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Zena Higgs's avatar

Thankyou for this great list and guide!

It made me think of my grandparents whose carbon footprint would have been tiny compared to mine. They had a reuse for everything. Paper and old envelopes were always in a pile near the drawer of everything. You have reminded me that I had every tool in that house to be creative with and they didn't buy any of it just left me to crack on! I'm going to take inspiration from this with my grandchildren. Thankyou.

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The Creativity Project's avatar

Yes, yes! Our kitchen collection in a coffee can would be a great place to start in inspiring your grandchildren to see that anything can become anything!

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Susan Harris MacKay's avatar

I love those little boxes they put the pastels in, too! And I love this list - would also second the recommendation to invest in good brushes. Blick has their ArtPop brand that is affordable as an alternative to Amazon. The waterproof black line pens, good colored pencils, watercolor crayons, and watercolor paper are materials I couldn't do without - thanks so much for putting this together - and for your wonderful Substack which I just discovered yesterday!

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The Creativity Project's avatar

Thank you so much, Susan! I (Shannon) have been following your work for a long time too. I'm so glad you found us here and that you share my love of those little boxes! Welcome to our little corner of Substack.

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Melissa Mwai's Creative Life's avatar

Love this so much! I’m an artist & not an art teacher who find this list helpful!

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La Scarlatte's avatar

Love this list, and neocolors on kraftpaper are the best 🥰

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Peace's avatar

Also, my students would be perfectly happy to sit with copy paper, sharpies, and a stapler all day long! It’s definitely their favorite combo this year.

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Peace's avatar

I love this and can’t wait to get back to my classroom and replenish our art shelves! Some of these items I discovered on my own- index cards are a huge hit all year.

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Tracy Ledford's avatar

What a marvelous list! And thank you for including the black sharpies.

I gave my kindergarten students a lesson and guided practice with sharpies early in the school year. By the end of September they were openly placed on the art table. While there was an occasional 'tattoo' or mark on the desk, there was never an apocalyptic permanent marker incident of any significance. And I taught for 20+ years.

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Ally's avatar

Thank you so much for the lists and ideas! 💡

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Marisa's avatar

This is an excellent list! And so helpful! Thank you for sharing.

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Elizabeth Hannam's avatar

I love this, thank you for sharing! I facilitate a learning community for home educated young people so I will be using this as a guide for our set up 🙏

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The Creativity Project's avatar

That's great! Feel free to share a picture of your set up with us. Thank you, Elizabeth!

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