A preschool and kindergarten teacher has many day to day tasks that are quite demanding. Most teachers would appreciate getting an easy workaround each task. One of the core functions is Art and Craft Projects. First, the teachers need a classroom that is a good learning environment for their students. In addition, they also require simple art and craft ideas to show their students. Above all, they need various art and craft supplies that don’t cost the whole school budget are easy to use.

Here are a few ideas to make the work of a preschool and kindergarten teacher easier on a day to day basis.

A teacher needs to always have some basic art materials at hand for doing different creative projects. Such materials make art and crafts projects easier to do. Also, a preschool or kindergarten students’ craft box should contain certain essential materials and tools. Here is a list of must-have items for preschool and kindergarten art classes.

A kid is usually first introduced to wax crayons. Then after mastering using crayons is when color pencils and oil pastels are introduced to them. Younger kids can handle crayons much better than color pencils which need frequent sharpening. Moreso, crayons, unlike oil pastels, are not messy and the students will not smear it all over their desks, clothes, or hands.

However, it is much easier to color using color pencils and oil pastels.  Crayons are much harder and require a little bit of more pressure to color, also blending two crayons of different colors doesn’t have a fantastic artistic effect. Luckily there are a variety of colors of crayons, pencils and oil pastels and they usually will come as a set.

Papers have a variety of uses in a classroom. Craft papers are for doing basic paper coloring and paper cutting which young kids have to be taught when being introduced to art. You can also use different types of papers to make paper mache, scrap booking, card making, doing origami projects, making paper flowers, doing bookmarks, making ornaments 

Therefore a teacher needs enough craft paper supplies to take care of all art projects they may engage in through the school year.

Play dough is a must-have material in preschool and kindergarten. It is an excellent creative tool with a variety of uses. Students can mold and make their favorite characters as new toys with the play dough to add to their toy cupboard; they can build with it, just roll it … or smash it.

Other essential tools and materials that are a must-have for art classes include pairs of scissors, glue, glitters, shapes, and textiles. Having the items ensures the smooth running of a teacher's art class.

Having the same wall the whole year can get monotonous for the teacher and students. Using removable class themes can help in changing the classroom environment easily, affordably and creatively. There are quite a number of themes which are exciting to young minds. There are many removable class themes that are worth considering including apple themes, cookie themes, bugs themes, and hero themes.