September 2010
Autumn Theme 
October 2010
Halloween Theme
November 2010
Construction Theme 
In this I used 2 bags of polished rocks from the dollar store, a $3 dollar construction set (trucks, signs, city/road work picture and a small building,) half a paper towel roll, and a small container with lid.
December 2010
Winter/ Christmas theme
Everything in it came from the Dollar Tree. It cost $5 total. It has cotton balls, some glittery craft foam snowflakes, trees and snowmen, 6 jingle bells, 12 Christmas themed erasers and 2 snowman boxes with covers.
January 2011
Valentine's Day Theme
It has cotton balls. red pom poms, some small red and pink heart containers from Target dollar section, mini mailbox from Target dollar section, and some little heart links from the party section at the Dollar Tree. I also made a little envelope with a pink craft foam heart inside to fit in the mailbox. Total cost to make $3.
March 2011
St. Patrick's Day Theme
3 bags of Green Split Peas
Yellow and green cups (used for dying eggs)
Small funnel
2 green spoons (leftover from a b-day party)
5 Green snakes (leftover from Halloween)
some yellow gems (leftover from fall bin)
A handful of gold stones (these were from his construction bin and I painted them with some gold acrylic paint and added some glitter)
A few green felt flowers
Stripes of craft foam in rainbow colors to create a rainbow
Rainbow foam letters to spell out ALEXANDER
2 paper leprechauns that I printed out and covered in contact paper.
4 shamrocks cut out of green craft foam
Total cost was $3 for 3 bags of split peas, the rest of the items I had on hand.
Orange and blue dyed rice (5 pounds)
plastic Easter eggs
small wooden basket
wooden tongs
felt flowers
spiky Easter eggs (Target dollar spot)
Tic Tac Toe Easter Game (Michael's)
multicolored moonstones (clearance at Michael's)
transportation craft foam stickers ( a surprise inside the Easter eggs)
Total cost $6
Plastic play veggies
Terra Cotta pot
spade and rake (Dollar Tree)
Magnifying Glass (Dollar Tree)
Variety of plastic insects
Feather Butterflies (Dollar Tree)
Styrofoam (for the flowers and butterflies to stick into)
Texture brushes (that look like flowers)
Seed packet and espresso beans painted to look like seeds
Total Cost $3
July 2011
Dinosaur theme
sand (on hand)
plastic dinosaurs and rocks (on hand)
shallow dish with water (old cat dish)
twigs with leaves
small log
Cost $0
Beach Theme
DIY Moon Sand (recipe here)
shells
blue sea glass (on hand)
red gems (from previous bins)
small shovel (on hand)
small sand molds (on hand)
Cost $0
September 2011
Yellow and green cups (used for dying eggs)
Small funnel
2 green spoons (leftover from a b-day party)
5 Green snakes (leftover from Halloween)
some yellow gems (leftover from fall bin)
A handful of gold stones (these were from his construction bin and I painted them with some gold acrylic paint and added some glitter)
A few green felt flowers
Stripes of craft foam in rainbow colors to create a rainbow
Rainbow foam letters to spell out ALEXANDER
2 paper leprechauns that I printed out and covered in contact paper.
4 shamrocks cut out of green craft foam
Total cost was $3 for 3 bags of split peas, the rest of the items I had on hand.
April 2011
Easter Theme
Orange and blue dyed rice (5 pounds)
plastic Easter eggs
small wooden basket
wooden tongs
felt flowers
spiky Easter eggs (Target dollar spot)
Tic Tac Toe Easter Game (Michael's)
multicolored moonstones (clearance at Michael's)
transportation craft foam stickers ( a surprise inside the Easter eggs)
Total cost $6
May 2011
Garden Theme
Coffee grounds and espresso beans
Plastic play veggies
Terra Cotta pot
spade and rake (Dollar Tree)
Magnifying Glass (Dollar Tree)
Variety of plastic insects
Feather Butterflies (Dollar Tree)
Styrofoam (for the flowers and butterflies to stick into)
Texture brushes (that look like flowers)
Seed packet and espresso beans painted to look like seeds
Total Cost $3
July 2011
Dinosaur theme
sand (on hand)
plastic dinosaurs and rocks (on hand)
shallow dish with water (old cat dish)
twigs with leaves
small log
Cost $0
shells
blue sea glass (on hand)
red gems (from previous bins)
small shovel (on hand)
small sand molds (on hand)
Cost $0
September 2011
Astronaut/ Space theme
2 bags of black beans
astronaut and space toys (on hand)
plastic stars from a necklace (4th of July favor)
balls of aluminum foil (on hand)
silver and gold pompoms (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Total cost: $2
Oatmeal 2lbs (Dollar Tree)
1 Cup of Water
Construction Vehicles (On hand)
Popsicle sticks (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Total Cost $2
astronaut and space toys (on hand)
plastic stars from a necklace (4th of July favor)
balls of aluminum foil (on hand)
silver and gold pompoms (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Total cost: $2
Construction #2 Theme
1 Cup of Water
Construction Vehicles (On hand)
Popsicle sticks (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Total Cost $2
Valentine's Day
Jan 2012
Red, pink and purple pom poms (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Cotton balls
Red and purple sparkly pipe cleaners (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Small heart boxes
Some hearts cut out of craft foam
A small mailbox
Some last years Buzz Lightyear Valentines
Cotton balls
Red and purple sparkly pipe cleaners (thanks to craftprojectideas.com)
Small heart boxes
Some hearts cut out of craft foam
A small mailbox
Some last years Buzz Lightyear Valentines
