Adhesive supplies

• hot glue guns (the better ones last longer)
• hot glue sticks (lots)
• velcro
• glue sticks
• masking tape
• duct tape
• staples and staplers
• white glue

 Cutting supplies

• scissors (safety scissors for small hands, large scissors for grownups
• scissors sharpeners
• Xacto knives and replacement blades
• paper punches

Shiny things and fabric

• beads
• feathers
• sequins
• scrap fabric
• burlap
• fake fur
• sewing machine

 Protective supplies

• dropcloths
• tarps
• work aprons
• table cloths

 Stuff to make into big new

amazing things

• backpacks (frames are great for giant puppets)
• umbrellas for jellyfish, trees
• carts or wagons
• wheels
• lumber
• clean carpet scraps
• lamp shades
• bicycles

Things for making structures,

poles, or hoops

• flexible plastic tubing for hoops for windsocks
  
• PVC piping
• dowels (all sizes)
• bamboo
• supple willow / other branches

 Stuffing and Padding

• clean plastic bags
• foam

 Drum making supplies

• 5-gallon buckets
• driftwood or sticks for
  
• drum sticks
• stretchy rubber membrane
• carpet tube
  

 Papier-mâché supplies

• plaster gauze
• plastic tubs for water or mâché mix
• newspaper
• balloons

 Papery stuff

• newspaper
• brown paper bags
• large corrugated cardboard
• tag board (like cereal boxes or used campaign signs
• rolls of white or brown "butcher" paper
• colored construction paper
• tissue paper
• foil wrapping paper

 Containers

• metal cans (coffee and other sizes)
• juice can lids
• bottle lids
• clear plastic containers w/ lids

Batik supplies

• tjanting tools
• hot pots for batik white glue
• acrylic paints
• white cotton sheets
• wax
• dyes
• large plastic or glass pickle jars for dyes
  

Drawing supplies

• pencils
• crayons
• magic markers

Painting supplies

• paint brushes
• latex paint (recycled, bright colors, black and white)
• tempera paints

 Things that Bend

• pipe cleaners
• lightweight chicken wire
• thick gauge wire and cloth or paper covered wire for batik
  butterfly wings
• various wire (twisted pair, florist’s wire,
   copper wire)

String / Cord

• fishing line and swivel hooks for batik windsocks
• raffia
• yarn
• twine
• rope
• cord

 Random items

• rolls from paper towels and toilet paper
• egg cartons