Many kits are beginner-friendly and include instruction sheets or project guides; some offer step-by-step video tutorials, pre-started pieces for beginners, and extra help like email support and virtual office hours.
Paint-based kits include non-toxic acrylic paint tubs and at least one kit lists a non-toxic outdoor varnish for finishing.
Some kits include a plastic, kid-friendly sewing needle or other hand tools; punch-needle and embroidery tools are also supplied in older-kid/teen kits.
Available options include sew-your-own stuffed-animal kits, a sloth craft project book with many project types, wood paint wind-chime kits, paint-your-own suncatcher kits, punch-needle stuffed-animal kits, and beginner crochet kits.
Kits use fabric and felt pieces, yarn or cotton fibers, real wood for paint kits, and plastic for some suncatchers and tools.
Age labels range from "4 Years and Up" to "22 Years and Up." Individual listings include labels such as 4, 6, 8, 12, 14 and 22 Years and Up.
Common inclusions are instruction or project guides, precut felt pieces and yarn, safety/plastic sewing needles and stuffing for sew kits, paint pots and brushes plus varnish for paint kits, printed cloth or embroidery hoops and punch-needle tools, and crochet hooks with plastic eyes and other starter notions for crochet kits.
Some textile or stuffed-animal kits make one finished sloth, while at least one suncatcher activity kit makes four distinct sloth suncatchers.