This is a basic list of suggested items. Just because we do not list it does not mean it would not make a great learning tool! We are particularly interested in items to be reused such as packing peanuts, dowel rods, and foam pieces. However, new items are also appreciated.
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Types of Materials Needed
- non-traditional learning tools
- production overruns
- interestingly shaped trims
- obsolete inventory/logo items
- factory seconds or rejects
- clean, colorful punch outs
- packing products
Office Products
- staplers
- software (old versions)
- hole punches
- in/out trays
- cassette tapes
- copy holders
- CD R's
- envelopes
- vertical files
- file folders
- paper clips
- 2-pocket folders
- rubber bands
- glue
- tabbed dividers
- ink pads/stamps
- note pads
- markers
- sheet protectors
- mouse pads
- envelopes
- paper (all kinds)
- labels
- pencils
- dry erase markers
- pens
- fax paper
- rulers
- scissors
- paste/glue sticks
- Bulletin/Dry-Erase boards
Paper Supplies
- copy paper
- peel & stick vinyl
- computer paper
- wrapping paper
- note pads
- rolls of newsprint
- art paper
- construction paper
- matte board
- end cuts
- contact paper
- stationery
- note cards
- envelopes
Science & Math Materials
- magnifying lenses
- calculators
- plant seeds
- flasks/test tubes
- small animal cages/aquariums
- geometric figures
- rock and mineral collections
- science magazines
- shell collections
- usable batteries
- rulers
- copper wire
- microscopes
- magnets
- small countable items
Arts & Crafts
- bric-a-brac
- frames
- chalk
- carpet squares
- clay
- buttons
- crayons
- fabric scraps
- paint brushes
- mylar/contact paper
- paste
- nails
- plaster of paris
- pie tins
- popsicle sticks
- shoe strings
- sand paper
- elastic
- string
- toothpicks
- tempra paint
- wallpaper
- yarn
- books
- straws
- baskets
- forks
- thread
- spools
- self-sealing bags
- beads
- telephone wire (colored strands)