Stuck for gift ideas for your crafty child?
Last year I made my daughter a craft trolley as her main Christmas present. This post takes a look at everything and how much it cost.
My six-year-old daughter loves crafting. Sticking, gluing, colouring, cutting, sticking, painting – she does it all, often for hours at a time.
It’s her main hobby and she does crafting far more than she plays with dolls or toys.
So last Christmas I decided to make her craft trolley. It was supposed to be pretty budget-friendly but I’ll admit I spent more than planned, even hunting down bargains and using discount codes.
Is my craft trolley Pinterest perfect?
Ummm. . . definitely not.
However, it was made with love, my daughter adores it and still uses it daily almost nine months later because she loves crafting.
I also think sometimes it’s nice to see images online of things that aren’t quite perfect. I did my best with the resources I had, I think it turned out okay.
So, let’s get into it.
DIY Craft Trolley On Wheels
The first thing I bought was a craft trolley on wheels, so it could easily be moved from room to room.
We specifically wanted pink, so we bought our craft trolley from Hobbycraft.
When we purchased it, the craft trolley was on offer with £5 off and we used a free £5 off voucher which you can get when signing up for the Hobbycraft newsletter.
This took the price down to £20.
However, there are lots of other places you can buy these online including Amazon, and The Range depending on the colour and style you’re looking for.
Craft Trolley Storage
Hobbycraft sells lots of storage that fits their trolleys perfectly, however, none of these were quite what were looking for.
However, we did buy two of these storage tubs at £3 to hang on the side of the trolley and two magazine files which were reduced to just 50p each in the sale.
We bought rainbow storage pots from B&M as well as some desk stationary and some clear pots to put everything in. Not matchy matchy, but we needed different sizes to get everything to fit each space on the trolley.
Craft Trolley – What We Filled It With
Below you can see a picture of most of what we bought to put in the craft trolley.
The majority of this was bought during sales, we found there was lots of items reduced right after the back-to-school period in shops such as The Works and The Range.
We also bought quite a few items from One Below which is great for cheap adult-style colouring books and coloured sheets of card.
Creating A Craft Trolley – Hints And Tips
Here are some hints and tips if you plan to create your craft trolley.
Plan Ahead – Getting started early gave me plenty of time to find bargains and reduce the overall cost.
Don’t Overload – Not every inch of the craft trolley needs to be filled with stuff, leave room to add items you already have and space for anything your child might create.
Make A Note – Make a note of things as you buy them so you don’t end up with duplicates. You could take pictures or use the notes app on your phone.
Not Just For Christmas
While we did create this craft trolley as a Christmas gift, this can just be a great way to organize and store your children’s craft items such as paints, glue, stickers, paint brushes, foam shapes, and pipe cleaners.
I hope this post has given you some inspiration to create your own DIY craft trolley whether as a gift or just a storage solution in your home.