My recent travels made me think about all the cool stuff out there kids can collect. Being a collector of something makes life a bit more interesting. Here are 50 ideas:

1. Old postcards

2. Wildflowers (you pick on the side of the road or in an alley and press yourself)

3. Stamps, of course

4. Old sheet music (for the musicians out there)

5. Old books (from antique stores, yard sales and used book stores)

6. Pinback buttons (with various messages on them that interest the child)

7. Coins

8. Rocks, small please! (both found and purchased)

9. Memorabilia (from a favorite sports team, politician, movie, play, actor, book etc)

10. Embroidered Patches (the kind you find when you travel with emblems of the destination. You can sew them on to a cool jacket or backpack)

11. Bookmarks

12. Pencils

13. Pens

14. Stickers

15. Comic Books

16. Old maps

17. Old black and white photographs

18. Antique Toys

19. Decks of cards from your travels and beyond

20. Antique marbles

21. Fossils

22. Flags from all over the world

23. Antique bottles

24. Beach glass

25. Seashells

26. Signatures/Autographs from famous people

27. Glass Beads

28. Christmas ornaments

29. Feathers (both found and purchased)

30. Animal Teeth (often found in museum and zoo gift shops)

31. Glass Animals (pick a favorite kind of animal or mix it up)

32. Old License Plates

33. Baseball Caps

34. Old Metal Lunch Boxes

35. Toy Cars or Trucks

36. Foreign Money (small bills or coins, of course!)

37. Old Keys

38. Key Chains

39. Pine Cones

40. Refrigerator Magnets

41. Yo Yos

42. Rubber Balls

43. Wind Chimes

44. Gnomes

45. Trolls

46. Snowmen

47. Antique Buttons (the kind you sew on clothes)

48. Salt and Pepper Shakers

49. Shoe Laces

50. Tickets (to events you have been)

Got any oher ideas? Share them with us, please!

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