Craft Kits

Craft•Kits was conceived by Avis Schmul after a lifetime of studying, teaching, and enjoying experiences in China, the Middle East, and the United States. Avis' deep appreciation for the work of local artisans led her to develop a repertoire of multicultural crafts for children and their families.

What are Craft•Kits?
Each kit is an educational multicultural craft project for preschool and elementary-age children and their parents and grandparents. Each kit is designed and packaged by a culturally diverse team of dedicated mothers who love applying their various professional talents and parental insights to a product in which they wholeheartedly believe. Our products are enjoyed by kids of all ages, from 5 to 105!

The Craft•Kits team (from left to right): Diane Jeng Wong, Katherine "Kit" Durkee, Salli Chang, Diane Hisayasu, Avis Schmul, and Bin Hong Rieger. (not pictured: Betty Crowell, Maggie Durham, Michele Hilland, Carol Stanley, and Patricia Sullivan)

What makes Craft•Kits products unique?
Each kit comes with step-by-step illustrated instructions, full-sized patterns, and well-researched background information about the culture or project featured. Each craft is carefully designed and "kid-tested" to be both a fun and a quality learning opportunity. Each kit is also a "pick up and do" classroom project for busy teachers.

Around the World With Crafts is our exciting new educational global resource book containing 16 crafts from four continents. Decorating the Christmas Tree is our new educational resource book containing crafts from many continents with ideas suitable for the holidays. Accompanying Craft Materials Sampler Packs (containing enough materials to complete each craft) for both books are available.

New for 2006 are our Bible Story Crafts Books Parts I and II, which include stories of people from the Old and New Testaments as well as crafts, pop-ups, shadow puppets, mosaics, mobiles, games, and much more!

Where have Craft•Kits been sold?
• Direct to schools doing units on Native America • Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena, CA • Duarte Bookfair at Westminster Gardens, Duarte, CA • Mission West Art and Crafts Festival, South Pasadena, CA • APCE Association of Presbyterian Church Educators 2005, 2006, and 2007 Annual Convention • United Nations Association Annual Teachers' Open House, Pasadena, CA • The Sycamore Tree (publication for homeschoolers) • California Public School Administrators' Business Directory • Western States Toy and Hobby Show • Headstart Convention • the list is growing!

Click here or on the "products" link below to see our kits, books, and special seasonal offerings: