Class wishlist
Small items from the store
- Boxes of tissue paper
- Scrubby sponges
- Band aids
- #2 pencils
- Bottle of counter-top cleaner (Simple green, Meyers, Fantastic, 409)
- Reams of color copier paper (any color ok. On second thought, maybe not pink)
- Dishwasher soap
- Sheet sandpaper (any grit size is welcome)
- Hot glue gun sticks
- pack of #8 x 1 1/2 wood screws
- pack of #6 x 1 1/4 wood screws
- AA batteries (rechargeable or regular)
- 9V batteries
- 6V lantern batteries
In your garage or closet?
- Headphones/Earphones (any type, new or used)
- Computer speakers
- Assorted wood screws (#6-#8 most useful)
- Spools of wire
- Telescopes
- Old digital cameras
- Bathroom scale
- Hand tools (screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, crescent wrenches)
- Cordless drills
- Flatscreen computer monitors (upgrading???)
- Working PC computers Pentium 4 or better (laptops preferred, but desktops ok too)
- Board games that can be played in 30 minutes or less for rainy-day lunches (Connect-4, Mancala, Scrabble, Uno, Battleship, Othello, Trouble, Stratego, Sorry!, etc.)
- iBook power supplies
Want to get a gift for the class?
If you are really feeling generous, or want to get a gift around the holidays, the class could do really neat things with:
- Hot glue guns
- Board games that can be played in 30 minutes or less for rainy-day lunches (Connect-4, Mancala, Scrabble, Uno, Battleship, Othello, Trouble, Stratego, Sorry!, etc.)
- Inkjet printer cartridges (HP C8727A)
- Armature wire
- Small neodymium magnets
- Clamps (any size, any type)
- Jigsaw
- Wood glue
- A bench clamp
- Cordless drill
- Drill bit sets
- Benchtop scroll saw
Stuff you'd probably throw away anyway
But we can use it!!!
- 2L bottles
- Altoid tins or similar small metal containers
- Plastic film canisters (does anyone still use film?)
- Used manilla folders
- Wire clothes hangers
Scrap wood
Do you have an woodpile at home just taking up space? Students can make projects out of:
- 2x4 scraps or long pieces
- Plywood scraps or full sheets
- 2x2's
- shelving (1" x any width)
- Dowels
CAMPING GEAR OR OUTDOOR CLOTHING
Do you have camping gear or outdoor clothing you can lend or donate to the Outdoor Ed program?
We can always use:
- Sleeping bags
- Waterproof jackets
- Gloves or mittens
- Rain pants
