Well folks, here is the list of toys that the kids who frequent the library have wished for:
Hot wheels race tracks: Wolf Mountain, Car wash
Barbies (Princess school Barbie)
Dolls: baby dolls, dolls with changeable hair, dolls that make sounds (cry, talk), little mommy dolls
Large stuffed animals
Skateboard with child size helmet
Remote control car
Tea Set
Of course any and all toys will be cherished for sure! We appreciate your support in helping us give the kids a Happy Holiday party every year!
Details of the Christmas Party will be posted soon.
December 1, 2011
October 21, 2011
Back to school wishlist
Note we will be posting a Holiday Gift Wishlist in November, so if you plan to come in December, please consider checking back on our list for gift ideas...or if you're an early shopper, scroll down to the toys and prizes section for some ideas of things the kids here would like to receive.
It's that time of year again! Here are supplies we'd like to have available for the children who use the library:
--Notebooks-- regular lined (college rule and wide rule) and graph paper
--Round point (safety) scissors
--Erasers, kids like the white ones since they don't mess up the page
--Pencil sharpeners (metal ones seems to last longest)
--Liquid white glue, such as Elmer's, large bottles are ok
--Colored pencils in sets of 12 colors per pack
--Geometry sets with compass, triangle, and ruler
--Permanent markers (sharpies)
--Pens (black, red and blue)
--Play doh/non-toxic modeling clay
--water based paints, large 1 liter bottles are best
--watercolor sets
--puzzles with 100 pieces or more
--children's backpacks
--pencil cases (boxes or zip pouches)
--printer cartridges: HP 22 tricolor and Kodak color cartridge 10c
Small toys for prizes to kids who participate in our reading programs:
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--silly bands
--bakugan toys
--tops
--transformer toys
--superhero toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--pencil cases with a kid theme (cartoon character)
--lunch bags and backpacks with kid theme
Clothing
As always, we welcome donations of gently used clothing, scroll down for a list of suggested items. We sell these clothes at minimal cost to local families to raise funds for library operations.
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
It's that time of year again! Here are supplies we'd like to have available for the children who use the library:
--Notebooks-- regular lined (college rule and wide rule) and graph paper
--Round point (safety) scissors
--Erasers, kids like the white ones since they don't mess up the page
--Pencil sharpeners (metal ones seems to last longest)
--Liquid white glue, such as Elmer's, large bottles are ok
--Colored pencils in sets of 12 colors per pack
--Geometry sets with compass, triangle, and ruler
--Permanent markers (sharpies)
--Pens (black, red and blue)
--Play doh/non-toxic modeling clay
--water based paints, large 1 liter bottles are best
--watercolor sets
--puzzles with 100 pieces or more
--children's backpacks
--pencil cases (boxes or zip pouches)
--printer cartridges: HP 22 tricolor and Kodak color cartridge 10c
Small toys for prizes to kids who participate in our reading programs:
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--silly bands
--bakugan toys
--tops
--transformer toys
--superhero toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--pencil cases with a kid theme (cartoon character)
--lunch bags and backpacks with kid theme
Clothing
As always, we welcome donations of gently used clothing, scroll down for a list of suggested items. We sell these clothes at minimal cost to local families to raise funds for library operations.
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
July 1, 2011
Summer Wishlist - short & sweet!
Items we will need for our upcoming summer course include these few items:
>Water based paint, preferably in large bottles (liter size), all colors, or primary colors plus black & white
>Poster board, letter size and large (poster) size-- note they do sell large packets of this at Sam's and Cityclub in Playa del Carmen
>Color Ink Printer Cartridges 10C, for Kodak all in one printer
>Laminating sheets (plastic sheets to use in laminating machine)
>Glitter
As always, we welcome donations of gently used clothing, scroll down for a list of suggested items. We sell these clothes at minimal cost to local families to raise funds for library operations.
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
And we can always use small toys/prizes used as incentives for our reading programs and special events.
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--silly bands
--bakugan toys
--transformer toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--shoes for boys & girls
--pencil cases with a kid theme (cartoon character)
>Water based paint, preferably in large bottles (liter size), all colors, or primary colors plus black & white
>Poster board, letter size and large (poster) size-- note they do sell large packets of this at Sam's and Cityclub in Playa del Carmen
>Color Ink Printer Cartridges 10C, for Kodak all in one printer
>Laminating sheets (plastic sheets to use in laminating machine)
>Glitter
As always, we welcome donations of gently used clothing, scroll down for a list of suggested items. We sell these clothes at minimal cost to local families to raise funds for library operations.
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
And we can always use small toys/prizes used as incentives for our reading programs and special events.
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--silly bands
--bakugan toys
--transformer toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--shoes for boys & girls
--pencil cases with a kid theme (cartoon character)
March 17, 2011
Spring Wish List
LEAVING YOUR DONATION AT THE LIBRARY:
Our English speaking staff member, Carlos, can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with Carlos, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. PLEASE BE SURE to sign our guest book with your name and a description of what you donated.
Most needed items:
--glue guns and glue sticks to use in them
--foam craft sheets
--water based paints (liter size or larger work well, we pour them into smaller dishes for kids to use)
--paint brushes, various sizes
--different colors of glitter
--other stuff for arts & crafts such as feathers, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, sequins, rhinestones or other items that can be glued, etc.
--tissue paper
--crepe paper
--stencils for drawing pictures
--large sheets of construction paper or lightweight posterboard (can be purchased locally in Playa del Carmen, they sell packs of 200 sheets at Sam's or City Club)
--Math work books for kids of all ages, preferably in Spanish if possible
--Small (individual size) whiteboards
Toys/prizes used as incentives for our reading programs and special events (such as the upcoming Dia del Nino celebration on April 30th).
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--bakugan toys
--transformer toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--shoes for boys & girls
School supplies that we do NOT currently need:
--erasers
--scissors
--colored pencils
--calculators
--rulers
--markers
--pens or pencils
--crayons
--scotch tape
--stickers
--chalks
We always are looking for items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers: We are having bazaars every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
Our English speaking staff member, Carlos, can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with Carlos, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. PLEASE BE SURE to sign our guest book with your name and a description of what you donated.
Most needed items:
--glue guns and glue sticks to use in them
--foam craft sheets
--water based paints (liter size or larger work well, we pour them into smaller dishes for kids to use)
--paint brushes, various sizes
--different colors of glitter
--other stuff for arts & crafts such as feathers, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, sequins, rhinestones or other items that can be glued, etc.
--tissue paper
--crepe paper
--stencils for drawing pictures
--large sheets of construction paper or lightweight posterboard (can be purchased locally in Playa del Carmen, they sell packs of 200 sheets at Sam's or City Club)
--Math work books for kids of all ages, preferably in Spanish if possible
--Small (individual size) whiteboards
Toys/prizes used as incentives for our reading programs and special events (such as the upcoming Dia del Nino celebration on April 30th).
Please remember: NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
Items the kids have expressed interest in:
--bakugan toys
--transformer toys
--building blocs like legos, duplos or megablocks
--hot wheels cars
--beads for making necklaces and bracelets
--educational games/toys for small children: block sets, puzzles using colors and shapes of varying types, games that require concentration such as memory, uno, crazy 8s)
--dolls
--small purses for young teen girls
--shoes for boys & girls
School supplies that we do NOT currently need:
--erasers
--scissors
--colored pencils
--calculators
--rulers
--markers
--pens or pencils
--crayons
--scotch tape
--stickers
--chalks
We always are looking for items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers: We are having bazaars every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHTWEIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.
March 9, 2011
Updated 2011 Wishlist
LEAVING YOUR DONATION AT THE LIBRARY:
We now have an English speaking staff member, Carlos, who can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with either Carlos, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. He will ask you to sign our guest book with your name, address and a description of what you donated.
We are looking for someone with computer expertise who can help us set up a small computer lab! We are happy to report we now have enough machines but we need someone who can dedicate a day or 2 to help us set up an internal network so that all the computers can print off 1 printer. Expertise is the key, but if you have some of the necessary hardware (cables, etc) that would be great too!
Current most needed items include:
--toys/prizes for our after school program, scroll down for a list of suggested items
--HP printer cartridges, the following models: hp 21 black; hp 22 tricolor
--an all-in-one printer that prints, scans and copies
--Blank sheets of colored computer printer paper, various colors
--Pocket folders (2 pocket)
--Scotch tape and/or scotch tape dispensers
--laptop locks, or a cable that would enable us to lock all our laptops together and secure them to a wall or furniture
--AA batteries
--white-out/liquid corrector
Other items needed, but not as urgently:
--packs of solid colored craft foam sheets, used for arts and crafts projects
--colored pencils
--liquid white glue such as elmer's
--water based/washable liquid paints such as crayola kids paint (liter size or larger)
--construction paper
--laminating sheets, various sizes, but especially letter size
--child safe scissors with rounded points
--3 ring binders
--Letter size clear plastic sleeves that can be used in a 3 ring binder
--Play Doh (or generic brand)-- small size cans keep longer in this climate
--Poster board, white or any color. Sam's and City Club in Playa del Carmen sell this in packs of 100-200 sheets
--Various kinds of paper to use in art projects: tissue paper, crepe paper & shiny/foil paper in assorted colors
--blank white paper (8-1/2 x 11) such as copy paper or any standard paper sold in bulk
We always need toys/prizes for our after-school reading program:
please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Silly bands, bead sets for making bracelets and necklaces, backpacks, cool notebooks, binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes, toy car sets, stuffed animals (any kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything with a superhero or cartoon character theme, building sets, kites, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, maze or other puzzle books (that don't require English to solve), coloring books, punchy balloon things, kids chemistry sets, or nature explorer sets, or any kind of science oriented toys, water toys: rafts, other inflatable toys, balls for playing in the ocean, snorkels, masks, balls (baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, any ball!), tote bags, or small purses/change purses for girls, puppets.
suggested items for older kids (ages 12-15): Hannah Montana items of any kind. Adolescent themed folders, notebooks, pencil cases, etc., date books/agendas, diaries, pen sets, cd cases, pencil cases, music boxes, jewelery boxes, backpacks, small USB drives for saving their homework.
-->Or ask your own kids, grandkids, nephews & nieces, they can tell you what's cool and what's not! Better yet, ask them to come along on a shopping trip and help you pick out stuff to bring, they'll love it!
Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers: We are having bazaars every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Items we NO LONGER need:
--staplers
--clear book covers
--Camera batteries, 2 lithium batteries, CR2, 3V
--thick or jumbo crayons
questions? email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
We now have an English speaking staff member, Carlos, who can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with either Carlos, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. He will ask you to sign our guest book with your name, address and a description of what you donated.
We are looking for someone with computer expertise who can help us set up a small computer lab! We are happy to report we now have enough machines but we need someone who can dedicate a day or 2 to help us set up an internal network so that all the computers can print off 1 printer. Expertise is the key, but if you have some of the necessary hardware (cables, etc) that would be great too!
Current most needed items include:
--toys/prizes for our after school program, scroll down for a list of suggested items
--HP printer cartridges, the following models: hp 21 black; hp 22 tricolor
--an all-in-one printer that prints, scans and copies
--Blank sheets of colored computer printer paper, various colors
--Pocket folders (2 pocket)
--Scotch tape and/or scotch tape dispensers
--laptop locks, or a cable that would enable us to lock all our laptops together and secure them to a wall or furniture
--AA batteries
--white-out/liquid corrector
Other items needed, but not as urgently:
--packs of solid colored craft foam sheets, used for arts and crafts projects
--colored pencils
--liquid white glue such as elmer's
--water based/washable liquid paints such as crayola kids paint (liter size or larger)
--construction paper
--laminating sheets, various sizes, but especially letter size
--child safe scissors with rounded points
--3 ring binders
--Letter size clear plastic sleeves that can be used in a 3 ring binder
--Play Doh (or generic brand)-- small size cans keep longer in this climate
--Poster board, white or any color. Sam's and City Club in Playa del Carmen sell this in packs of 100-200 sheets
--Various kinds of paper to use in art projects: tissue paper, crepe paper & shiny/foil paper in assorted colors
--blank white paper (8-1/2 x 11) such as copy paper or any standard paper sold in bulk
We always need toys/prizes for our after-school reading program:
please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Silly bands, bead sets for making bracelets and necklaces, backpacks, cool notebooks, binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes, toy car sets, stuffed animals (any kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything with a superhero or cartoon character theme, building sets, kites, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, maze or other puzzle books (that don't require English to solve), coloring books, punchy balloon things, kids chemistry sets, or nature explorer sets, or any kind of science oriented toys, water toys: rafts, other inflatable toys, balls for playing in the ocean, snorkels, masks, balls (baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, any ball!), tote bags, or small purses/change purses for girls, puppets.
suggested items for older kids (ages 12-15): Hannah Montana items of any kind. Adolescent themed folders, notebooks, pencil cases, etc., date books/agendas, diaries, pen sets, cd cases, pencil cases, music boxes, jewelery boxes, backpacks, small USB drives for saving their homework.
-->Or ask your own kids, grandkids, nephews & nieces, they can tell you what's cool and what's not! Better yet, ask them to come along on a shopping trip and help you pick out stuff to bring, they'll love it!
Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers: We are having bazaars every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing, such as: shorts, t-shirts, skorts, bathing suits, camis, tank tops, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Children's Place, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.Other items we sell well:
Items we NO LONGER need:
--staplers
--clear book covers
--Camera batteries, 2 lithium batteries, CR2, 3V
--thick or jumbo crayons
questions? email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
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