What’s in your makerspace? From A to Z

Makerspace ABC

I've traveled a lot in the last year, talking to educators all over the US and Canada.  The one thing that people always ask me for is a makerspace supply list.  There are plenty of lists out there, so I thought I'd put a twist on it.  Here are makerspaces must-haves from A-Z.

A     aluminum foil, acrylic paint, art supplies

B     beads, brass fasteners, buttons, balloons, beans, battery packs

C     cardboard, card stock, cotton balls, crayons, clothes pins

D     duct Tape, dowel rods, drafting tables, Dot and Dash robots

E     Elmer’s Glue, Energizer batteries, egg cartons

F     felt, foam core, feathers, fabric, food coloring, First Aid Kit

G     greeting cards, glue sticks, goggles, green screen

H     hangers, hammers, hot glue guns,

I      index cards, iPads, Instructables

J      jars, jewelry-making supplies

K     K’Nex, Kleenex boxes, keyboards, keys

L     Legos, LED lights, lab coats, label maker, leaves

M     markers, magnets, modeling clay, Makedo tools, Makey-Makey

N     nails, needles, notebooks, newspaper

O     oil pastels, Ozobots,

P     pipe cleaners, playing cards, pencils, popsicle sticks, Play-Doh, pliers

Q     Q-tips, quilting squares, quarts (containers)

R     rulers, rubber bands, ribbon, recyclable materials

S     sandpaper, screws, scissors, Snap Circuits, Strawbees

T     toothpicks, twine, tape, three-hole punch

U     unifix cubes, uncooked pasta

V     Virtual reality headsets, Vex Robots, vinegar

W     wrench, wallpaper, wax paper, wool, wood, weaving supplies, Washi tape

X     X-acto knives

Y     yarn, yogurt cups

Z     ZipLoc bags, zip ties

OK, so maybe they're not all must-haves, but some of those letters were tough!  What items would you add to the list?