How do you stock your arts and crafts cupboard.

So…How do you stock your arts and crafts cupboard..!? or do you actually have one?

As a Mum of one it’s a question I’m asked a lot.  So I decided this would be the perfect time to post a small ‘guide’ to the 15 essential items you should have to hand in your craft supply cupboard to keep the kids (or you) crafting any time of day or night.

If you’ve never considered it was necessary to set up an arts and crafts cupboard I urge you to think again. It is actually  an intimidating and daunting task. 

What supplies do you need? Where is the cheapest place to find those supplies (it’s and expensive business if you don’t go prepared you get sucked in to that impulse buy) and really how much stuff do you really need to carry out the easiest of craft projects?

 Being well-stocked with art supplies in my opinion is essential and has saved me from a few embarrassing situations on more than one occasion. 

 For example when you’ve forgotten to get a birthday card for a party the next day or like me for Valentine’s Day this year I FORGOT!! to get my daughter a rose and ended up making one from construction paper, pipe cleaners and tissue paper at 1am the night before.  Thank goodness for Martha Stewarts idea board.

So in a nutshell being prepared makes it a thousand times easier to get crafty with you kids and to help you in your quest I came up with a list of 'THE' 15 essential art supplies you will need to keep your cupboard so you are ready for pretty much any idea your budding artists come up with.