What do you give someone who loves to make, build, draw, sew, craft, CREATE? We know!! Here are Cloud 9 Workshop’s tips on great gifts for the art-minded individual!
Art Basics
Really, trust us, every creative should be well-stocked with these! I’ve bought tools boxes for all my kids (starting age 3) and before I had my own kiddos, I gave tool boxes filled with fun supplies and gadgets to my nieces and nephews. Periodically, I send them supply refills to keep the creative juices flowing as they grow and their interests evolve.
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Tool Box, Currently holding Crochet Supplies
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Supply Caddy, Age 4.5, In current state 🙂
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Supply Caddy, Age almost 9, In current state 🙂
- Tool box (The real deal, let’s not pretend here. One day it holds knitting supplies the next day parts to a model and before your know it their off to college carrying real tools!) Plastic Supply Caddies also work well and cost less.
- Duck tape (see dollar store gifts below), scotch tape, painters tape, washi tape, masking tape. Bonus Gadget, a tape dispenser!!
- Hole punch, traditional or fancy
- String, rubber bands, glue (liquid school glue & glue sticks)
- Stapler & staples
- Scissors
- Low-temp glue gun & glue sticks (older children only)
- Pencils & pencil sharpener
- Markers, crayons or colored pencils
- Tracing paper
P.S. If you have multiple kids, buy multiple gadgets; tape dispensers, hole punches, staplers, scissors and lable with person’s name.
Local Art Experiences for Tots, Kids, Teens & Adults
Give the gift to explore, invent, experiment & CREATE!
- Cloud 9 Workshop – Eco-Art, Sewing, Building, Printmaking, Jewelry, Workshops & Camps for Tots, Kids, Teens, Adults, Parent/Child & Parties, DOWNLOADABLE GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
- Bloom Gallery & Creative Ground – Painting, Ceramics, Jewelry, Parties! – Kids & Adults
- Cream City Clay – Ceramics – Kids & Adults
- Bay View Printing – Letterpress Printing – Kids & Adults
- Milwaukee Art Museum – Drawing, Painting, Fine Art – Tots, Kids & Adults
- Local Recreation Departments – Tosa Recreation Department, Milwaukee Recreation Department – Tots, Kids & Adults
- Walkers Point Center for the Arts – Multimedia Visual & Performing arts – Kids
- Lynden Sculpture Garden – Nature & Fine Art – Tots, Kids & Adults
Dollar Store Gifts for Creative Busy Bees
Little money & LOTS of fun!
- Tape! Duct tape (fancy is best!), masking tape, painters tape….did we mention tape!
- Colorful tissue paper
- Pipe cleaners, pom moms, google eyes & anything shiny!
- Small note pads and pens
- Craft sticks & rubber bands
Art Kits & Toys for Kids
Art Kits at local toy store, Ruckus and Glee!
Find these kits on-line or better yet at your local Toy Store. We like Ruckus and Glee!
- Super Hero or Fashion Rubbing Plates
- Magnetic Building Tiles
- Kinetic Sand, Include a plastic tub or tray…plus a collection of little cups, spoons, plastic animals…you get the idea
- How to draw books…super heroes, animals, cars, fashion, silly faces….whatever interests your child
- Shrinky Dinks, Buy the kits or just buy the full sheets and cut as desired!
Art Supplies for Teens & Pre-Teens
Materials that will provide hours, days, weeks and months of creative fun!
- Gels pens & dark colored paper/envelopes & post-its
- Oven Dry Clay like Sculpey or Fimo
- Glycerine Soap Making Supplies
- Kitting & Crocheting supplies
- Earring supplies….maybe Cloud 9 Workshop should make some kits. We’ll work on that idea!
No affiliate links here. This is just what we think is best for you and your loved ones!
Kelcey created Cloud 9 Workshop in 2012. The business name came to her while rocking her youngest in the wee hours of a warm summer morning. While the name came in a flash, the business has taken 11 yrs to develop. She believes art experiences add richness to life & provide opportunities to explore & express thoughts, ideas, & feelings. Currently, she is working towards a doctorate in art education. Time with her family is what she enjoys most & her favorite collection is sea glass & driftwood. 
