Craft kits that survive a car, a plane and a restaurant

No water, no drying

Anything that needs rinsing or an hour to set is a home activity. Sticker art, foil art, magnetic boards and scratch pads all finish in place.

One surface, one hand

A tray table is about the size of a sheet of paper. Kits with a board or a backing card work; kits that need pieces spread out do not.

Count what can roll away

Loose beads on a plane are a bad idea and on a car seat a worse one. Look for sets with pieces attached to a sheet or held in a tray.

Pack the finished thing a place to live

A flat envelope for finished work stops the best part of the activity from being crumpled into a door pocket before you arrive.