Holiday Club Craft Supply List — A Full Week
Everything you need to run five days of craft activities for a holiday club of 20 children. Day-by-day breakdown, materials list, estimated costs, and supplier recommendations.
Shopping Guides
Ages 4–11EasyLarge group (15+)
Watch on YouTube
Search: "holiday club craft activities week ideas summer school" — video tutorials from popular craft channels
How to do it
- DAY 1 — Painting (splatter + leaf printing): Paint 500ml x 6, large paper, aprons, leaves from outside.
- DAY 2 — Paper crafts (origami + pop-up cards): Origami paper 200 sheets, A4 card 100 sheets, scissors, glue sticks.
- DAY 3 — Clay (pinch pots + junk modelling): Air dry clay 2.5kg, plastic mats, collected cardboard, masking tape.
- DAY 4 — Textiles (weaving + friendship bracelets): Wool yarn, card looms, embroidery thread.
- DAY 5 — Printing (potato + fabric printing): Potatoes, fabric paint, plain tote bags or T-shirts.
💡 Tips
Two key rules: (1) prep materials in labelled bags the night before each session — the 20-minute setup chaos is eliminated. (2) Plan a morning calm activity and an afternoon messier activity, not the reverse.
Books and materials
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Holiday club materials — full list
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R Ready mixed paint 6 colours 500ml
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C Cartridge paper A3 100 sheets
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O Origami paper 200 sheets mixed
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C Card A4 assorted colour 100 sheets
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A Air dry clay 2.5kg
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M Masking tape pack 6 rolls
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W Wool yarn assorted 10 x 50g skeins
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E Embroidery thread set 24 colours
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F Fabric paint set 6 colours
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P Plain tote bags cotton pack 10
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S Safety scissors children pack 15
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A Aprons children pack 10 adjustable
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P Plastic cups disposable 50 pack