Alex Toys Paper Plate Bugs, Alex Little Hands Art Series
- Colorful and easy project
- Just layer, glue and stick
- Have fun decorating with stickers, pom poms and more
- Creates 5 cute bugs
- A great beginning art activity
Create crafty crawlers: just layer, glue and stick! There are thousands of possibilities in this one little box! This kit contains colored paper plates, 150 stickers and pre-cut shapes, chenille sticks, pom poms, fringed and crinkled paper, popsicle sticks, buttons, googly eyes, tissue paper, glue stick (1.4oz/40g) and easy to follow instructions. Contents conform to ASTM D4236 & F963. Recommended for children ages 7 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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Making Money with Crafts
Article by Julia Derby
Making money with crafts is a good way to earn income at home. There has been an increase in demand for handmade crafts as people seek out original items that are affordable but unique. Turn your passion for crafting into a successful home business and enjoy all the benefits of making money from home. Here are 10 simple steps to successfully making and selling crafts.
Select the right craft to make
Focus on establishing one or two crafts initially. Profitable crafts include handmade soaps and candles, jewelry, greeting cards and gift baskets. Once you have established your homemade craft you can expand your range.
Research the possibility of making money with crafts you have decided on
Find out whether there is sufficient demand for your craft. Check out the competition. Perhaps you need to focus on a particular niche within your craft to tap a new market. Visit local craft fairs and see what crafts are selling well. Chat to craft store owners and find out about popular crafts.
Find out about sourcing cost effective supplies
Find vendors who offer the best prices for the craft supplies you will need to make your handmade crafts. This will probably be a wholesaler or manufacturer. Using local suppliers will save you shipping costs. Research suppliers on the web to find the best options.
Organize a convenient work space
It is important that you have a comfortable and efficient work space. It does not need to be an entire separate room but it should be separated in some way from your home activities, even if you just use a room divider or screen. Most crafts require a reasonable sized work surface so make sure you have the right sized table available.
Check out what licenses you need
Check with the local Chamber of Commerce what permits and licenses you home crafts business may need. Your city hall or county government offices will also be able to tell you what sort of licenses you need.
Work out your pricing
Proper pricing is key to profitability when making money with crafts. Set you prices according to a number of criteria including the raw materials that have gone into making your craft, your level of expertise in making the craft and the time spent creating the craft. Check out what the competition is charging by visiting local craft fairs, local stores and searching craft sites on the internet. Be competitive but do not undervalue your crafts.
Make your crafts stand out
Differentiate your crafts from all the others. You can do this by creating unique packaging or by designing an eye catching label. Make sure you brand your crafts as special.
Develop a marketing plan to sell your crafts
There are a number of potential ways to sell your crafts. Local craft fairs are a very good starting point. Find out about local craft fair listings and then do some research to find out which are the best fairs for your crafts. Local speciality and gift stores are another potential outlet for your crafts. Hosting a crafts home party is popular. Visit local businesses and offer your crafts as client gifts. Put your entrepreneurial spirit to work and you will find many possible customers for your crafts.
Keep accurate records
A profitable home crafts business means keeping proper business records. You don’t need to be a bookkeeper or accountant but you do need to maintain up-to-date detailed information about your business transactions.
Be committed to your craft
A successful home crafts business is dependent on both creating the right craft and having the right attitude. There will be tough times but commitment and energy will ensure that your crafts business is a success.
Turn your inspiration into income and have fun making money with crafts.
Find out more about making money from home with crafts at Work from Home Crafts.
About the Author
Julia Derby has many years experience working in small business development. She left formal employment to be a work at home mom and has successfully started and developed a number of home businesses. Her free website My Home Business Ideas provides good ideas and practical advice for people who want to start a home based business and enjoy all the benefits of making money at home.
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Lots of Fun for Busy Little Artists!,
I bought this kit for my 2 granddaughters, ages 5 and 3. It is simple, clean and lots of fun for them. The final product is so cute and they love to play with their home made bugs! They are raising butterflies from caterpillars, so this fun little project intensified the enjoyment of their current interest in bugs.
Although the project is simple, they do need adult help and supervision. I do not mean that the adult had to do the project while the child watches – the kit has plenty of simple and rewarding tasks that a child can do for themselves while an adult instructs, but the adult caregiver needs to be completely involved. Count on a little bit of frustration and crying when attempting the first project. Our little ones experienced a learning curve, but after the first bug was completed, and they felt the satisfaction of having the final product, the other bugs went much smoother because they understood the process better and had a vision for the finished artwork. It has been a good patience building activity – they had to overcome some hurdles, but they experienced success in the end.
One BIG negative: The GLUE STICK has several problems:
The first con is that the adhesive is not strong enough, so the project keeps falling apart while in process. This could have been a disaster, and the tears were flowing freely until I got the idea to reinforce their glue jobs with a stapler. THE STAPLER SAVED THE DAY – DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS PROJECT WITHOUT A STAPLER AND PLENTY OF STAPLES! And liquid school glue won’t hurt to have on hand either. When we did the ladybug, the legs were made of Popsicle sticks which were too heavy for the glue stick adhesive, and too thick for staples. We glued them with school glue and let it dry overnight.
The second con is that there is only ONE glue stick! If you are working with only one child, this is not a problem, but if there are two children, you can expect them to fight over the glue stick. THE GLUE STICK IS VITAL, AND IS NEEDED FOR EVERY STEP OF THE PROJECT. Just realize that before starting the project that you need an extra glue stick for each extra child.
ALSO: I do not recommend trying to do this project with more than two children, unless they are unusually gifted, or one of them is older than 6 years old OR you have two or more adults to help. Some people think this would make a good party activity, but I say that is asking for trouble unless you have at least one adult for every two children. The projects are simple, but an average child needs plenty of help – especially on the first time. You will be in over your head if you try this with more than two small children at a time. The ideal is one on one.
This is a wonderful and fun project if you are prepared for the few minor pitfalls. My granddaughters have made all the bugs in this kit and are begging for another kit. I am planning to get them the paper bag puppet kit next! Really REALLY glad I got this for them.
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|Great idea!,
If you are like me, time crunched, busy and not so very artistic, then this is for you. I love doing projects with my son, but am not very artistic when it comes to ideas for projects to do. This is a great way to have time together and really create cute art. I have several different kits from Alex Toys and my son enjoys them all. He is 3, and he loves the glue and mess that art makes, he does not have a preference, but he likes looking at the pretty things we make. These art kits have saved me from endless hours in the craft store trying to buy all the separate things needed to make cute crafts with my son. You will love it!
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|Alot of fun for a group of 4year olds,
This product was alot of fun for a group of 4 yo. With very little help they were able to follow the picture directions to make ‘bugs’. Each bug was in a separate envelope with everything required. The only problem was that the large glue stick really didn’t stick everything well enough, but we used the large stickers to glue things on too. Not really meant to be a durable product which is a good thing too!
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