Things to collect:
aluminum foil
aluminum pie plates
bottle caps
boxes
bubble wrap
buttons
cardboard
cereal boxes
clean, empty food cans
containers with handles
cotton balls
cotton swabs
diaper wipe containers
egg cartons
fabric scraps
felt
greeting cards (used)
jars and lids (empty)
magazines
metal cookie tins
old mittens, socks, and gloves for puppets
old shirt for art smock
paint sample chips
paper bags
paper muffin cup liners
paper plates/cups/bowls
paper scraps
paper towel/toilet paper tubes
pine cones
plastic milk jugs
plastic yogurt, margarine, and sour cream containers
popsicle sticks
rice
rubber bands
sandpaper
shells
shoeboxes with lids
soda bottles (empty)
stickers
string
tissue paper scraps
wrapping paper scraps
Things to buy:
beads
cardstock paper (different colors)
chalk
child-safe scissors
contact paper
clothes pins
colored pencils
construction paper (lots of colors)
crayons
Elmers glue
felt sheets (different colors)
foam sheets (different colors)
food coloring
glitter glue pens
glue sticks
googly eyes
hole punch
index cards
magnet strips
masking tape
paint brushes (foam)
paper doilies
pencil sharpener
pencils
pens
pipe cleaners
pom poms
ruler
sponges
stapler
stickers
straws
tape (double-sided and regular)
tempera paint
tissue paper
washable markers
Ziploc freezer bags
