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Mrs. Hensley from Los Angeles CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making a Makerspace

Help me give my students a makerspace starter pack of craft supplies like fabric, paper, beads, and pipe cleaners.

  • 2 donors
  • $746 still needed

expires Aug 29

  • 2 donors
  • $746 still needed
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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

A makerspace is a dedicated area of the school - usually in the library - stocked with craft supplies, trash for upcycling, blocks, and tech tools. Anything that inspires students' creativity is fair game!

Students at my school love being creative, and as their librarian, I would like to create a proper makerspace for them to use during their choice time.

Because of space and funding constraints, students have only had access to one type of project per week on a rotating schedule. This means that kids who are inspired by origami or pipe cleaners might need to wait several weeks until their favorite item is available again.

My vision is to create a makerspace that is fully stocked with a variety of supplies all the time so that students can decide what they'd like to work with. This would help transform our library into a place where students truly have freedom of choice.

Mrs. Hensley
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KASEMI Pipe Cleaners,1000 pcs and 20 Assorted Colors 12 inch Chenille Stems for DIY Art Creative Crafts Decorations • Amazon Business $21.99 5 $109.95
Wide-Notch Cardboard Looms - Pkg of 20, Assorted Sizes • Blick Art Materials $33.74 3 $101.22
Quefe 3960pcs Pony Beads for Friendship Bracelet Making Kit 48 Colors Kandi Beads Set, 2400pcs Plastic Rainbow Bulk and 1560pcs Letter Beads with 20 Meter Elastic Threads for Craft Jewelry Necklace • Amazon Business $21.99 3 $65.97
Pactiv Corp Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, 75 Feet x 12 Inches - Durable • School Specialty $17.99 3 $53.97
Wool Novelty Weaving Loops - Cotton Blend, Dark Color Assortment, 16 oz • Blick Art Materials $7.37 5 $36.85
Bamboo Embroidery Hoop - 3" • Blick Art Materials $1.40 20 $28.00
Folia Origami Paper, 4 x 4 Inches, Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $12.22 2 $24.44
80 Pcs Solid Color Fabric Cotton Fat Quarters 10 x 10 Inch Fabric Squares Fabric Scraps Pre Cut Quilt Squares Fabric Bundles for DIY Crafting Sewing Quilting Patchwork Craft, Assorted Color • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint Set - Slick, Rainbow & Neon, Set of 20 • Blick Art Materials $19.54 1 $19.54
Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun Glue Sticks - Pkg of 40 • Blick Art Materials $6.17 3 $18.51
LotFancy 1100pcs Wiggle Googly Eyes for Crafts, Self-Adhesive Multi Colored Assorted Sizes (6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 20mm), Google Eyes Stickers for DIY, Toy Accessories, Art Crafts, Decoration • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Elmer's Craftbond Hot Glue Gun - Full Size, Dual Temp, 40W • Blick Art Materials $12.94 1 $12.94
Scotch Double Sided Tape with Tape Dispenser, Craft Supplies, Office and School Supplies for Arts and Crafts, Alternative to Scrapbooking Tape, 0.5 in. x 500 in., 6 Tape Rolls With One Tape Dispenser • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Hemptique Waxed Cotton Cord - Natural, 0.5 mm • Blick Art Materials $1.99 5 $9.95
Hemptique Waxed Cotton Cord - Brown, 0.5 mm • Blick Art Materials $1.99 5 $9.95

Materials cost

$543.91

Vendor shipping charges

$7.84

Sales tax

$49.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$639.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.88

Total project goal

$752.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$752.56

1 Donor

-$5.00

Donations toward project cost

-$4.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

match offer

-$2.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$2.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.38

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$745.07

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