Useful junk
A-appliance
cartons, aluminum cups (from Crystal Light drink mixes),
acorns
B-beads,
buttons, bells, big boxes, burlap, baby food jars, berry
baskets, boots, bedding, baby dolls, baby bottles
(unbreakable), bags
C-caps,
cardboard, cotton balls, corks, carpet scraps, coffee cans,
Christmas cards, cookie cutters, calendars, clothing
D-dice,
decals, dowels, doilies, dishes, dress up clothes (for boys
especially)
E-egg
cartons, empty food boxes, empty plastic cologne bottles or
after shave bottles
F-funnels,
felt scraps, fabric scraps, frames, floral sprigs, frosting
containers
G-gears,
gloves, garland scraps, greeting cards
H-hats,
hinges, Halloween costumes, hand mirrors, hangers (plastic)
I-ink
pads, ice trays, iron (with cord cut off)
J-jewelry,
jars, juice cans
K-keys
L-lids,
lace, laces, laundry baskets
M-monopoly
money, milk lids, milk cartons, men's clothes, magazines
N-newspaper,
netting
O-oatmeal
boxes, old socks
P-pie
pans, post cards, pinecones, popsicle sticks, paper clips,
packing cartons, peanut butter jars, puzzle pieces, Pringles
cans, paper scraps, pots and pans
Q-quilt
scraps, Q-tips
R-rings,
rocks, rope, ribbons, rickrack, roll-on deodorant jars
S-string,
straws, stickers, six-pack holders, seeds, spools, spoons,
spice jars, shells, scoops (from formula and juices), silk
flowers, shoes, scarves
T-
towel rolls, tins, trim scraps, travel-size bottles and
jars, toy catalogs, telephone
U-utensils,
uniforms
V-valentines,
velvet
W-washers,
wool, wood scraps, wallpaper scraps, wire, wigs, wallets
X-x-rays
Y-yarn,
yardsticks, yogurt cartons
Z-zippers