Get ready to cut, glue, paint, and imagine! In this hands-on art and design program, our youngest makers will explore a world of colour, texture, and creativity. Each week, children will create playful projects inspired by stories, seasons, and their own big ideas — from collages and puppets to simple sculptures and mixed-media masterpieces. Along the way, they’ll practice fine motor skills, learn to follow simple steps, and gain confidence in expressing their ideas through art. With lots of room for imagination and joyful mess-making, Crafty Creators is all about discovering the fun of making things by hand and celebrating every masterpiece — big or small!
It’s time to move past two dimensional creations, into the realm of 3D! In Crafty Kids: Maker Club, participants will foster creativity through the creation of 3-dimensional art and craft projects. Using materials such as clay, textiles, paper, and wire, students will create through sculpture, sewing, weaving, collage and other creative processes. Well-known artists, and current crafting trends will inspire each week’s theme. Get engaged in a new dimension of creation in Crafty Kids Club!
Step into the Imaginarium, where creativity knows no bounds! In this whimsical workshop, young makers will explore a colourful world of crafting, building, and imaginative design. Each week, children will bring fantastical ideas to life using a mix of traditional craft materials, upcycled treasures, and their own boundless imaginations. From magical creatures to miniature worlds, every project invites storytelling and self-expression. This hands-on program encourages creative risk-taking, fine motor skills, and joyful collaboration. Whether your child loves googly eyes, textured paper, or inventing new creatures, the Imaginarium is the perfect place to dream, design, and create!
In crafts programs, it will be up to the Instructor(s) to gauge the interests of the group and decide how best to structure the overall term. Some things to consider:
- Instructors should prepare for any new craft/project by making a “prototype” themselves. To practice and troubleshoot and to inspire the group with a quality finished toy.
- If sewing, Instructors should always prepare for the lesson(s) by pre-cutting any patterns and threading needles. It’s a good idea to have at least twice the number of needles prepared than the number of students – so you don’t have to do this on the fly.
- Instructors MUST keep track of all needles. If you hand out 10 needles, you need to get them all back before the end of class. Do not ever give a child a new needle without having them return the one just used.
- Sewn Felt projects should NEVER be sewn inside out and then turned. When working with felt, please sew along the outer edge for the best finished product.
- Stitches should be small and close together to keep the stuffing in – keep an eye on student’s work and correct/encourage where needed. Check all work before allowing a student to take home a completed craft – it should be done to that student’s best ability (this means it will often take 2 weeks to complete a project).
- Children are NEVER permitted to draw on material/felt with any type of marker.
Note: A great First Session for any group or age range can include students making their own portfolios – a place for you to keep their art and crafts all term long, making the last day take home really impressive.
Use the large cardstock and duct tape for this craft. For students in JK through grade 3, Instructors should prep the folios with the tape before class and allow students to personalize, avoiding a “tape-madness” situation.
Art-Based Lesson Options:
Fashion-Based Lesson Options:
Sewing Lesson Options:
Puppet Making Lesson Options:
- Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets
- Felt Finger Puppets
- Mermaid Spoon Puppets
- Model Magic Finger Puppets (or pencil toppers)
Toy Making Lesson Options:
Crafty Programming Packing List
Additional items may be requested by emailing Liz at any time. Please give at least 1 week notice when requesting supplies.
| QUANTITY | ITEM | |
| PAPER | 1 folder | white paper |
| 1 folder | white cardstock | |
| 1 folder | large white cardstock | |
| 1 folder | colourful cardstock | |
| 1 folder | construction paper | |
| 1 folder | large white paper | |
| DRAWING & ART MATERIALS | 1 bag | pencils |
| 1 bag | pencil crayons | |
| 1 bag | crayons | |
| 1 bag | markers | |
| 1 set | watercolour paint | |
| 1 set | paint brushes | |
| 20 | dixie cups | |
| 6 | table cloths | |
| 1 bag | sharpies (for instructor use only) | |
| BASIC SUPPLIES | 1 bag | scissors |
| 4 rolls | scotch tape | |
| 2 rolls | painters tape | |
| 4 rolls | duct tape | |
| 2 bottles | white glue | |
| 1 set | glue gun and glue sticks (never glue a stuffie together, this is only to be used by an instructor for embelishments) | |
| CRAFTING MATERIALS | 1 bag | ribbon |
| 1 bag | small yarn skeins | |
| 1 bag | kitchen twine | |
| 1 bag | gift ribbon | |
| 1 set | hemp cord | |
| 1 bag | mini yarn skeins | |
| 50 pieces | felt | |
| 1 container | buttons | |
| 1 bag | pom poms | |
| 1 container | key rings | |
| 1 tin | sewing needles | |
| 1 tin | straight pins | |
| 1 bag | embroidery thread | |
| 2 bags | stuffing | |
| 1 set | model magic | |
| 1 bag | wide craft sticks | |
| 2 containers | rubber bands | |
| 1 bag | plastic spoons | |
| 1 small bag | wooden spoons | |
| 25 | coffee filters | |
| 1 bag | mini animals/dinos/minifigures | |
| 1 bag | pipe cleaners | |
| PATTERNS | 1 folder | stuffed mini patterns (instructors are encouraged to also source/print/create their own patterns to suit the group) |