Sugar paper, sometimes called construction paper, can be used for a number of different art and design activities, including drawing, cutting, painting, collage and mounting. It is also a key material when it comes to arts & crafts in Early Years and primary school settings.
Creating art is not only a fun activity for children that keeps them busy and entertained, but it’s also educational. It allows children to explore their natural creativity and express themselves visually. Free expression is great for their overall health and wellbeing, and it acts as an outlet for stress and is a way to work through things happening in their lives.
Art also allows children to practise other skills too. Grasping materials, along with cutting and sticking, helps them to develop their fine motor skills. Making decisions on what materials go where, what colours work best, and how they want their picture to look when it’s finished all contribute to cognitive development. Grappling with the concept of size and shape, making comparisons, and spatial reasoning are all maths-related, and if you facilitate conversation with them about their creations and ask open-ended questions, they’ll be working on their language skills as well. Fun and educational, that’s what we’re all about!
So what about sugar paper? Well, it’s a classic school supply. It’s cheap and, therefore, school budget friendly, and it’s also incredibly versatile. It can be cut, folded, scrunched and glued to bring any creation to life. Its texture lends well to being drawn on with crayons, pencils and pastels, which makes for an easy clean up too!
School crafting with sugar paper
Alongside the previously mentioned skills development, sugar paper has more to offer. When crafting at school with sugar paper supplies, children can work together on projects to reach a common goal. By turning the crafting into a multiple-person activity, they can hone their social skills. They’ll need to collaborate and communicate to create something of their own.
Sugar paper crafts inspire critical thinking too. They have endless possibilities in front of them at the start of a sugar paper craft project, so this is a great opportunity to show them how their choices affect the outcome. If they make a choice and they like it, then they can repeat it. If they don’t like it so much, then they learn what not to do next time. Critical thinking activities encourage children to explore their own ideas and find new, innovative ways to reach their goals.
Sugar paper: it’s lightweight, it’s tough and robust. The craft possibilities are countless, and it’s budget friendly. What more could you want?
Get ready to go shopping for sugar paper school supplies
A staple of any classroom and early learning establishment, at Springboard Supplies, we offer a variety of sugar paper stacks, including A4, A3, and A2 sizes, along with different colour combinations and plain white sugar paper. With all that on offer, you can use it for any and every crafting lesson.
Find all the sugar paper school supplies you need on this page. We provide A2 sugar paper and A4/A3 sugar paper in assorted colours. We deliver sugar paper and construction paper UK-wide and can have your order to you in just two working days.
