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Many of the activities on these pages may require adult supervision.
Be sure to tell a grown-up about what you're planning and ask for permission before getting started.

Find them in art-supply stores, stationery stores, discount stores,
hobby shops, or around the house.

For drawing and coloring

Pencils, pens, colored pencils, markers, white chalk, charcoal pencils, crayons, erasers.

For painting

Poster or tempera paint, wet and powdered, water colors, acrylic paints, spray paint, orange-juice cans, baby-food jars, brushes, sponges.

Paper

Construction paper, newsprint pads, tracing paper (vellum), oaktag, watercolor paper, fingerpaint paper, brown paper, sheets and rolls, shirt cardboards.

Adhesives

Scotch tape, masking tape, white glue (such as Elmer's or Sobo), rubber cement (toxic; use only in a well-ventilated area), paste.

For printing

Printing ink (water-base), linoleum blocks, Styrofoam, brayers, stamp pads.

For collage

Old magazines, old greeting cards, junk mail, ribbons, strings, doilies, gold and silver stars, clear Con-Tact paper, straws, feathers, sand, Popsicle sticks, fabric scraps, leather scraps, yarn, beads, spools.

For construction

Scraps of soft lumber (pine is best), woodworking tools (see Woodworking), cork, cardboard rolls (from rolls of toilet paper and paper towels), toothpicks, wire (telephone wire, plastic-coasted wire, florist's wire, thin wire that comes in spools), bottle caps, jar lids, corrugated cardboard (tri-wall), pipe cleaners, vise or C-clamps (to hold things while you work on them).

Desk supplies

Ruler, scissors, paper, stapler, rubber bands, hole puncher, thumbtacks, brass paper fasteners, paperclips.

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