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Our Top Tip For Keeping Students Engaged During a Crafting Session (+ Process Art Bug Lesson Plan Freebie)

If you've ever worked with kids, you probably know how challenging it can be to keep them engaged in a task. But worry not, because we've got a super cool bug craft that will not only captivate their attention but also teach them about the wonders of nature.  Today we're sharing a FREE bug-insp...

Define Who Your Kits Are For in 4 Easy Steps!

When we first started our kids crafting club, our vision was to serve EVERYONE with all things arts and crafts. We hosted kids craft classes, parties, workshops, adults craft classes, and even sold kids craft kits AND adults craft kits.  We were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and, well, all over ...

Full Craft Lesson Plan: Bubble Machines

We've got a craft project jam-packed with super skill development opportunities for kiddos ages 4 to 6 to share with you today! Click here or on the image below to download your free Bubble Machines lesson plan. ⤵  This craft results in hours of after-class, bubble-blowing fun! Inside you'll...

From Feeling Desperate For Some Freedom to Doing Things the Way SHE Wants to Do Them

After working jobs with no flexibility, having to do everything just like her boss told her to, Camille was desperate for some independence and freedom to do things the way SHE wanted to do them. Then she started her kids crafting club and everything changed. You can get started just like Camil...

Our Top 5 Tips to Skyrocket Class Engagement

Let's be real, keeping kids engaged in a task for any length of time can be a bit of a challenge (yes, even if the task is fun). You can fill your arts & crafts studio to the brim with every supply imaginable in all the colours of the rainbow, but the truth is kids' attention spans are short, an...

Scarecrow Puppet Craft Along Using Recycled Materials (Free Guide Inside!)

  We are finally (after 5 months of being closed) opening the doors to our crafting studio in Cape Town again!  The studio looks a bit different than it did before... meet our new crafting buddies: ✅  Sanitized stations✅  Social distancing✅  Separate set of supplies per child✅  Masks...

Pastor/Mom Turned Crafting Club Owner Shares Her Story

We are always in awe when one of our members share their success stories with us. Heleen’s story is one of our favorites and we wanted her to share it with you as well!  Heleen was a pastor for 11 years but decided to start her own home-based kids crafting business and she’s never turn...

Why Competition Is A Good Thing

  Have you ever wanted to start a kids crafting business but decided not to because there is already an art or crafts lady in your area or in your town?   We received this message from one of our community members recently: “I would love to start my own kids crafting club but there i...

5 Secrets to REALLY Engage Kids Through Arts and Crafts

Over the years we've had the privilege of teaching thousands of kids at our crafting studio in Cape Town. And we've learned a couple of handy tricks on how to REALLY keep kids aged 2 to 12 engaged from the start until the very end of a 45 minute to 1 hour long arts and crafts class. W...

What is Creative Crafting REALLY?

We often get asked: What is Creative Crafting? Is it art? Is it science? Is it crafts? Is it STEAM? What do kids DO in a Creative Crafting class? There is no better way to define Creative Crafting than how one of our 9-year-old students explained it to his friend one day: “We make...