Ranking of the best creative kits for kids in 2024

A born baby is a new personality. It has its own personal characteristics and differences, potential abilities, dominant analyzers of the perception of the surrounding world.

A creative kit for a child is part of the learning process. Helps to develop thinking, spatial orientation, coordination, concentration, fine motor skills and organs of perception, assimilate new knowledge, fantasize, reveal potential and creativity. It is important to choose the best creative kit for the child, appropriate for the age and tasks.

Which set for children is better to buy

A set for creativity is a ready-made kit that consists of:

• basics;
• material;
• instructions;
• tool;
• stencil or sketch;
• the final framing of the result.

The variety of creative kits cover the following types of creative processes:

1. Drawing - creating paintings, murals, prints and stained glass windows. Helps to develop color and visual perception, imagination, motor skills.
2. Needlework - decorating, making jewelry and appliques, embroidery, chasing, knitting, burning, sawing, making albums and postcards, creating models from rolled paper strips, assembling models, felting from wool. Develops perseverance, concentration of attention, accuracy of performance.
3. Sculpting - modeling, modeling, creation of plasticine and plaster products. Improves orientation in space and tactile perception of objects, motor skills.

By gender there are:

• for girls;
• for boys;
• universal.

What kits are there

The composition of the set depends on the type of creativity and can be for:

1. Painting - coloring book with felt-tip pen, sketchbook, pencils with eraser, paints with brushes, sketch drawing, character for coloring or drawing, spirograph. A more complex set of watercolors, a large palette of colors allows you to create whole works.
2. Decor - mosaic or applique, figures for carving, gluing beads or sequins. A more expensive set may include a piece of decoration. In addition to glue, it can be completed with double-sided tape or paper of different textures with a sticky layer.Sets that contain a thread with a needle, various accessories, cords, beads or beads allow you to make jewelry.
3. Origami - special paper of different colors, glue with a brush, drawing. The composition of the set depends on the type of technique for folding the paper figure.
4. Scrapbooking - sheets of paper for scrapbooking, cutting and chipboard, blanks, ribbons, buttons, beads, cord, threads with needles, lace patterns, metal fasteners. The sets are completed in accordance with the design and creation of a postcard, album, frame. You can make an original new postcard, album or design existing ones.
5. Quilling - ready-made paper strips for quilling, a curling tool, a template ruler, sequins, stickers, crystals, pins, a base for fastening. The tool can be manual or electric and battery operated.
6. Felting from wool - wool, tool, stencil, form, accessories, thread with a needle. Differ in the level of complexity and final compositions. The simplest ones help to get acquainted with the technique of execution and create an original toy or decoration for the interior.
7. Stained glass creations - stained glass paints, plastic templates, self-adhesive base, outline, frame. The staffing level is different, since the technique of making the stained-glass window is different. Stained glass can be made up of several patterns, which are glued to a glass or tiled surface, and then easily removed from the surfaces.
8. Frescoes - sand, paper glue, three-layer cardboard template, protective film. The set with multi-colored sand involves the creation of multi-colored murals.
9. Decoupage - varnish, glue, special paper with the finished image applied, the basis for application. Decoupage cards can be simple or transferable. The element for decoration comes from different materials.
10. Modeling - plasticine, gypsum, mass for modeling, forms and samples, tools, paints. There are sets with a battery-powered potter's wheel and include: clay, dough, sand, a special syringe.
11. Making cosmetics - soapy liquid or solid soap, fragrances, extracts, mixing containers, wooden sticks, measuring container, container for the finished product. The composition of the kits depends on the type of cosmetics.
12. Candle creations - vaseline oil, colored sand, wick, forms and containers, knife, spoon.
13. Engraving - graver, plastic or paper form of dark color, paint. A light pattern is imprinted on a dark background.
14. Sawing out wooden figures - a jigsaw with a file, a table, a table mount, plywood, a key, a stencil.
15. Burnout - electric burner, attachments, plywood with a sketch, clean plywood sheet.
16. Embossing is a plate, a tool for embossing an inscription or drawing.
17. Embroidery - a pattern applied to fabric, threads, needles, hoops. The set may include decorative buttons, beads or beads.
18. Knits - woolen threads, crochet hooks or knitting needles, plastic platforms with fasteners.
19. Assemblies of models - cardboard or paper, drawing or sketch, glue, pencil, details. Some require an additional tool. Models can be drawn, paper, cardboard, plastic, electronic.

Age characteristics

To create creative products requires certain skills and abilities, a meaningful understanding of the desired result. Creative kits have age restrictions, which can be found on the packaging. The following age categories are distinguished:

1. For babies - up to 2 years old. Kits for drawing and sculpting, with pens and fingers only. There are no small and prickly objects, tools. The material is natural and harmless to health, it can be easily removed from body parts.
2. For little ones - at the age of 3 years. Kits for drawing, applique and decoration are suitable.
3. At the age of four, in addition to drawing and appliqués, kits for making simple jewelry will do.
4. For the age group from 5 to 6 years old - more complex templates for decorating, drawing, sculpting, making simple frescoes.
5. At the age of 7 and 9 years old - sets of all types of creativity are suitable, with a small set of tools and with an average level of complexity.
6. Over 10 years old - complex creative kits, different configurations with tools and materials.

What to look for and how to choose

The child is attracted by a bright, beautiful, interesting and unusual set. The types of creative kits vary in price. The best manufacturers offer inexpensive and budgetary as well as expensive kits. According to buyers, the best models are determined not by price, but by the composition and quality of materials. Consumer reviews will help to avoid mistakes when choosing and will prompt:

• popular models;
• what is the average price;
• which company is better to buy;
• rating of quality kits;
• children's reaction and interest in the kit.

Criterias of choice

Before making a purchase, you must read the description of the product and find out the following:

1. Rating and popularity of models;
2. How much does the kit cost, do you need additional costs for the tool, material;
3. From what age you can use - basically the information is indicated on the package, if not, you should consult the seller;
4. Equipment and functionality;
5. Material - composition, health safety;
6. Tool - what materials it is made of, principle of operation, reliability in use;
7. A clear guide in Russian.

Review of children's creativity kits, popular in 2024

For small consumers, a varied assortment of models for the realization of creativity is offered. Creative kits for children are equipped with a variety of safe materials, shapes, tools and take into account the age of the child.

10th place. Set "Kinetic sand Kinetic Sand with sandbox and molds" by Spin Master

The substance, which is part of soft sand, sticks together grains of sand, thereby allowing you to make various shapes. However, sand crumbles when squeezed in the palm of your hand. Complete with four molds, colored sand, tray. A special tray simulates a sandbox in which you can sculpt shapes. To simplify sculpting, shapes are used. The color of the sculpting mass is purple, green or blue. Develops motor skills, imagination, kinesthetics.

Number of colors:	1
Number of molds:	4
Firm:	Spin Master
Product code:	71402

• does not stick;
• durable;
• for boys and girls.

• one color per package.

9th place. Jigsaw Sawing Set (01795) from the Tenth Kingdom

Artistic cutting of figures from the proposed models will teach you how to use the tool. Sawing along a drawn line develops concentration, patience and perseverance, accuracy. The kit is equipped with a jigsaw with files, a sawing table and a clamp for fasteners, sheets of plywood with applied figures, a key, instructions. The figures are perfect as a gift or interior decoration.

Number of files:	20
Number of plywood sheets:	4
Firm:	Tenth Kingdom
Product code:	1795

• full set of tools and materials;
• suitable for boys and girls.

• poor quality of the instrument.

8th place. Set "Baby foot and palm" (BNL-01) from Danko Toys

Fascinating creation of casts of the arms and legs of the baby and parents. Gypsum powder with modeling agent, fixes the print in the container. Fastener wire and baguette frame immortalize your toddler's casts. It is possible to make collages.

Firm:	Danko toys
Product code:	BNL-01

• for boys and girls;
• for the little ones.

• few options for sculpting.

7th place. Game set "Create the world". Play-Doh sculpting compound (C2860)

Creation of the world from plasticine. Each stuck together element is placed in the studio and scanned by a smartphone. Plasticine characters are added to the free app from the creator of the toy. The created heroes continue to play in the phone application.Fairy-tale characters are created by modeling from plasticine mass, using ten stamps and fifteen molds, or using your own imagination. You can use four tools to work with clay.

Number of colors:	7
Firm:	Hasbro
Product code:	C2860

• structure, character scan to phone;
• free gaming application;
• for boys and girls;
• large assortment of forms.

• poor adhesion of individual stuck together parts.

6th place. Large set “Aquamosaic. Mega with a palette "(79638) from Aquabeads

A large number of beads makes it possible to make various mosaics. The mosaic is laid out on a special transparent form, under which the template is placed. Water is used to fix the beads together and the finished mosaic. Decorative beads are stored in a special tray with compartments. The kit does not include a mold, a comb and a handle for beads, a bottle to spray water.

Number of colors:	24
Number of beads:	2400
Firm:	Aquabeads
Product code:	79638

• a large number of beads and flowers.

• additional inventory is required.

5th place. Set "Everything for creativity". Plasticine DohVinci (E1942)

The fascinating process of drawing and sculpting from plasticine mass develops motor skills, imagination, perseverance, concentration, and spatial thinking. Tools and materials are stored in a handy case that doubles as a studio. Plasticine is in a special cartridge. To create plasticine figures, the cartridge must be inserted into the styler and pressing to start drawing. The structure of the material is soft, it lies flat on the surface. You can use one of three stencils to shape. Or you can shape it yourself with a spatula, in which each side has a distinctive pattern.

Number of colors:	5
Firm:	Hasbro
Product code:	E1942

• for boys and girls;
• easy to clean;
• convenient to store and carry;
• clean hands;
• accuracy and precision of execution.

• age restrictions.

4th place. Set for burning out "Morning walk" Dreamer

A set of twelve items. Electric pyrograph with six nozzles, burns out lines of different thickness. The pattern is burned out on two plywood boards. One has a stencil of the picture, the other is blank. In addition, the set includes sandpaper and a stencil. Suitable for boys and children who are fond of pyrography.

Nutrition:	from the network
Firm:	Dreamer
Product code:	188850

• replaceable nozzles.

• age restrictions.

3rd place. Big set "Young perfumer" (704) from Intellectico

Designed to create liquid, oily and solid perfume. Various flavors are obtained from a large number of components. Consists of essential oils, phenylethyl alcohol, beeswax, paraffin, alcohol substitute, test tubes with stoppers, a special pipette, bottles for liquid and oily perfume, gift bottles, containers for solid perfume, instructions. The process of creating a fragrance will require studying the history, composition and types of perfumes. Allows you to recreate known fragrances or create new ones. It makes it possible to make a unique handmade gift to relatives and friends.

Essential oils:	mint, orange, lemon, patchouli, lavender, pine, cinnamon, cloves
Firm:	Intellectico
Product code:	704

• broadening one's horizons;
• development of fantasy and smell;
• for girls and boys.

• age restrictions.

2nd place. Knitting kit "Stylin` Slouch Beanie" from Cra-Z-Art

Convenient kit for knitting or crocheting. You can knit a bright colored hat from plain or fleecy threads. The kit includes yarn, round knitting station, hook and plastic knitting needles, instructions.

Number of skeins of yarn:	3
Firm:	Cra-Z-Art
Product code:	17436

• ease of use;
• two types of knitting.

• age restrictions;
• only for girls.

1 place. Kit for painting on water "Ebru" (825) from Master IQ²

Bright abstract drawings on water, develop imagination and abstract thinking. Complete with one thickener jar for creating a liquid canvas, special paper, paintbrush, wooden skewers, paints, plastic comb, drawing container, and instructions. Ebru paper is placed in a tray filled with thick solution. With the help of sticks and a comb, the paint is shaped into the liquid solution.

Number of colors:	8
Size of paper sheet for Ebru:	A4
Number of sheets:	10
Firm:	Master IQ²
Product code:	825

• painting technique "Ebru";
• development of imagination and abstract thinking;
• lack of sharp objects;
• unusual;
• bright.

• small palette of colors;
• small assortment of tools.

The abundance of assortment allows you to choose a creative kit for any child, taking into account age and personality characteristics. Organize the child's free time, present knowledge in a non-standard form of education.

Interesting and unusual models attract, arouse interest in new and more complex creative pursuits and turn learning into an exciting personal development. Encourage you to acquire additional knowledge and master new techniques.