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I, a non-crafty person, have to host a monthly craft night. The chair of the committee wants me to use the items I already have before ordering more. I have the following craft supplies. Does anyone have ideas of what I can use these items to do? Probably nothing that will take a million years to do or is too complex, but it doesn't have to be a two-minute craft either. Normally adults come to craft night but kids ARE welcome. Thanks in advance!

Craft Night Inventory

2 shapes of marbles
6x6” burlap
Acrylic paint
Assorted googly eyes
Bookmark-sized paper
Colored 8x11” paper - possibly need more construction paper texture
Colored pencils
Coloring books
Construction sticks
Cookie cutters
Cotton balls
Crayons
Empty Christmas baubles
Feathers
Felt
Fishing line?
Foam paper
Glitter
Glitter glue
Heart stickers
Keyrings*
Letter stickers
Origami paper
Paint/assorted brushes
Pastels
Pipe cleaners
Plastic straws
Playing cards
Previous seasonal materials
Pride fabric*
Pride stickers
Pushpins
Scissors
Sharpeners
Sharpies
Sketchbooks
Small baggies/larger baggies
Small plastic cups
Sticks decorated to look like crayons
Stuffing
Styrofoam Cones
Thread
Tissue Paper
Twine
Various beads - need more letters
Various markers
Various popsicle sticks
White chalk
White pop poms/colored pom poms
Winter wreath/sticker kit

Re: Crafting ideas

Vision boards, using old magazines
Bracelets

You have quiet a few good ideas listed already. I really like the mystery challenge idea.

Re: Crafting ideas

I posted the wrong list. I posted what ideas I had found instead of the actual materials list. Editing now to show the right list :nosweat:

Re: Crafting ideas

Hope the below ideas work. I had some help from ChatGPT. :hehe:

1. Marble Critters

Marbles + googly eyes + pipe cleaners + pom poms

Turn marbles into bugs, frogs, or tiny aliens

Add felt wings or feathers for flair

2. Pride Keychains

Keyrings + beads + letter beads + pride stickers/fabric

Simple stringing activity, great conversation starter

3. Decorated Bookmarks

Bookmark paper + markers + stickers + glitter glue

Punch hole, tie twine or fishing line with a bead

4. Mini Affirmation Cards

Small paper + markers + heart stickers

Write affirmations or kind notes to trade or take home

5. Popsicle Stick Art

Popsicle sticks + paint/markers

Make mini signs, quotes, or abstract color patterns

Messy / Playful Crafts

6. Cotton Ball & Marble Painting

Use cotton balls or marbles to dab/roll paint

Great abstract art or galaxy-style backgrounds

7. Glitter Collage Night

Foam paper + glitter + tissue paper + stickers

Theme ideas: “Joy,” “Chaos,” “Pride,” “Winter throwback”

8. Bauble Worlds

Empty Christmas baubles + stuffing + glitter + tiny paper shapes

Create snow globes, pride ornaments, or memory baubles

9. Felt Faces

Felt + googly eyes + feathers + yarn/thread

Make expressive faces, monsters, or mascots

Slightly More Involved / Sit-and-Chill

10. Burlap Art Panels

6x6 burlap + paint + stencils (cookie cutters!)

Cool rustic wall art or table decor

11. Styrofoam Cone Creatures

Cones + felt + pom poms + pipe cleaners

Trees, gnomes, monsters, or pride totems

12. Playing Card Remix

Playing cards + markers + collage materials

Redesign the deck: alter egos, pride royalty, fantasy suits

13. Mini Wreaths

Winter wreath kit + feathers + pride stickers/fabric

Seasonal-but-make-it-you

Pride-Forward Ideas

14. Pride Pins or Tags

Foam paper + pride stickers + pushpins (for bags/jackets)

Or tie to keyrings instead

15. Fabric Affirmation Flags

Pride fabric scraps + markers

Write words like belong, joy, chosen family

Low-Pressure Group Activities

16. Collaborative Sketchbook

One sketchbook passed around

Each person adds one thing per page

17. Mystery Bag Challenge

Pre-fill baggies with random materials

10–15 min to make anything

18. “Bad Art” Table

Zero rules. The uglier, the better.

Often becomes the most fun spot