The Mom I Want to Be

 

Basic Materials

Computer printer

*Paint brushes

*Computer paper (white & colored) 

*Hole punch

*Construction paper

Paints: tempera, *watercolor pan paints, *watercolor pencils, *tempera paints, poster, finger paints

*Crayons

*erasable colored pencils or 

*traditional colored pencils 

*white and color chalk

*Glue stick

*Washable glue

*Craft knife (for adults)

Wood craft sticks (small and large)

*Pencils with eraser and pencil sharpener

*Scissors:

*Washable felt-tip color markers

Cover up: old t-shirt

*Dry-erase color markers (great for penmanship practice on covered tracers (D’Nealian or Zaner-Bloser with sheet protectors)

File box & files to organize

activities and materials

*Tape & tape dispenser

*Stapler

 

Extras

Stickers

*Hole punch

brass fasteners 

*Pipe Cleaners

*Wax paper

Paper plates Standard 9″ and dessert size

*Paints: acrylic and fabric

Easel or butcher paper

Plaster of Paris

Poster board to use as a portable easel or bulletin board

Liquid starch

Clear contact paper or laminating sheets

Used craft sticks (from Popsicles)

Glitter in small shaker container or Glitter glue

*Wiggly Eyes Round (Assorted colors & sizes)

Cotton balls

Cookie cutters 

Tissue Paper (various colors)

 

Recyclable Materials for crafts

Cardboard tubes (sanitary, paper towel or wrapping paper tubes)

Catalogs, newspaper and old comic books

Drinking straws

Clear plastic soda bottles & caps

Paper bags: lunch size & grocery size

Baby food jars

Cardboard: cereal boxes, etc.

Old cookie sheets

Sand paper scraps

Paper cups (foam or paper)

Styrofoam trays

Old socks

Newspaper

Milk cartons

Large & small boxes and lids (shoe boxes)

Wrapping paper & wallpaper scraps

Yarn, ribbon or string scraps

Clean sponges

Plastic containers (margarine cups, etc.)

Frozen juice cans & lids

Old sheets or old pillowcases

Throw-away paper (junk mail that one side is clean for printing)

Empty match boxes

Aluminum foil scraps

Some large glass jars & jar lids

Corks

Old file folders

Old pasta-assorted

Tissue paper boxes and gift boxes

*Felt or fabric remnant pieces

 

Materials from Nature

Smooth stones or pebbles

Driftwood

Fresh or dry leaves

Dried grasses

Pine cones

Twigs

Sea shells

Nuts

Sand

Dried beans

Wood shavings

Popping corn

Egg shells

Dried flowers

Bird seed and other seeds