Fibre-Craft

Everyone LOVES Arts & Crafts

Renee — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:22:14 +0000

A HUGE arts and crafts sale was held at the Fibre-Craft corporate office in Niles, IL, Friday, 2/5/10. Mom’s, Kids and Teachers alike stocked-up on their favorite Creative Hands arts and crafts.

Winners of School Tool Box giveaway announced!

Renee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:32:44 +0000

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 School Tool Box Giveaway, sponsored by Creative Hands! Each year, School Tool Box presents a few lucky elementary schools with a whole year’s worth of Creative Hands arts and crafts supplies donated by Creative Hands, a brand of Fibre-Craft Materials Corp!

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Genoa Elementary School Genoa, IL

Kinsner Elementary School Strongsville, OH

Wabasha-Kellog Elementary Wabasha, MN

Because we at Creative Hands appreciate how integral creativity and personal expression are to children’s education, we are proud to sponsor this event. We believe that with a little imagination, there’s no limit to what kids can do!

“Wow….only three schools won? We were very lucky! The box of [art & craft] supplies arrived …and it is full of stuff!”

Fibre-Craft featured in U.S. Business Review

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:49:23 +0000

Fibre-Craft was recently featured in U.S. Business Review magazine. Company president John Abens and Vice President Donna Lichenstein spoke to the magazine about the booming arts and crafts industry, as well as the unique flexibility and innovative attitude that has allowed Fibre-Craft to expand its brand and become a world-wide leader in the arts and crafts industry.

To read the article, click here.

Kids’ Day – June 18, 2009

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:43:06 +0000

On June 18 we held a very special Family Kids’ Day during which we brought in our own kids for a day of creative crafting and fun. Needless to say, this was a fantastic treat for everyone involved!

Kids’ Day – May 21, 2009

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:03 +0000

Ms. Maurer’s Kindergarten class from Elizabeth Meyer School took part in our Kids’ Day for the month of May. The day’s featured projects included puppets made from paper bags and fun summer hats.

Kids’ Day – April 23, 2009

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:29:48 +0000

On April 23, Ms. Osiecki’s Kindergarten class and art teacher Sally Maurer from School District 73.5 in Chicago joined us for a fun-filled Kids’ Day featuring special Mother’s Day crafts.

Kids’ Day – March 19, 2009

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:23:25 +0000

On March 19, we hosted Ms. Mele’s 2nd grade class from Walt Whitman Elementary School.

Kids’ Day – February 12, 2009

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:18:03 +0000

On February 12, we were joined by Ms. Miller’s Kindergarten group from All Aboard Learning Express.

Kids’ Day- November 20, 2008

Renee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:51:17 +0000

The day's projects included making personalized storybooks using Creative Hands stickers and foam sheets.

On November 20th, Carrie Forystek brought her 3rd grade class from Drexel Elementary to our headquarters for Kids’ Day.

Kids’ Day provides us with a great opportunity to see our some of our newest and most exciting Creative Hands products in action. Likewise, the kids had a chance to strengthen their hand-eye coordination and spacial reasoning skills while expressing themselves creatively.

The day included making and personalizing “Dangler” decorative mobiles, as well as using our Creative Hands shapes and stickers to make their very own story book. And as always, the tour of our warehouse was a big hit!

Kids’ Day- October 23, 2008

Renee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:48:07 +0000

On October 23, Dr. Gursky's class visited from North School.

On Thursday, October 23, we hosted Dr. Gursky’s 2nd grade class from North School. The featured projects were Pumpkin Deco Kits, which allowed the children to create cards and puppets using a variety of themed stickers, markers, googly eyes, and craft sticks. They also had their choice of different Jumbo Pom Kits, from which they could choose a Spider, Pirate Pumpkin, or Bat.