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THE BEST TOYS IN LIFE ARE FREE!A is for acoustic tile - with colored golf tees for a pegboardB is for Band-aides - the all-time toy with endless uses C is for Clothespins - the plain kind without springs and splinter free D is for Dough -half flour-half salt - with enough water kneaded in to make a Dough the children can roll and cut E is for Egg Beater - the dime store kind plus a bowl of water and soap flakes to make noise and bubbles F is for Findings - buttons, beads, rickrack, shells, to string, arrange, sort or paste to a collage G is for gravel - to put into a bottle and make a great shaker H is for Hats - discarded ones for dress-up or decorating I is for indoor tents - with blankets or throws over a table or desk J is for Jello - children can "cook" and finger-paint with K is for Keys - an old set that children can try on all doors or for a "sheriff" to hang on a belt L is for Ladder - to make into a ramp M is for Macaroni - fun to sort or paint with a brush or dye in a bowl of vegetable coloring and paste on a juice can or cardboard box N is for Nutshells - walnut halves especially, they make an excellent tub fleet O is for Orange Crate - which soon becomes a doll house, airplane, Dog house or zoo P is for Plastic - freezer containers, bottles, and wastebaskets to be filled with rice, sand or water Q is for Quilt - an old one to cut doors and windows in and drape it to make a castle R is for Rubber Stamps - endlessly interesting S is for Spools - saved from a sewing basket. They can be painted & decorated and make good wheels for a train T is for Tools - a good hammer, a pair of pliers and a wrench can be the making of a young carpenter's rainy day indoors U is for Utensils - from the kitchen, measuring spoons and cups, wooden spoons, cookie cutters and molds all to make music with V is for Vests - left-over from old suits to play dress-up in W is for Wallpaper - samples to cut and paste and decorate with X Is for X-Mass cards - saved from years past and ready to cut and make decorations with Y is for Yours - anything that is yours is coveted by your children. The check book, the stapler, the computer, the paper clips. Z is for Zipper - on a purse to play-eventually will teach to zip your jacket the same way HAPPY PLAYING --KARLA |