314 Super Slick Craft Paper! Coming in 8 vibrant colors, it’s sure to add a pop to your everyday paper crafts. Not only is this perfect for cut-and-fold crafts, but it’s also thick enough for gluing projects too. Use … Continue reading