We appreciate donations to keep our plants, mushrooms, chickens, and children happy. Here is a list of things that are helpful. Please do not purchase any of them as we are delighted with second hand.
Wish List
Sensory base filler- garbanzo beans, rice, pasta in fun shapes, pinto beans, lima beans, split peas, shaving cream, crinkled paper (like from packages), aquarium rocks, kinetic sand, popping corn, oatmeal, etc.
Gardening tools- big or small, we take them all, especially child size watering cans!
Gardening materials- pots of any size or texture, potting soil, deer netting, cattle panels, seeds, small climbing trellises, etc.
Sensory accessory fillers for our themes- plastic beaded necklaces, gold plastic coins, silk flowers, plastic shamrocks, plastic hearts, heart boxes that chocolates come in, crafting rhinestone jewels, basically any “doo-dads” that preschoolers would enjoy sorting or pretending with in a sensory bin.
Mud kitchen items- metal kitchen utensils, tin camping plates/bowls/cups, pizza pans/stones, metal measuring cups/spoons/scoops, powdered sugar type shakers (bigger holes so sand can come out easily), etc.
Kayak or boat for pretend play
Real mailbox for pretend play
Kid wagon that children can easily maneuver
Schleich or Safari Ltd. plastic animals
Kid picnic table
Ikea Flisat sensory table (they’re always out of stock)
Chicken wire/hardwire for our ever expanding chicken tractor
Coffee grounds for our gardens
Owl decoys to make the hawks think twice about taking our hens
Dramatic play items- chef hat, kid apron, baby bottles, lab coat, magnifying glass
Rock climbing holds
Art and craft supplies- watercolor paint pucks, liquid watercolors, colored pencils, finger paint paper, finger paints, dried flowers, etc.
“Have you noticed how children never bypass a puddle of water, but jump, splash, and smash right through it? That’s because they know an important truth: life was meant to be lived; puddles were meant to be experienced.”