As we know that children who are introduced to art in early age takes more interest in the subject or feels proud to learn new skills as they become mature, that's why parents prefer to teach their babies or preschool aged children about art skills at home nowadays and encourage their artistic abilities before their time of study in particular Grade. Books or brain games for babies are good for home schooling projects, but as children become older they need more supplies, a well stocked art cabinet is a boon to any home learning art project, but most of us have a limited budget so it is very tempting to save money where we can. Here we will discuss some low cost art supplies that are essential for homeschooling projects.

1. Paper: - Paper is a basic or essential art supply to introduce children with art. Different types of paper are available in different sizes. Paper with 50lb weight is best or robust for plain drawing. Tissue paper is good to cut pre squares and sheets. You can teach them to make tissue paper collages easily.
2. Drawing Supplies: - Preschoolers love to draw different images, so you must have to provide them some drawing supplies such as sketch pencils, color pencils, Charcoal pencils, erasers, Drawing papers, Blender pencils, oil pastels, Pen or Ink etc according to your budget. You can choose various Grades of Graphite pencils for sketching or for making portraits. When kids are old enough providing them better quality pencils. If taking about erasers, then choose eraser that does not tear paper or not leave residue behind. Blender pencils are good for blending or softening the hard lines. Children love to enjoy working with these pencils.  
3. Watercolor Supplies: - Finger painting is good for babies to start art projects and as children grown; they love to enjoy sophisticatedwatercolors. Watercolor supplies such as watercolor Pencils, Tubes, Watercolor Trays, Papers, and Brushes are some necessary art supplies that you must have to buy for home schooling projects. You can find a huge variety of inexpensive Watercolor pencils, Tubes, Trays, Brushes of different brands in the local market or at online stores and trained your preschooler to use them correctly. A preschooler may try things orally so always try to choose non toxic art supplies.

1. General Supplies: - Some general supplies such as Bio color paints, tempera paints, craft cups, scissors, glues and some other craft supplies are good to introduce very young children with art. Scissors can be used to cut paper in different shapes, but use carefully for the safety of your youngster. Bio colors can be used many ways and can make paint puffy or shimmery.

All these mentioned art supplies play an important role to develop or improve preschooler's artistic skills. You can purchase these supplies at reasonable price and maintain your budget. I would recommend you to buy these supplies from online art supplies store to save money and for hassle free shopping.