Donate to Mischief Makers

Upcycling waste to help your community

Contributing your items to our makerspace won't just clear your clutter, they’ll fuel creativity, promote zero-waste living, and help build a more sustainable future. Donations we receive will be used in our kids programming, weekend workshops, or redistributed through our community through mutual aid programs and our upcycle shop.

We are always looking for:

  • Large corrugated cardboard

  • Cereal box cardboard

  • Screw top jars (coffee jars)

  • Acrylic paints

  • Sewing Notions

  • Watercolour paints

  • Mint tins

  • Pop/beer tabs

green Lego block lot

Art and Craft Supplies

Acrylic Paints

Ideally new or lightly used acrylic paints in bottles, tubes, jars, or jugs.

blue red and yellow plastic containers
blue red and yellow plastic containers
blue red and yellow plastic containers
blue red and yellow plastic containers
Corrugated Cardboard

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

brown labeled box l
brown labeled box l
Stencils

Wood, plastic, or metal. Floral, filigree, embellishments,

gray concrete wall inside building
gray concrete wall inside building
Stamps

Scrap booking stamps, embossing stamps, decorative stamps. No preschool stamps please.

gray concrete wall inside building
gray concrete wall inside building
Mixed Media Paper

Not sure what this means.

gray concrete wall inside building
gray concrete wall inside building
Sewing Notions

Fabric scissors, thimbles, pins, needles, needle threaders, tailors chalk, sewing hams, pin cushions, rotary cutters or blades, etc.

threads with spools beside scissors
threads with spools beside scissors
Embroidery Floss

Doesn't matter the brand. We love DCM especially but we use it all.

a bunch of spools of thread are arranged in a circle
a bunch of spools of thread are arranged in a circle

Plastics

Plastic Screw Top Jars

Coffee jars, peanut butter jars of all sizes.

4L plastic water jugs

Co-designed by the world-renowned architect James Smith, our Bridgewater Joy residences offer top views of the nearby lake Michigan. Perfect for a small family, a professional couple, or anyone looking to set up a home office.

white and black abstract painting
white and black abstract painting
Green Plastic Bottles

Any size will do.

blue glass bottle with green liquid
blue glass bottle with green liquid
Colourful Plastic Caps

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

Bread Tags

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

Paper Products

Corrugated Cardboard

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

brown labeled box l
brown labeled box l
Corrugated Cardboard

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

brown cardboard box with green and red flowers
brown cardboard box with green and red flowers
Corrugated Cardboard

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.

a close up of a piece of cardboard
a close up of a piece of cardboard
Thin Box Cardboard

Cereal box cardboard, frozen food boxes, cracker boxes, and the like.

labeled box lot
labeled box lot
Paper Tubes

Paper rolls such as toilet paper, paper towel, and wrapping paper tubes.

a group of wooden poles with writing on them
a group of wooden poles with writing on them
Bottle Caps

Large boxes only; larger than a" x b" x c". Craft color boxes preferred. Shoe boxes accepted.