My girls love arts & crafts… anything, really: markers, crayons, paints, water-colors, play dough, and anything in between. It can get messy but it’s really worth it. And the best place to buy supplies is the dollar store, of course. They have such a huge selection for so cheap ($1-$1.50/item), and you can get so much without spending a fortune.
On my last trip I bought them each a little wooden box, acrylic paints, brushes, and a paint tray. They had a blast painting their little boxes and spent the entire afternoon playing with them once they dried.
And although the boxes were finished and left to dry, the girls were NOT done. They wanted to paint more. So we got out their tube-paints. These are amazing because the paint is inside the tube and only comes out if you squeeze, so the mess is limited!
