ITEMS IN GREATEST NEED

• Craft sticks (regular & jumbo size, tongue depressors, chopsticks, short dowels)

• Liquid laundry detergent lids

• Round plastic lids from food containers (e.g., sour cream, hummus, cottage cheese, salsa, etc.)

• Gatorade, Powerade, BodyArmor bottles & lids

• Marbles

ACCEPTED NEW ITEMS

• Straws (bendy or straight), coffee stirrers (plastic or wood), chopsticks, craft sticks

• Masking tape, painter’s tape

• Glue Dots

• Glue sticks (for small glue guns)

NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS

• Dirty or rusted items

• Confetti, glitter, clay, playdough

• Stuffed animals

• Glass items

• Toy weapons (toy knives, toy guns, etc.)

ACCEPTED NEW OR USED ITEMS

• Empty toilet paper & paper towel rolls

• Drink items – wine or champagne corks, pull tab from aluminum cans, coffee lid stoppers

• Plastic items – contact lens cases (from dailies), plastic forks or spoons (no knives)

• Hard plastic bottles – small or medium size sport drink bottles (Gatorade, Powerade, BodyArmor), prescription or hydrogen peroxide bottles

• Small, single serve plastic containers – yogurt, pudding & applesauce cups (no larger than 8 oz.)

• Plastic lids – liquid laundry detergent lids, soda & water bottle lids, plastic lids from food & deli containers, lids from milk & juice containers, lids from baby food pouches

• Toys – cardboard puzzle pieces, Lego pieces, tennis & ping pong balls, plastic Easter eggs

• Craft items – buttons, googly eyes (medium or large only), pipe cleaners, feathers, fake flowers (small or medium), felt, satin cord, skinny satin ribbon (1/8” or 1/4”), animal print fabric, other craft items kids would like to create with

• Wood pieces – dowels, clothes pins, balls, chopsticks, small & thin pieces, popsicle sticks, tongue depressors, small decorative shapes, coffee stirrers

• Game pieces – any board game pieces/tokens (not the board or play money), playing cards, checkers, dominoes, plastic chips (math counters or poker chips), marbles

• Hardware/Small Metal Pieces – washers, fasteners, small gears, small misc. nuts & bolts (no nails or sharp objects)

• Miscellaneous – CDs/DVDs and CD/DVD cases, ornament hooks, binder clips, paper clips

• Sewing/Quilting – yarn, empty spools, stuffing, felt, fabric (please call us before bringing in fabric)

REDUCE, REUSE, UPCYCLE!

Our upcycling* program needs your supplies! Items that you donate can become captivating and creative learning tools and materials.

Help us keep the landfills free from perfectly reusable materials.

Child Creativity Lab will use your donated materials to:

• Create STEAM Challenge Kits for CCL educational workshops held in Orange County elementary schools.

• Distribute to educators, families, and crafters for their own educational or recreational projects.

• Have available in our Makerspace for children and adults to use in creating whatever they can dream up.

We Love Donations & Hand-Me-Downs!

We cannot put on the fun STEAM + Creativity programs that we do without donations from wonderful people like you. We accept and will upcycle most items that you’re going to throw away or recycle.

Anyone can donate!

Child Creativity Lab gladly accepts donations from: large corporations, small companies, and individuals. We appreciate any and all donations.

We accept business overstock or retired inventory, production scraps, and samples or seconds. We will take items from individuals who are cleaning out their craft closets/cabinets, art studios, sewing room stashes, and children’s bedroom/ playrooms.