65 Free Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids Paper Crafts

There are more than 65 free arts and crafts supplies that can be used in kids arts and crafts and kids paper crafts.

These are the free arts and crafts supplies that can be found around the house, and around the yard. Some of these free arts and crafts supplies may even come to you in the mail! Others you may pick up in your travels.

Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Store

1. Paint Sample Colors from Home Depot - Next time you have to go to Home Depot or the home improvement section of the local hardwarestore or local retailer, pick up some paint sample squares. These are very colorful and great to use in arts and crafts projects for kids.

2. Paper bags from the store

3. Free Magazines and brochures from the local grocery store

4. Receipts

5. Free newspapers

Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Sewing Basket

6. Buttons

7. Thread

8. Yarn

9. Zippers

10. Thimbles

11. Ribbon

Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Bathroom

12. Cotton balls

13. Q-tips

14. Empty toilet paper rolls

15. Used shampoo bottles

From the Kitchen

16. Straws

17. Wax paper

18. Rice

19. Lentils

20. Dry beans

21. Toothpicks

22. Cupcake papers

23. Food coloring

23. Clear lamaniating paper

From the Recycling Bin

24. Empty pasta boxes

25. Used dairy creamer containers

26. Plastic covers from laundry detergent

27. Plastic covers from water bottles

28. Bottle Caps

29. Cardboard tubes

30. Plastic water bottles

31. Egg carton containers

32. Glass jars

33. Squirting salad dressing bottles

34. Empty spice bottles

Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from the Junk Drawer

35. Old keys

36. Greeting Cards

37. Outdated maps

38. Old phone book pages

39. Yellowed or torn photos

40. Old pieces of artwork can be re-worked into something new

From the Mail

41. Cancelled postage stamps

42. Recycled envelopes

43. Bubble envelopes

44. CDs for Internet Service

45. Boxes that the CDs come in *these are like gold in the free arts and crafts supplies department!

46. Stickers and labels from DVD and CD clubs

47. Old letters

48. Postcards

From the Tool Box

49. Duct tape

50. Wire

Free Arts and Crafts Supplies from Outside

51. Bark

52. Sand

53. Shells

54. Twigs

55. Nut shells

56. Flowers

57. Seeds

58. Feathers