You need Premium Quality Junk to build
premium quality projects. (colorful, light,
unusual shapes)
From the supermarket:
Colorful bottle caps and jar lids
Interesting plastic packaging shapes
Color toothpicks
All kinds of nuts
From a hardware store:
String and wire
1” and 1.5” sheet rock screws
¼” , ½” and ¾” #4 flat head screws
From your mother’s or father’s office:
Red, blue and yellow color pencils
Black ink markers
White out
Cardboard and colorful paper
Paper clips
Rubber bands
Colorful bulletin board pins
From your toy bin:
Small toys that move
Ping pong balls
Slinky’s
Bells and whistles
Remote control car or truck
From around the house:
Packing Styrofoam, sponges and foam rubber
Colorful ribbons, yarn and string
Shiny jewelry, buttons and beads.
Colorful pieces of cloth
Baby bottle nipples
Fishing gear (string, weights, bobbins)
From a craft shop:
Colored sheets of “Colorfoam” or “Foamie”
Bag of wood pieces
Feathers
From the local restaurant:
Spoons, forks, knives (plastic) and chop sticks
Wooden coffee stirrer sticks
Trunk your Junk!
Sort your best stuff in plastic bags.
Decorate a junk box and make a graffiti sign.
Tools: glue gun (or scotch tape), scissors, colored pencils, black Sharpie pen
Build-It-Yourself.  269 Pearl Street  Cambridge  MA  02139  Tel 617.547.9705  www.build-it-yourself.com