2x4’s, 1x4’s, or other clean spare wood
ball bearings
balsa wood
batteries (various sized)
bike parts, gears, chains
bottle caps
buckets (plastic and tin)
cans (oatmeal, salt, Pringles)
cardboard
cardboard boxes
cardboard tubing
carpet remnants
casing bearings
channel wood
construction paper
cork board
corks
corner molding
crochet hooks
cubbies to store tools and supplies
cup hooks
door knobs, hooks and latches of all kind
dowels (different sizes)
duct tape
egg cartons
electrical tape
electrical tools and supplies (basic)
extension cord
fabric remnants
foam meat trays (run them through the dishwasher)
gate hardware
general safety equipment
glue
graph paper
iPads (to enable kids easy access to research ideas)
knitting needles
lined paper
magnets
marbles
markers
metal rings
modeling clay
nails
needle nose pliers
nuts & bolts
paper clips
paper towel & wrapping paper tubes
pegboard
pens
plastic clamps
plastic food trays
plastic fruit containers
plywood
push pins
putty
PVC pipe and fittings
repair tools (basic)
rope
rubber tubing/matting
safety goggles
safety pins
scissors
scrap wood (untreated)
screws
shoe boxes with lids
shower rings
small appliances for dissection and exploration (kitchen appliances, old electric tools, radios,
computers, old toys)
smaller buckets
squeeze bottles
sticks (like eucalyptus saplings, bamboo,
or manzanita)
storage boxes
strawberry baskets
string
tape measures
thread
tool buckets
tools (basic repair & wood working)
trim wood pieces
t-square
typewriters
vise (small and large)
wheels (wagon, bike, cart, casters)
white board
wire
wood glue
wood scraps
wooden broom handles
wooden doors
work benches
work gloves
yarn