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Seasonal:

For spring

Little white daisies cut out of craft foam, braid etc
Tulip shapes from craft foam
Easter egg shapes from craft foam
Yellow or lime green gingham ribbons
Rickrack braid in spring colours
Strips of fake grass! (sometimes you can beg this from an old-fashioned greengrocer)

For summer

Ribbon and rickrack braid in summer colours
Little silk flowers in summer colours
Tiny plastic toys
Bright foam shapes – create some yellow smiley faces with black pen, perhaps, or cut out some ice-cream cones
Corks (an adult can cut these in half length-wise if preferred)
Driftwood
Shells
Sand (stick on thickly like glitter, perhaps in two layers)
Strips of cork cut from a cork floor tile

For autumn

Autumn leaves
Conkers
Orange and yellow rickrack braid
Tiny pine cones or acorns or nuts (brazil nuts work well)

For winter

Cotton wool
Silver glitter and sequins
White pearly buttons
White feather edging (from craft shops)
White snowflake shapes cut from paper doilies (you may want to put down an edging of dark blue paper or fun foam first

General

Buttons
Small fabric squares cut out with pinking shears for a patchwork effect
Jelly beans in bright colours (warn children not to try to eat them once they have been stuck on!)
Bright paper shapes (you can buy these pre-cut or make your own)
Squares, rectangles and triangles cut out of fun foam or felt
Feather edging (be careful: lots of people have allergies to feathers!)
Mini pompoms (this one is not cheap but children love it!)
Bright stickers
Bottle tops
Beads and sequins
Tiny toys (fast food toys, small plastic animals or insects). You may be able to pick up a complete “dolls house” set or farm set in a dollar store
Pretend coins (or loose change!)
Pasta pieces – leave them plain or paint them first for even more fun!
Golf tees
Corks
Lolly sticks – plain or coloured
Nuts and bolts, washers or raw plugs, scraps of electrical wire – or a mélange of tool-box scraps!
Old jigsaw pieces
Counters or gambling chips
Dice (again not a cheap option, but great fun)
Plastic straws
Plastic picnic cutlery
Mosaic tiles (start in the centre of the row and work out)
Old teaspoons
Stamps
Pipe-cleaners (stick them on straight or coil them into shapes first)
Paper cut-outs – from gift wrap, magazines, old cards etc (or have a look at our scrapbook paper page for ideas)
Pieces of coloured raffia
String – all sorts of possibilities here!
Sewing supplies – scraps of braid or ribbon, a thimble, safety pins, part of an old cloth tape measure (or find a little sewing set cheaply in a dollar store)
Bits of scourers, sponge cloths and dishwashing cloths – fun for the kitchen or to make a hard-working mummy smile
Bright plastic clothes pegs
Cheap toothbrushes or combs!
Old colouring pencils or brand new crayons. This looks very cheerful and is especially good for framing artwork
Office supplies – rubber bands, paper clips, pencils, a pencil sharpener
Old game pieces – perhaps scrabble, mahjong or bingo pieces from an ancient set, or one found in a junk shop or charity shop. This is very effective.
Children’s magnetic letters
Strips of corrugated paper or card