Garage Sales Rock! Help us out ....

've been noticing the signs all over Kingwood! Many of our neighborhoods are having garage sales! I love to shop garage sales and I love to garage sale my items. So, I know that if we are all looking out for good deals, we can find some of the things that are needed for our classrooms at very cheap prices! Remember, get out there early, kids things go fast! Thanks, Jo Beth, for the idea of sending out a shopping list! Here are some ideas, with links for pictures, no need to buy the exact item, the pictures are just for reference so you know the type of things we are looking for!

Items needed for birth - three year olds:

baby and toddler toys (simple toys are better, resist the urge to buy things that require batteries)

chunky puzzles

board books - should look new

ride on scooters, bouncers, etc

plastic slides and climbing toys: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2308843

roller coaster: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2336199

Plastic play kitchen and/or workbench

Home Center supplies (plastic food, child size dishes, etc)

plastic CHUNKY (large) toy cars that can be pushed (not matchbox size)

Little People assortment, Little People dollhouse, Noah's Ark, etc: http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=little%20people&origkw=little%20people&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1

Leep Frog Musical Table: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2293345

Mega Blocks (or other Lego's and Lego tables): http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2916445

Small chairs and/or tables

dress up clothes

playhouse (large plastic houses)

Items for preschoolers

Preschool picture books

Doll houses, people, furniture

baby dolls

Rugs - plain small neutral rugs and rugs with roads printed on them for playing cars

blocks, cardboard blocks, Lego blocks

wooden puzzles

dress up clothes

Other items

Working CD players (with speakers)

Children DVD's - like Veggie Tales and other Christian movies

helps us stretch our budget by donating baby wipes, cheerios, goldfish, animal crackers, Lysol Wipes, and paper towels

If you are able to find any of these items at garage sales consider donating them to the Children's Ministry. If you need reimbursement for some of the larger items, we are able to do that for items that are a great deal! If we all work together, we can have great supplies for our children's ministry classrooms.