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Complete Donation List

We will check all boxes at the time of donation and will return unaccepted items to you. Please be patient with our new process.

This list changes quarterly. Please check back often for what we are accepting. If you are unsure if we accept it, please contact us or send pictures of your items before bringing them to ScrapsKC.

Textile Never Accept

Any Fabric or Yarn that is:
Dirty/Stained
Exposed to Bugs or Rodents
Exposed to Heavy Smoke
Tangled/Wadded Up
Wet/Mildewed
Completed/Partially Completed Projects (sewing, knitting, etc.)
Household Linens (bedding, towels, table linens, curtains)
Project Pamphlets or Leaflets
Sewing/Textile Books
Tiny Bits and Pieces of Fabric
Synthetic (natural fibers ok)
Whole or Partial Garments

Textile Not Accepted At This Time

Crochet Hooks (small) for Lace
Home Dec Fabric & Samples
Iron Ons & Transfer Paper
Patterns (vintage ok - 1970’s & earlier)
Sewing Machines

General Items Not Accepted At This Time

Acrylic Displays
Albums (photo & scrapbooking)
Art Work
Balloon Weights
Bandanas
Books & Curriculum
Bottle Caps
Boxes or Bags with Mold, Animal Droppings, or Insects
Broken Glass, Ceramics, Dishes, or Tiles
Calendars
Candle Making Supplies
Candles and Candle Holders
Card Making Supplies
Cardboard Sheets and Pieces
Casters
Ceramic Molds
Coasters
Completed or Partially Completed Craft Projects/Artwork
Computer Ink/Toner
Crepe Paper
Cricuts/Die Cutting Machines
Cupcake Decor
Desk Organizers
Die Cutting Tools
Doll Parts
Dried Up Pens and Pencils
Envelopes
Eyeglasses and Cases
Fabric Bags
Flower Pots, Preserving Powder
Foam Bits, Foam Core, & Foam Pieces
Folded Shirt Boxes
Folder Index Tabs
Food Packaging and Containers
Frame Clips
Frames
Framing and Mounting Hardware
Gift Bows
Gift Card Holders
Gift Wrap & Wrapping Paper
Glitter & Glitter Glue
Greeting Cards (not even the fronts)
Grout
Hand Tools
Hardened Clay, Glue, Paint, Play-Doh
Hardware of Any Kind
Holiday Decor
Hooks
House Numbers
House Painting Supplies
Household Dishware (mugs, plates etc.)
Household Glassware (vases, candle holders, food jars)
Inflatables
Interior & Tile Samples
Items that are Broken
Jewelry Making Supplies & Tools
K Cup Filters
Koozies
Large Toys
Latex paint
Letter Openers
License Plates
Lids (except Shatto)
Light Bulbs
Luggage Tags
Magazines & Newspapers
Mat Cutters
Metal (rods, poles, scraps)
Metal Letters
Metal Tins
Notepads (business, hotel, promotional)
Office Stamps
Packing Paper
Painted Jars
Paper Accordion Folders
Paperback or Hardcover Books
Phone Accessories
Photo Paper
Photos
Pill Bottles
Pins/Buttons
Planners
Plaster of Paris
Plastic Bags (grocery)
Plastic Bits & Pieces
Plastic Letter Trays
Plastic Ribbon (including curling)
PolyFoam & Rubber Bits
Posters
Report Covers
Rope
Rulers
Sand Paper
Sheet Music
Sizzix Dies
Stamps (classroom and child only accepted)
Stencils
Stuffed Animals
Tarps
Tiles (all)
Torn Out Paper
Toys (non-educational)
Used Envelopes
Varnishes
Vases
Vinyl Signs
Wallpaper
Wood Pieces (larger than 3")

These are the ONLY items we are accepting at this time.

If you wish to donate unwanted office supplies due to a corporate clean out, please contact Brenda.

This list changes quarterly. Please do not bring any items that are not on this list. Please contact us if you have questions about a potential donation. If you have a bulk donation of one item or any large items, please call 816-608-1531 or email donations@scrapskc.org

School/Office

Backpacks (new or gently used)
Binder Clips
Binder Rings
Binders (hard cover, not branded, < 3" only)
Binding Machines
Bins (colorful)
Book Covers
Bookmarks
Brads
Bulletin Board Letters & Decor
Calculators
Chalk & Chalkboards
Classroom Decor (gently used, no homemade)
Cleaning Supplies
Clipboards
Clips
Coffee Filters
Colored Pencils
Compasses
Composition Books
Computer Mice
Crayons (not broken)
Electric Hole Punches & Staplers
Electronics Cleaner
Envelopes (letter and manilla only)
Erasers (pencil & dry erase)
Extension Cords
File Folders
Filler/Notebook Paper
Full Tissue Boxes
Games & Puzzles
Planners (not dated)
Glue & Glue Sticks (partial accepted)
Graph Paper
Hanging File Folders (NO olive green)
Headphones
Hole Punchers (Single Hole)
Index Cards
Journals (decorative)
Jump Drive
Labels
Laminating Sheets/Pouches
Laminators (desktop)
Language Arts Materials & Manipulatives
Lanyards
Legal Pads (small & large)
Locker Shelf
Markers
Math Manipulatives
Mechanical Pencil Lead & Erasers
Name Tags & Badges
Notebooks & Spirals
Notepads (decorative only)
Office Paper
Page Dividers
Page Protectors
Panel Clips
Paper Clips
Pencil Boxes & Pouches
Pencil Grips
Pencils
Pencil Sharpeners
Pens
Pocket Folders
Post it Notes
Protractors
Push Pins & Thumbtacks
Receipt Paper Rolls
Rubber Bands
School Supplies (gently used)
Science Tools & Manipulatives
Scissors
Sentence Strips
Social Studies Tools & Manipulatives
Staple Removers
Staples
Steno Pads
Stickers (partial accepted)
Sticky Tack & Command Hooks
Tape (partial roll accepted)
Transparencies
Twistables
Whiteboard Cleaner
Whiteboards
White Out

Textiles

Appliqués
Batting & Stuffing
Bias Tape
Buckles
Burlap
Buttons
Carpet Squares
Cotton Quilting Scraps
Crochet Thread
Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint, & Embroidery Supplies
Decorative Mesh
Fabric (1/2 yard or more) & Fabric Bolts
Fabric Bolts
Fabric Dye & Paint
Felt (including tiny bits)
Fleece & Fleece Scraps
Fur
Handiwork Supplies
Home Dec (bolts only)
Interfacing
Knitting Needles
Lace
Leather & Leather Tools & Dyes
Notions (bobbins, patches, thimbles, snaps, etc.)
Ribbon
Sewing Supplies
Thread
Thread Spools (plastic, wood, cardboard, & industrial)
Trim, Cording & Tassels
Tulle
Velcro
Yarn (neatly wrapped skeins, cakes, spools or balls)
Zippers

General Items

Adhesives
Art Aprons/Smocks
Art/Craft Kits (new)
Art Drawing Tools (markers, pencils, pens)
Art Portfolios
Art Storage Containers
Balloons
Award Ribbons
Baskets
Beads (children's only)
Bells
Bingo Daubers
Blenders (art)
Brayers
Bubbles
Canvases (new & painted)
Carabiners
CD & DVD Cases
CDs & DVDs
Charcoal
Chipboard
Clay & Clay Tools
Clothespins
Coffee Filters
Coffee Makers & Air Pots/Carafes
Coloring/Activity Books
Construction Paper
Cookie Cutters
Cord & Laces
Corks
Cotton Balls & Q-tips
Craft Felt
Craft Foam
Craft Wood (balsa & shapes less than 3")
Doilies (paper)
Drawing & Sketch Boards/Pads
Easels
Ephemera
Erasers (art)
Exacto Knives
Feathers
Film Canisters
Fixatives
Flashlights
Floral and accessories
Foil Paper
Gems
Glue, Any Kind (partial containers accepted)
Gold Leaf
Goody Bag Toys
Googly Eyes
Grommet Tools
Lids (Shatto only)
Light Boxes
Locks (working)
Loose Game Pieces
Magnets
Maps
Marbles/Glass Beads
Medals
Mirrors (up to 12")
Musical Instruments (small)
Napkins
Packing Peanuts (biodegradable)
Paint (craft and art only)
Paint Brushes
Palettes
Paper Cutters
Paper Grocery Bags
Paper Lanterns
Paper Lunch Bags
Paper Making Supplies
Paper Plates, Cups
Paper Punches
Pastels (oil or chalk)
Photography Slides
Pipe Cleaners
Plastic Bins & Containers
Plastic Pouch Lids (cleaned)
Plastic Utensils (unused)
Play-doh and Tools
Pom Poms
Pool Noodles
Popsicle Sticks
Postcards
Raffle Tickets
Rotary Cutter & Blades
Rubberband Loom & Bands
Sand (colored)
Scissors
Scrapbooking Paper & Supplies
Shells
Shrinky Dinks
Spray Paint
Soldering Gun
Stamp Pads
Stamps (teacher and child only)
Straws
String & Twine
Styrofoam
Tablecloths (plastic only)
Tackle Box
Tape
Tape Measures
Tissue Paper
Tokens/Coins
Tongue Depressors
Tool Boxes
Toothpicks
Triangles
T-Square
Trophies
Vinyl Letters
Wood Burning Tools
Wreaths (for doors)
Yardsticks
Ziploc Bags

Homeless Care Supplies

This list changes quarterly. We are only accepting winter supplies and do not accept homemade scarves, hats or gloves. The weave is too loose to keep them warm while they are outside.

New Only

Batteries (AAA, AA, C & D)
Disposable Razors
Men’s Boxer Brief Underwear (M-XXL)
Mouthwash (travel size)
Socks (Crew Length)

New or Gently Used

Blankets/Sleeping Bags
Hoodie Sweatshirts (size large and up)
Jeans (Size 30-44)
Large Durable Backpacks
Short Sleeve T-Shirts (L-XXXXL)

Seasonable Items

Disposable Rain Ponchos
Ibuprofen (individual packs)
Tissues (individual packs)
Body Spray