Craft kits for children are a great way to encourage creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills. They are also an excellent way to encourage kids in learning traditional crafts that have been lost and forgotten. Traditional crafts might possess valuable answers for the present and future, related to sustainable use of natural resources; techniques and technologies for restoration and preservation of cultural heritage; holistic approaches in education; social and economic cohesion, thus the emphasis on teaching traditional crafts.
We have a range of school DIY Traditional craft kits on our website. Check complete collection HERE. Sharing are some popular and diverse craft kit ideas for different age groups:
Card Weaving Kit: Make impressive decorative bands and belts with complex weave patterns, simply by coding threads into wooden cards and rotating them. An engrossing, highly engaging activity which also introduces you to modern day coding.
Block Printing Kit: Indulge your child in non-digit and tactile play with this DIY Block Printing Kit. Block Printing Kit sets you to create distinct prints on fabric and paper. It comes with a cotton-wool color pad that spreads color evenly on blocks for best results. Custom print with border and motif blocks on your wrappers, tablemats, cushions, and bags. Create patterns with handcrafted wooden blocks in contemporary designs.
The kit stimulates creative thinking and imaginative play while sharing the rich cultural heritage of India with your kids.
DIY Tie-Dye Kit: White clothing items and tie-dye colors for creating vibrant tie-dye designs. You can find various kits under this category, Some have been listed below:
Experience the making of Natural organic Indigo vat dye, explore various Japanese Shibori techniques & enjoy using your own clamp-resist stole. Boosts hand skills, problem-solving, creative thinking and concentration.
- Indigo Clamp Dyeing Kit – Indigo Shibori Dyeing Kit lets you explore the mystic coloring process of Indigo along with Itajime and Arashi shibori techniques. It includes all the necessary ingredients to make an indigo vat, fabric for stole, reusable acrylic blocks, pegs and pole for clamping, gloves and bands.
- Herbal Tie & Dye Craft Kit – Discover how colours from nature can be fixed onto fabrics to transform them. Learn different techniques of tying a cloth to create varied patterns upon dyeing. Enjoy using your own tie- dyed scarves and napkins.
Brush Lettering Kit: Brush Lettering DIY craft Kit includes 50 page easy Instructive workbook by popular artist and quality pens for mastering strokes. Vibrant illustrations, quick ideas and materials helps in creating cool stickers, journals & scrapbooks.
Bead Loom Kit: Bead Loom Kit lets you try your hand at fun and challenging geometric patterns to create bracelets, bands, jewelry and more. Simple and easy to follow instructions will make crafting a joy. Learn the ancient craft of weaving beads in different patterns on this specially created loom with this Bead Loom DIY Craft Kit. Try your hand at fun and challenging projects to create bracelets, bands and more.
Dried Pressed Flower Kit: Dried Press Flower DIY Kit gives you an opportunity to preserve the beauty of your garden. Now pick the best and the most beautiful flower, leaf and preserve it forever with this pressing kit. You can stick them on a paper and make exciting cards, calendars, and other handcrafts.
Learn to identify leaves and flowers in your surroundings and preserve them for eternity in this DIY Dried Press Flower Kit. Use your collection to create cards, coasters, bookmarks, etc.
You can chose from a wide variety of craft options available in the marketplace. However, it’s wise to pick age appropriate kits for children so help them not only learn but also enjoy the kit.
These are just a few examples of DIY craft Kits that can be helpful for teaching the importance of Traditional crafts to our kids.
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