Donations
Granby Nature Preschool is gratefully accepting donations to help cover startup costs and the expenses involved in maintaining the program, as well as both material and financial help with items children will need in order to fully participate in the program. These include:
Outdoor Exploration
Child-sized binoculars
Sit-upons and tarps for outdoor rainy day snacks
Wooden clipboards for observation checklists
Rain Barrel
Tree trunk stumps for outdoor circle sitting
Child-sized garden gloves
Childrens (extra) outdoor gear including
sturdy raincoats and hats/hoods
sturdy rain boots
sun hats
Natural sun screen
Natural insect repellant
General insect bite soothing gel
Indoor Exploration and Creativity
Wooden trays for displays in our classroom science museum
Child-sized pencils
Potting soil
Terrariums
Indoor Enhancement
Rest mats for full day children.
Child Cabinet locks
Containers for storing toys, manipulatives (wooden and fabric)
Caddies for supplies
Floor lamps
Small area rugs to delineate center areas
Cleaning Supplies
Dish washing brushes and towels
Reuseable dish towels
Scrub brushes
Caddies for supplies
Foldable drying rack for dishes
Wet bags for clothes
Laundry detergent
Wooden clothes pins
Health and Safety
Ice packs for kids’ lunches
Medical Gloves
Natural sun screen
Natural insect repellant
General insect bite soothing gel
Water pitcher with filtration system
Thermometer
Administrative Materials
Manila folders
Pocket folders
Sheet protectors
Surge protectors
Laminating pouches
Small hanging chalk board to hang on door to indicate where we are outdoors
White board to share what we did each day
Heavy duty (3M+) hooks for coats, jackets…
Hooks for ceiling (for hanging plants, etc.)
We have many of these listed on our Amazon wish list which can be viewed here.