Here are some toys and everyday items that I’ve stocked in our alphabet box. I am still working on finding some items for some letters (cough: x)! I’ve indicated where I got them for those that I know. I’ve also tried to include items for the most common letter sounds for each letter (for those that have two sounds).
A – plastic apple, acorn (find one outside in autumn), arrow, plastic ant
B – baby (from Toob Toys), beads, plastic mini-bone, block, button, bow, bell, balloon (deflated)
C – carrot (plastic food), car (matchbox size), cat, clip, circle, cupcake-shaped eraser, candy
D – dinosaur (Toob Toys), duck (mini rubber ducky), die, dime
E – plastic egg, eraser, plastic train engine, baby elephant figure, envelope
F – frog (jumping frog), feather, plastic fork, fake fries, faux fur
G – giraffe, gem, plastic goat, (kid) glove, glue stick
H – hat (lego brick style), hay (block from a playset), Monopoly house, plastic horse
I – ice cream (shaped eraser), igloo, index card, identification card
J – jacks, small jar, jet (plastic airplane), jack-o-lantern (small decoration)
K – key, kite (make a mini one), kettle, or king (from chess)
L – links, LEGO brick, lock, leaf
M – magnets, plastic man, marble, monkey (from Barrel of Monkeys)
N – nail, nickel, small note pad, necklace
O – plastic ox, plastic octopus, oval, ornament
P – penny, plastic polar bear, pencil, pipe cleaners, puzzle piece, mini purse
Q – quarter, q-tip, quilt (tiny homemade one), question mark (magnet)
R – rubber band, ring, ribbon, small ruler
S – spoon (just a plastic one), string, plastic skateboard, stamp, stickers, baby sock
T – train or train track (mini-sized), tiny toy top, tube (tiny one from a marble play set), travel sized pack of tissues, plastic tree
U – unicorn (plastic), umbrella toothpick (like this)
V – van (matchbox car), velcro, violin (Toob Toys), valentine
W – watch (an old broken one), wood (small piece), wand
X – ?? (I just have pictures of x-ray and xylophone in this one)
Y – Yo-yo, yellow crayon
Z – zero (a number magnet), zipper