Welcome! - Supplies for Fun-Making

Welcome to the Toddler Times and Preschool Play Blog!  In order to help you get ready to have fun, I'm going to start a list of things to hang on to in order to have supplies on hand for 'fun-making'.   Having a bin of 'stuff' can really help on those rainy days when you want to create with your children.  This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I will add to it as I think of things so feel free to check back to this first post whenever you like.  You will also get a supply list when we share projects.

Things for your  FUN MAKING BOX:

toilet paper and paper towel rolls
empty jars with lids
the lids from frozen juice containers (round, no sharp edges)
egg cartons
bits of string
odd buttons
coloured tissue paper (great when you have leftovers from gifts)
wrapping paper
glue sticks
white non-toxic glue
safety scissors
tape
stapler (they make stapleless ones now, too) - good for little things
crayons/felts/colouring pencils/chalk
boxes of different sizes
scrap paper
charms, pretty threads, elastic string etc. - often comes on  packages like candy, card boxes
ribbon bits
construction paper, scrapbooking paper bits (your leftovers)
punch out shapes from coloured paper
cardboard pieces - both corrugated and inserts from packages are great
foam trays - washed in hot water with soap.
stickers, foam shapes  ( I keep a lot of the junk mail ones that you get - address, name, picture ones)
popsicle sticks
toothpicks
small plastic containers with lids if possible
coffee cans with lids
old cards
used stamps
stamp pads and ink (or paint  pads for littler ones)
sponges
paint and paint brushes
dry beans, peas, lentil etc.
dry pasta
string
shoelaces