cheap crafts !!!!!!!

I am a mother of a 11 and 12 year old girls and grandmother to to 2 very young boys...Scout leader for age 5 -17 and have children church for k - 5th grade so I really need all age and for both boys and girls ...I hope that helps..

I know Wal-mart and other craft stores usually have cross stitching kits (little very easy to do ones) for little or nothing & especially if you can get them on clearance. I normally stock up on those when they are on clearance. Let me think a little longer on some others.

For the younger kids: 1) Buy some color crafting foam & magnetic strips, have the kids cut the shape they want, decorate it, put a pic of them in the middle of it, & attach a small piece of the magnetic strip on the back so it can go on the fridge. 5X8 magnetic sheet is around $1.60 or so, (should be able to cut into many pieces.) 9x12 colored foam sheets around .50 or so (divide and cut squares into a 4x3 piece that would give you 9 per sheet) Other items you would need: glue, glitter, macaroni noodles, or anything else cheap you can find to decorate them with. 2) You could buy some yarn and macaroni noodles and have the girls paint them or glue glitter on them, and make a necklace out of it. 3) Buy colored felt (around 20 cents each sheet), potpourri ($5 to $12 depending on bag size), thread/yarn for sewing and/or hanging purposes, glue, & items to decorate with like buttons or glitter. Cut out 2 hearts (usually the easiest shape to do), decorate as they want, sew together, and fill with potpourri. Hope this helps. Still thinking on the older kids though.