Lowe’s has 2 great craft projects coming up for kids at their FREE Build and Grow Clinics.  These FREE workshops are a great way to spend some quality time with the kids without spending a dime!

February 25 – FREE Rumblin’ Race Car – kids will make their very own Jimmy Johnson car complete with FREE Stickers and rumblin’ race car sound effects!

March 10 – FREE Carnival Hoops Game – they will make a mini version of the classic carnival game that will keep them occupied for hours!

The clinics start at 10am and pre-registration is required.

These would also be great projects for children to build a toy to donate to a local charity.

Rite Aid has two promo codes for some FREE Photo products.

1 ► 15 FREE Photo Cards – 4″ x 8″ Flat Greeting Cards (Just in time for Christmas) Code FREECARDS

2 ► 25 FREE Photo Prints – 4″ X 6″ Code FREEPRINTS

Order these online at Rite Aid My Photos My Way with FREE in-store pick-up.

►►► Get a FREE Hardcover Photo Book from Mypublisher! ◄◄◄

FREE CRAFT & FREE SCRAPBOOK PROJECTS FROM HP!

HP must have an entire staff that creates FREE print projects to get you to rip through HP paper and HP ink! There is a huge section on their website devoted to just these types of FREE projects. They are great for a crafter, a teacher, a scrapbooker, a babysitter or even just to pass some time!

HP calls it The Creative Studio for Home. There are FREE projects for all seasons, all ages and all occassions. There are FREE templates for projects and great FREE gift ideas including FREE Photo Cubes, FREE Travel Car Bingo, FREE Wedding announcements, FREE Gift Tags and FREE Calendars! Most projects allow you to upload photos for FREE and to customize and personalize the project for FREE with your own unique content and text. Check out this cute FREE gift bag with cats that you can downloaded for FREE!  It only takes about 5 minutes, a pair of scissors, a glue stick and 2 pieces of paper! Cute! These would be great FREE Treat Bags for a party!

Martha Stewart also has a whole section with FREE Holiday and party ideas, FREE entertaining Checklists, FREE invitation templates, FREE decoration projects and these really fun FREE Butteryfly Cocktail Straws.
There are SO MANY projects! You can print FREE scrapbook decorations, create your own FREE Greeting Cards, there’s a whole FREE Disney Project Section, FREE Business Card and Letterhead Templates, print FREE wrapping paper and plan an entire party with a FREE planning kit that includes FREE ideas and instructions for planning the party from start to finish! You can search by project type, by theme, by event or by brand.

PLUS – if you need help with digital photography or even your printer or computer they offer FREE online classes! Really, they are FREE!

►►► More FREE Kids Stuff ◄◄◄

Are you an artist? Do you want to be an artist? Or, do you want to get some FREE Art Supplies for Teachers? Here’s a list of some great FREE resources and FREE Art Supplies to get you started:

FREE ART RESOURCES –

FREE ART CLASSES – Learn how to draw and paint for FREE! The FREE online tutorials are from top quality artists and offer FREE instruction on watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, drawing and sketching. The tutorials are great step by step guides that include images of the progress. There are also FREE tutorials on Art Theory. Why pay for art classes you you can take FREE art lessons on line?

FREE DRAWING TUTORIALS – delivered to your email! Sent to you by an artist, Darrel Tank, in Idaho, the FREE lessons reveal his 5 pencil method of drawing. You’ll get a new FREE drawing lesson sent to you every couple of days.

FREE ART FOR KIDS – KinderArt is an awesome tool for parents and teachers. They offer hundreds of FREE Art projects for Kids in all media including FREE painting projects, FREE Architecture Lessons, FREE Summer Camp Crafts, FREE Scupture Activities and many, many more! It appears that most projects have a FREE printable version and there’s even a FREE newsletter! What a great resource!

FREE VIDEO ART LESSONS – Jerry’s Artarama has some cool FREE lessons on video that you can view on demand. There are FREE video lessons instructing you how to draw human figures and faces as well as general informational ones about technique and creativity. Check out these FREE painting and drawing lessons!

FREE OIL PAINTING LESSONS – 12 FREE Sample lessons specifically about oil painting technique.

FREE ART INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS – A site filled with FREE lessons and FREE art resources for the begining artist. This is a GREAT place to start! There’s also a FREE eBook, “Inside The Artist’s Studio” that includes instructional demos from real artists. The book is delivered FREE to your email instantly.

FREE ART SUPPLIES -

CRAIGSLIST – Search the FREE section of Craiglist. You might occassionally find FREE paint or FREE traditional art supplies. However, use your creativity and think outside the box! I just searched and found some things that could be used in projects – FREE confetti for craft projects, FREE Paint, a FREE “How to Draw” Book and FREE Bamboo that could be used for something cool! Do a search for “art” or “paint” to see what you can find in the FREE section!

Criags List also devotes an entire Community Section to Artists! Anything art related can be posted here for FREE! People do list FREE supplies, FREE artwork, FREE job postings and FREE advertisements for art and art shows. You could also place a post here requesting FREE art supplies and materials.

HOW TO GET FREE ART SUPPLIES – Check out these FREE practical ideas from eHow.

FREE PAPER SAMPLES – Most Paper Manufacturers will send you FREE samples if you request them by email. Try Wausau Paper!

FREE SUPPLIES – when you complete offers. Some people don’t mind doing these kinds of things to get FREE stuff. If it’s not your thing, don’t worry!