Boys' Life magazine » Collecting

I collect fortunes from fortune cookies

Boys' Life — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:21:07 +0000

I collect fortunes from fortune cookies. My favorite is “Keep up the good work. You will soon be rewarded.”

I collect stamps

Boys' Life — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:24:28 +0000

At a den meeting, my neighbor came over and showed us his stamp collection. If it wasn’t for Cub Scouts, I would never have started collecting stamps.

I collect pencil lead

Boys' Life — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:22:54 +0000

I collect pencil lead. I have almost half a quart jar full. I find most of it on the floor at school.

I collect hat pins

Boys' Life — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:19:37 +0000

When I go somewhere, I buy a hat pin. I have 30 from places like France, Mexico and Grand Cayman.

I collect coins

Boys' Life — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:18:24 +0000

I collect coins. It runs in my family. My grandmother passed her collection to my dad. Now he helps me. I have about 600 coins from all over the world. Some are very old and rare.

I collect farm toys

Boys' Life — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:58:53 +0000

I collect all sorts of farm toys, such as barns, tractors, combines, a cotton picker, cows, horses and buffaloes.

I collect mini football helmets

Boys' Life — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:50:12 +0000

I have more than 60 mini football helmets on a shelf in my room. My favorites are from the Redskins and Panthers.

I collect keychains

Boys' Life — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:49:04 +0000

I have about 100 different keychains. My favorite is a leather Trans-Am keychain.

I collect video games

Boys' Life — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:47:23 +0000

I have a collection of video games, almost 250 in all.

I collect medals from special events

Boys' Life — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:46:17 +0000

I collect medals from special events. Once I went to Bangkok, Thailand, to compete in running, and I got 10 medals.

I collect Hardy Boys books

Boys' Life — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:44:53 +0000

I collect Hardy Boys books. I have 40 from the old and new series combined. They are my favorite books.

I collect bolo ties

Boys' Life — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:35:09 +0000

I collect bolo ties. One has a real scorpion inside. Some have belt buckles to match.

I collect plaster footprints from animal tracks

Boys' Life — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:43:09 +0000

I make and collect plaster footprints from animal tracks I find in my yard or at the park.

I collect banjo picks

Boys' Life — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:41:52 +0000

Ever since I started playing the banjo three years ago, I have been collecting picks. When playing the banjo, you use three picks. I have 98.

I collect stickers off fruit

Boys' Life — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:39:38 +0000

I collect stickers off fruit. I have almost 50 fruit stickers off oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, apples and bananas from Egypt, Spain, Ecuador and other countries.

I collect old holiday decorations and novelties

Boys' Life — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:37:58 +0000

I collect old holiday decorations and novelties. I started when I found a lot in my grandparents’ basement.

I collect cookbooks

Boys' Life — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:33:32 +0000

Since I was 10, I have been collecting cookbooks. I have 13 so far, and I have not cooked from all of them yet.

I collect bottlecaps

Boys' Life — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:33:31 +0000

I collect bottlecaps. My favorite has the Chicago Cubs emblem on it.

I collect pencil sharpeners

Boys' Life — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:01:10 +0000

I collect pencil sharpeners from garage sales, flea markets, museum shops and thrift stores.

I collect paper boats that I make myself

Boys' Life — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:01:13 +0000

I collect paper boats that I make myself. I have war boats and one giant yacht with a paper hot tub and table-tennis table.

I collect old glass soda bottles

Boys' Life — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:01:44 +0000

I collect old glass soda bottles. I get them from old stores that have antiques.

I collect airline safety cards

Boys' Life — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:01:24 +0000

I collect airline safety cards. I even have one from Air Force One, the president’s aircraft.

My Uncle Mike, who sometimes travels with the president, obtained it for me.

I collect used hot-sauce bottles

Boys' Life — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:15:22 +0000

I collect used hot-sauce bottles because I can stand incredibly spicy food, even the hottest of all—the habanero!

I collect fish in my aquarium

Boys' Life — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:01:22 +0000

I collect fish in my aquarium and study them. My favorite is the tetra, which you can see through to its insides.

I collect Garfield stuff

Boys' Life — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:01:56 +0000

I collect Garfield stuff. I have books, plush animals, calendars, toys, cups and more.

I collect elephants

Boys' Life — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:26:55 +0000

I collect elephants. I buy them at zoos and some are gifts. I give each one a name.

I collect soda pop bottles

Boys' Life — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:01:52 +0000

I collect soda pop bottles. My most outrageous ones are Whoopie Cherry Lime Rickey, Mexican Coca-Cola limited edition and Sea Dog Root Beer. I get to drink the sodas. I also like to buy the ones my parents drank when they were kids.

I collect airplane tickets

Boys' Life — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:01:00 +0000

I collect airplane tickets. I have tickets to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, the Bahamas, Florida, New York City and other places.

I have a collection of succulent plants

Boys' Life — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:01:34 +0000

I have a collection of succulent plants. They’re all different shapes, sizes and colors. It’s beautiful to watch them grow.

I collect refrigerator magnets

Boys' Life — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:01:43 +0000

I collect refrigerator magnets when my family goes to neat places. When friends see all the places we’ve been, they are amazed.

I collect dice

Boys' Life — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:01:21 +0000

I own a collection of 40 dice, including a stone die, wooden die and one from the old El Cortez Hotel in Las Vegas.

I collect mini totem poles

Boys' Life — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:29:19 +0000

I collect mini totem poles from different cities and Indian villages. My grandparents bring me some from places such as Alaska and the East Coast.

I collect first editions of novels

Boys' Life — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:01:57 +0000

I collect first editions of novels, mostly science fiction or fantasy. I extend this to include vintage issues of magazines,

including Boys’ Life. I have some in mint condition from the 1970’s.

I collect rubber bands for my rubber-band ball

Boys' Life — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:01:31 +0000

I collect rubber bands for my rubber-band ball. Currently it is the size of a softball. My goal is for it to be the size of a basketball.

I collect anything parakeet-related

Boys' Life — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:01:15 +0000

I collect anything parakeet-related — key chains, books and pictures from the Internet. I even have my own three

parakeets at home!

I collect souvenirs from around the world

Boys' Life — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:01:25 +0000

I collect souvenirs from around the world. I have hand-carved wooden elephants from Africa, an alligator head from Florida, Genghis Khan doll from Mongolia and more.

I collect 3D puzzles

Boys' Life — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:01:35 +0000

My collection is 3D puzzles, from a grandfather clock that works to the CN Tower. They are fun to collect because of the architectural designs. It takes skill to build them.

I collect masks

Boys' Life — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:01:12 +0000

I collect masks. I have big and small ones. Most are from Africa.

I collect lawnmowers

Boys' Life — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:20:58 +0000

I collect lawnmowers. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that if they need to get rid of one, I will take it. I have probably gone through 10.

I collect keychains

Boys' Life — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:01:56 +0000

I collect keychains. I get them from geocaching with my brother.

Editors note: Geocaching is like a modern-day treasure hunt in which seekers use global positioning system (GPS) units. Learn more at www.geocaching.com.

I collect insects

Boys' Life — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:01:39 +0000

I collect insects-beetles, moths, butterflies, caterpillars, cicadas, flies, grasshoppers and dragonflies. I have two big devil flies that I caught at camp.

I collect maps.

Boys' Life — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:01:16 +0000

I collect maps. One covers the entire wall. I have a mini Colorado, three map books, five globes and a world map.

I collect snowglobes

Boys' Life — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:01:41 +0000

I collect snowglobes. Each one has a memory associated with it. I have them from France, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, and more.

I collect garden gnomes

Boys' Life — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:01:49 +0000

I collect garden gnomes. You know, those little guys with beards and red hats. I have all different kinds, from one riding on a squirrel to the Travelocity gnome.

I collect Transformer toys

Boys' Life — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:01:53 +0000

I have been collecting Transformer toys since I was 5. I love to figure out how the transform them from vehicles to robots. Sometimes it is hard, but I like the challenge.

I collect police department patches

Boys' Life — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:16:52 +0000

I collect police department patches on vacation. My dad is a police officer.

I collect salt-and-pepper shakers

Boys' Life — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:09:53 +0000

I collect salt-and-pepper shakers. My sets include frogs, dogs and monuments in Washington, D.C.

I collect pictures

Boys' Life — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:04:32 +0000

I collect pictures because I want to become a photographer. Starting around age 4, I carried a camera wherever I went. Now I have a ton of pics, most from camp-outs with my troop.

I collect cans and bottles

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:39:04 +0000

I collect cans and bottles I find on the ground. When the garbage can I keep them in gets full, I deposit them at the store for 5 cents apiece. I save the money for a future pet.

I collect rubber chickens

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:37:49 +0000

I collect rubber chickens. My sister and I have built houses and hired bodyguards for them. My chickens’ bodyguard is a rubber rat.

I collect firetrucks

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:37:42 +0000

I collect firetrucks. I have 103 trucks of all sizes.

I collect Napoleon Dynamite stuff

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:36:38 +0000

I collect Napoleon Dynamite stuff. I have the movie, a hat, talking doll, bobble head, poster, watch and three shirts.

I collect silver coins

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:34:24 +0000

I collect silver coins. I have coins from the years 1909, 1907, 1904 and 1893. I have silver dimes from 1898 to 1921. I keep them in a special box to show people.

I collect sports cards

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:32:40 +0000

I collect sports cards because I like to know the stats of my favorite players.

I collect maps

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:31:17 +0000

I collect maps from places my grandparents or I have been. I learn where interesting places are located. I want to become a geographer.

I collect pins

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:29:48 +0000

I collect pins. I have about 30, including some from Scouts and cereal boxes. Some have the president’s face on them and even Betty Crocker!

I collect patches

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:28:32 +0000

I collect patches. Most are from Scouts but I also have them from the Alamo, National War Museum of the Pacific and NASA Houston, to where we evacuated because of Hurricane Katrina.

I collect hats

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:26:45 +0000

I collect hats so when I go to a baseball or football game, I can put the hat on for my favorite team.

I collect Jones Soda bottles

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:23:48 +0000

I collect Jones Soda bottles because of all the different lables, including one of a dog, light bulb, French horn and a man with his eyes bulged out.

I collect vintage humorous comic books

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:22:06 +0000

I collect vintage humorous comic books. I have about 70, including Richie Rich, Archie and Jughead, Casper, Pink Panther, Dennis the Menace and Looney Tunes.

I collect pocketknives

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:15:57 +0000

Before I was born, my grandpa died and my mom got his pocketknife. She saved it for me, and now I collect pocketknives.

I collect hats when we go places

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:10:42 +0000

I collect hats when we go places. I have a jester hat, ship captain’s hat, magician’s hat, Sherlock Holmes hat, coonskin cap, French beret from Paris and many more. They are fun to display and wear.

A little light collecting

Boys' Life — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:07:30 +0000

Capture the northern and southern lights, also known as the aurora borealis and australis, with stamps being released this month. The international-rate stamps commemorate the 2007-2008 International Polar Year, when scientists around the world will research how both polar regions affect global processes.

I collect phonograph records

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:52:07 +0000

I collect phonograph records. I have some rare records that my mom bought in New York.

I collect glass angels

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:51:31 +0000

I collect glass angels from relatives. My biggest angel weighs about 7 pounds.

I collect four-leaf clovers

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:49:59 +0000

I collect four-leaf clovers. I found my first one when I was playing with my guinea pig. I have 10 four-leaf clovers, which are unusual to find and are said to be lucky. Once I was cooling off my horse after riding and looked down, and there was a four-leaf clover.

I collect Pez candy dispensers

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:49:13 +0000

I collect Pez candy dispensers. They have trillions out there, and I now have 120 dispensers.

I collect old Scout items

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:47:32 +0000

I have a collection of old Scout items, including belts, caps, stamps from around the world, patches and jamboree items. I do this because I imagine my grandchildren coming up in the attic and finding all these things, then joining the Scouts, which is how it happened to me.

I collect baseball cards

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:46:52 +0000

I collect baseball cards. My oldest is from 1959. I have a reprint of the most valuable baseball card, the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner, worth $1,265,000.

I collect Star Wars stuff

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:46:07 +0000

I collect Star Wars stuff. I have more than 300 items, such as Republic A.R.C. fighters, Jedi Knights and Imperial ships. I also have a series of original 1977 figures.

I collect bicentennial quarters

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:45:23 +0000

I collect bicentennial quarters. Whenever I get one, I put it in my safe. I think they will be valuable in about 70 years.

I collect license plates

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:44:35 +0000

I collect license plates from my home state. I have almost an entire wall full of them. Some belonged to my grandfather and date as far back as 1947.

I collect bookmarks

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:43:11 +0000

When I was 6, I started a bookmark collection.

I collect Magic Tree House books

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:42:31 +0000

I have a collection of Magic Tree House books. I even have “Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve.”

I collect rocks

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:41:54 +0000

Everywhere I visit, I add a rock to my collection. I have stones from the Himalayas and even volcanic rocks from Guatemala.

I collect junk

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:41:14 +0000

I collect junk. I never want to throw anything out. I have toys in my room from when I was 2. I have about a billion toys, a trillion pictures and one HUGE mess!

I collect Pokémon cards

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:40:29 +0000

I have about 421 Pokémon cards, and they take up half the shoebox I keep them in.

I collect marionettes

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:39:43 +0000

I collect marionettes. So far, I have Pinocchio, Harry Potter, a really cool tiger and more.

I collect stamps

Boys' Life — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:39:03 +0000

I collect stamps from all over the world. My favorite ones have people on them. Plus, they don’t cost much to collect!

I collect emblems of cars

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:54:44 +0000

I like to collect emblems of cars. I have several different ones so far, like Chevy and Dodge.

I collect hail

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:53:32 +0000

In Indiana, it doesn’t hail very often. So the first time I saw it, I thought I would start collecting it. Sometimes hail gets as big as baseballs!

I collect foreing and historic coins

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:52:44 +0000

I have about 100 foreign coins and about $50 worth of historic American coins. I’ve been collecting them since I was 7 and get a lot from my family.

I collect Native American pots

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:52:05 +0000

I really love the handmade Native American pots that I collect. One has a mountain scene, another a desert panorama. Some have a matte finish, some glossy.

I collect logo golf balls

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:51:25 +0000

I collect logo golf balls. I have 29 in a display case. My favorite says Nags Head, N.C.

I collect spy gadgets

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:48:49 +0000

I collect spy gadgets. I have night-vision goggles, spy watches and motion sensors. I have enough to fill a huge drawer!

I collect Coke cans and bottles

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:48:03 +0000

I collect Coke cans and bottles. My favorite is one I got in China because it has Coca-Cola written in Mandarin Chinese and a hole only big enough for a straw.

I collect guitar picks

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:47:16 +0000

I play electric guitar and I like to get the best sound out of it by using many, many picks. My collection ranges from classic teardrop picks to large triangles that look nothing like normal picks.

I collect Rusty Wallace items

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:46:39 +0000

I collect Rusty Wallace items, including the autograph of the NASCAR driver.

I collect diecast cars

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:45:09 +0000

I don’t even know how many diecast cars are in my collection. Muscle cars are my favorite. Some of them are still in the original packaging. Someday I’d like to collect real muscle cars, but for now the small ones will do just fine.

I collect all kinds for sports cards

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:44:25 +0000

I collect any kind of sports cards. I get some cards out of magazines; the rest I buy.

I collect Civil War artifacts

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:43:30 +0000

I collect Civil War artifacts. I started when I took my first trip to Gettysburg, Pa. I have a lot of bullets, uniform items and things like a Fredericksburg dollar from 1862. I’m now getting into Civil War reenacting as well.

I collect dirt

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:41:56 +0000

I am attempting to collect dirt from every state.

I collect bouncy balls

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:41:14 +0000

I collect bouncy balls. I have more than 100 that I’ve been collecting since I was a little kid. One looks like the Earth, and another has water with a fake fish inside. Whenever my dog sees them, he goes wild.

Postcards to remember my trips

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:40:20 +0000

Whenever I go on a trip, I buy a postcard and write about my trip on the back. I write about what I liked the best, the weather, who was there and the date of the trip.

I collect movie tickets

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:39:41 +0000

I collect movie ticket stubs. On the back, I write who I went with. It’s fun to go back and look at them.

I collect “Lord of the Rings” objects

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:34:22 +0000

I collect “Lord of the Rings” objects. I currently have the video games, all but five of the action figures, the books, a couple of posters and the specially extended DVDs. I love J.R.R. Tolkien, and I read the books over and over again.

I collect water guns

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:33:40 +0000

I collect water guns. They include a Super Soaker CPS 2100, a CPS 1000 and a Liquidator (from Super Soaker’s Tag Elite line).

I collect patches for my jeans jacket

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:32:31 +0000

I have been collecting patches for three years. My mom sews them on the back of my jeans jacket. I collect them on camping trips.

I collect bike tires

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:31:41 +0000

I collect bike tires because where I live there’s broken glass around. We try to keep it clean, but every once in a while I puncture my tire, so I need a new one. I keep the ones with gashes in them.

I collect remote-controlled cars

Boys' Life — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:31:09 +0000

I collect remote-controlled cars. When I get free time, I like to race my friends. I also change the bodies on the faster cars to make them look better.