Resources for set-up, maintenance and lesson planning of Makerspaces in an Educational Setting
Start-Up Supplies and Consumables
baby food jars and lids |
beads |
bottle caps |
buttons |
cardboard boxes |
coffee filters |
corks |
craft sticks |
felt sheets |
foam shapes or letters |
foam sheets |
glitter |
glue bottles |
glue dots |
glue sticks |
index cards |
LED lightbulbs |
Legos |
napkins |
old gift cards |
old greeting cards |
packing peanuts or air bubble rolls |
paper towel, toilet paper and wrapping paper tubes |
pipe cleaners |
play dough |
scissors |
staplers and staples |
straws |
string |
toothpicks |
variety of batteries (watch, 9 volt, AA and AAA) |
variety of paper (newsprint, newspaper, construction, scrapbooking, etc.) |
variety of sizes of resealable plastic bags |
variety of tapes (masking, electrical, duct, scotch, florist, etc.) |
variety of types of magnets (rolls, bar, round, flat, etc.) |
wire |
wire cutters |
yarn |