★ Gift Ideas for Crafty Girls | Artistic Craft Presents for Kids ★

Shrink Art Jewelry (Klutz)

by: Karen Phillips

Amazon Price: $15.80 (as of 05/31/2012)

This fantastic book has 5-star ratings a-plenty and provides endless creative possibilities for girls who love to make crafts.

Oodles of shrinky dink plastic jewelry pieces can be made using the step-by-step instructions in this super fun book, and it's bound to keep any tween or teen amused for a long time to come!

A brilliant book that will encourage creativity whilst teaching an enjoyable craft technique.

Paper Stained Glass: Color-by-Number Art for Your Windows (Klutz S.)

Amazon Price: $8.40 (as of 05/31/2012)

The 'Klutz' company have made some brilliant books and this is no exception.
Included with the book are double-nibbed marker pens which are used to create art on see-through vellum pages. When hung at the window, the finished products give the impression of beautiful stained glass.

Arty girls will love this kit.

Alex Color A Funbrella Umbrella Kit

Amazon Price: $15.40 (as of 05/31/2012)

A great kit for young girls who can color in the outlined patterns of this fun kid-size umbrella themselves, and then show off their artwork on rainy days - the umbrella even has dinosaur spikes!

Schylling Paint Your Own Tea Set

Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 05/31/2012)

Perfect for a little artist!

A really sweet tea set consisting of 17 white porcelain pieces including teacups, saucers and a teapot. There are 12 bright non-toxic paints provided, and you just paint your set how you like and then bake to set the design in place - then you have a one-of-a-kind tea party set to use again and again!

Melissa & Doug Friendship Stamp Set

Amazon Price: $5.74 (as of 05/31/2012)

Nice quality stamp set recommended for girls ages 4 and up. If you know a girl who likes pretty things, this might be the gift for her! With cute stamps depicting rainbows, hearts, balloons and flowers amongst other lovelies, this kit is great for embellishing diaries, notes, cards, invitations, or just creating art along with the colored pencils also provided

All the bits 'n' bobs are contained in a sturdy wooden storge box with a tranparent lid so it's portable and easy to store.

American Girl Crafts Bears Sew and Stuff Kit

Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 05/31/2012)

I had a couple of kits like this when I was young - a hedgehog and a squirrel if I remember rightly - and I absolutely loved them! So if you know a girl who is into crafts, this kit will bring her a lot of fun.

The kit contains everything necessary to make one cuddly bear for yourself, and also a mini bear for your doll. The materials include felt pieces, a needle, embroidery floss and stuffing.

Project Runway Fashion and Figure Drawing Set

Amazon Price: $47.25 (as of 05/31/2012)

Perfect for girls who love fashion or drawing, this set teaches fashion illustrating skills as well as igniting creativity and a passion for fashion.

The kit contains a wooden mannequin, 12 colored pencils, 3 drawing pencils, a news print pad, a sketch pad, an eraser, a sharpening pad, a tortillon and instructions.
Recommended age: 7-15 years old.

Crayola Crayola Color Twister

Amazon Price: $8.75 (as of 05/31/2012)

A fun gizmo for any arty kid - this ink spinner by Crayola allows art to be made in an interesting way - and the best point is that no batteries are required!

You simply push a plunger button to spin the wheel, and then drop ink onto spinning paper to produce pretty artwork.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.

The Double-Daring Book for Girls

by: Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz

Amazon Price: $12.28 (as of 05/31/2012)

This is a book that every girl should have as the creative antidote to TV and video games - this book is packed with information such as the many tutorials on making things like worry dolls, rafts, labyrinths and much more besides.

There is also plenty of fun and random insight into things like Japenese tea ceremonies, the Nobel prize, and how to surf.
An exciting book which any girl would love to receive as a gift.

Super Duper Art & Craft Activity Book: Over 75 Indoor and Outdoor Projects for Kids (52 Series)

Amazon Price: $20.80 (as of 05/31/2012)

A brilliant book for instilling creativity in youngsters, there are many projects and ideas listed which use easy-to-get supplies and everyday objects.

More than 75 things to do and make are provided, including making bird feeders, sun prints, placemats and puppets. A great go-to activity book to banish boredom forever!