The Ultimate A-Z Show and Tell Ideas List: 500+ Item Ideas

This large list of 500+ show and tell ideas for each letter a-z is a great resource to have saved for those crazy mornings when you need to find an item and find it quick. There are many different show and tell topics for kids and this alphabetical show and tell list will help you find something for all of them.

As a previous Kindergarten teacher, we had show and tell time in the classroom. Depending on the school year we would have a letter of the week students needed to share about, each student would be assigned a letter, or we might have had a free share. For some awesome general show and tell ideas check out this show and tell idea post on the types of items to bring in.

Either way, students love bringing in items from home and sharing them with the class. Some letters are definitely harder to think of ideas for. If you’re searching for some perfect ideas to bring in and have your little ones share look no further. Simply scroll down to the desired letter and check it out!

Show and Tell Tips from a Kindergarten Teacher

1. Make sure items can fit in a backpack or small bag and are a good size where your child can carry them on their own.

2. Make sure items are school appropriate as well as grade-level-appropriate.

3. Do not send in anything too expensive or irreplaceable. Children are rough on things and they could get broken or lost in the process.

4. Let your child help pick out their item. They will be more excited about it and will have more to talk about if they have ownership of the item they are bringing in.

5. You can always send in a photo of items that are too large, too heavy, valuable, breakable, or just difficult to bring in due to logistics. Photos make great show and tell items.

6. Have your child practice sharing their item at home ahead of time. Some good sharing points might be why they like their item, what their item does, why their item is special, where they got their item and more. Practicing at home will help with their confidence in speaking about it at school.

Show and Tell Ideas By the Letter

Letter A

1. Alligator toy
2. Apple
3. Acorn
4. Award
5. Art supplies
6. Alphabet toy/blocks/books
7. Ambulance toy
8. Animal toy (or stuffed animal)
9. Alien
10. Army man or costume
11. Angel
12. Airplane
13. Adidas clothes
14. Action figure
15. American Girl doll
16. Aladdin toy
17. Airplane
18. Astronaut costume or toy
19. Arthur books
20. Anklet
21. Aunt (photo)

Letter B

1. Blocks
2. Balls
3. Balloon
4. Bubbles
5. Blue Item
6. Blanket
7. Baseball outfit/uniform
8. Bubble gum
9. Bag
10. Beads
11. Bandaid
12. Barbie
13. Beanie baby
14. Baby doll
15. Board game
16. Baby shark
17. Boat
18. Bulldozer
19. Bracelet
20. Bluey themed toy
21. Basketball
22. Beads
23. Ballerina (doll, toy, outfit)
24. Bell
25. Boots
26. Beach (photo)
27. Berenstein Bears book

Letter C

1. Candy
2. Camping item
3. Car
4. Chalk
5. Crayon
6. Coin
7. Cup
8. Clothes
9. Cat (stuffed animal)
10. Chocolate
11. Cookie
12. Chips
13. Castle
14. Cereal necklace
15. Coat
16. Crown
17. Cow toy
18. Curious George toy or stuffed animal
19. Coloring book
20. Clock
21. Clifford book
22. Colored pencils
23. Cotton candy
24. Cinderella (toy, book)
25. Camera
26. Cabbage Patch dolls

Letter D

1. Dump truck
2. Dalmatian toy
3. Dog toy or stuffed animal
4. Duplos
5. Dance outfit
6. Dollar
7. Dime
8. Dad (photo)
9. Deck of Cards
10. Doll
11. Disney toy
12. Dinosaur toy or stuffed animal
13. Doctor set
14. Dress
15. Daniel Tiger toy
16. Donut
17. Deer toy
18. Daisies
19. Dessert
20. Dry erase markers
21. DVD
22. Doritos
23. Dentist kit
24. Dress up clothes

Letter E

1. Elephant toy or stuffed animal
2. Earrings
3. Earmuffs
4. Elf on the shelf (or elf toy)
5. Engine
6. Eraser
7. Earphones
8. Elmo toy or stuffed animal
9. Elsa toy or doll
10. Encanto toy or stuffed animal
11. Easter egg
12. Envelope
13. Excavator toy
14. Easy bake oven
15. Eyeglasses
16. Emoji toy
17. Eyeglasses

Letter F

1. Frog toy or stuffed animal
2. Fish toy or stuffed animal
3. Friend (photo)
4. Family (photo)
5. Flower
6. Football
7. Fruit
8. Father (photo)
9. Frisbee
10. Farm toy
11. First place ribbon
12. Fairy toy
13. Fire truck toy
14. Flamingo toy
15. Fruit roll-up/fruit snacks
16. Flashlight
17. Frozen movie (toy or game)
18. Finding Nemo toy or movie
19. Favorite movie
20. Favorite snack
21. Family member
22. Flag
23. Franklin book
24. Feather
25. Fritos
26. Froggy book

Letter G

1. Giraffe toy or stuffed animal
2. Green item
3. Game
4. Grandma/grandpa (photo)
5. Gum
6. Golf ball
7. Gloves
8. Glitter item
9. Glasses
10. Goat toy or stuffed animal
11. Goggles
12. Gorilla toy or stuffed animal
13. Garbage truck toy
14. the Grinch toy or movie
15. Glow stick
16. Gameboy
17. Goldfish crackers
18. Gabby’s Dollhouse toy
19. Gummy bears
20. Gymnastics (toy, leotard, photo)
21. Glitter glue
22. Gift card

Letter H

1. Horse toy or stuffed animal
2. Hat
3. Hairbrush
4. Helmet
5. Headphones
6. Hair clip
7. Hamburger toy
8. Headband
9. Heart Clothing
10. Hershey Kiss
11. Hippo toy or stuffed animal
12. Hoodie
13. Hot wheels
14. Hula hoop
15. Harry Potter (book, movie, toy)
16. Hot chocolate
17. Highlights magazine
18. Hockey (gear, puck, souvenir)
19. Handbag

Letter I

1. Ice cream toy
2. Insect
3. Icing (on a cookie)
4. Instrument
5. Island (vacation photo)
6. Ipad
7. Infant (photo)
8. Ice pack
9. Incredibles costume (Disney movie)
10. Ice skate
11. Instant camera
12. Inside Out (movie, book, toy)
13. Invitation
14. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book
15. Iron Man (movie, toy, book)

Letter J

1. Jump rope
2. Jar
3. Jacket
4. Jewelry
5. Journal
6. Jammies
7. Jigsaw puzzle
8. Jelly beans
9. Juice Box
10. Jenga
11. Jet plane
12. Jersey
13. Jurassic Park toy
14. Jeans
15. Junie B Jones book
16. Jerkey
17. Jewelry box
18. Joke book
19. Jolly Ranchers

Letter K

1. Kite
2. Keys
3. Kitchen toy
4. Kitten toy or stuffed animal (or photo)
5. Kangaroo toy or stuffed animal
6. Keychain
7. Karaoke toy
8. Karate belt
9. Kit (drawing, beads, etc)
10. Kid (doll)
11. Kickball
12. Kit Kat
13. King (toy, playing card)
14. Kleenex
15. Kindle
16. K’Nex
17. Keyboard
18. Koosh ball
19. Khakis

Letter L

1. Lion toy or stuffed animal
2. Letter toy, game, or book
3. Leaf
4. Legos
5. Lipstick
6. Lunchbox
7. Lock
8. Lamb toy or stuffed animal
9. Lollipop
10. Ladybug
11. Little Mermaid (toy, book, costume, doll)
12. Letter
13. Llama Llama book
14. Little Blue Truck book
15. Lion King (toy, book, movie)
16. Lemonade
17. Licorice
18. Locket
19. Laffy Taffy
20. Laptop

Letter M

1. Mouse toy or stuffed animal
2. Mirror
3. Mom (photo)
4. Markers
5. Monkey toy or stuffed animal
6. Mail
7. Makeup
8. Mints
9. Minnie or Mickey toy
10. Money
11. Mask
12. Microphone
13. Monster toy (or Monster’s Inc.)
14. Minions toy
15. Mermaid toy
16. Moana (toy, game, movie, doll)
17. M&Ms
18. Mulan (toy, game, movie, doll)
19. Magnet
20. Movie
21. Marshmallows
22. Monopoly
23. Magazine
24. Monster truck

Letter N

1. Nature item
2. Nail Polish
3. Newspaper
4. Notebook
5. Necklace
6. Nest
7. Nike clothing
8. Name item (name puzzle, jewelry, etc…)
9. Narwhal Toy or stuffed animal
10. Number toy
11. Nemo (toy, movie, book)
12. Nametag
13. Nickel
14. Ninja Turtle
15. Napkin
16. Nerds candy
17. Nightgown
18. Nerf ball
19. NFL gear/clothing

Letter O

1. Octopus toy or stuffed animal
2. Orange item
3. Owl toy or stuffed animal
4. Ocean (photo)
5. Ocean animal toy
6. Oatmeal
7. Old Maid game
8. Oreos
9. Olaf toy
10. Ornament
11. Otter toy or stuffed animal
12. Outfit
13. Osmo toy
14. Our Generation doll
15. Ornament
16. Outer space toy
17. Overalls
18. Origami

Letter P

1. Purse
2. Panda toy or stuffed animal
3. Pen
4. Plate
5. Pillow
6. Picture
7. Pet (photo)
8. Penny
9. Pikachu (toy, stuffed animal)
10. Pajamas
11. Potato head (toy)
12. Pig toy or stuffed animal
13. Pineapple
14. Puppy toy or stuffed animal
15. Painting
16. Pumpkin
17. Penguin toy or stuffed animal
18. Present
19. Police car toy
20. Peppa Pig toy
21. Princess toy or crown
22. Paper
23. Popcorn
24. Pencils
25. Pokemon trading cards
26. Pizza
27. Pete the Cat book
28. Polly Pocket
29. Paw Patrol (toy, stuffed animal)

Letter Q

1. Queen toy
2. Quilt
3. Quarter
4. Quacking duck toy or stuffed animal
5. Queen Elsa toy
6. Quarterback jersey
7. Quiz
8. Quiddler game
9. Quaker oats
10. Queen Poppy (Trolls)
11. Quilted jacket

Letter R

1. Robot
2. Ring
3. Remote
4. Rainbow item
5. Rocketship toy
6. Rabbit toy or stuffed animal
7. Raincoat
8. Rainboots
9. Rose
10. Rocks
11. Race car
12. Rectangle-shaped item
13. Ribbon
14. Rubber ball
15. Roller blades
16. Rice Krispy treats
17. Rubix cube
18. Reese’s Peanut Butter cups
19. Rapunzel (toy, doll, costume)
20. Ring Pop
21. Remote control car
22. Rudolph
23. Rainbow Fish book

Letter S

1. Sour Patch Kids
2. Snake toy or stuffed animal
3. Stuffed animal
4. Swimming suit
5. Sandwich
6. Snack
7. Shoes
8. Star item
9. Sunglasses
10. Slippers
11. Shirt
12. Stamp
13. Straw
14. Socks
15. Smores
16. Spoon
17. Soccer ball
18. Star Wars figure/toy
19. Spiderman toy
20. Super Mario Brothers toy
21. Squishmallows
22. Seashell
23. Sorry game
24. Sunflower
25. Silly putty
26. Scooter
27. Skateboard
28. String cheese
29. Suitcase

Letter T

1. Turtle toy or stuffed animal
2. Tiger toy or stuffed animal
3. Train toy
4. Trip (photo)
5. T-shirt
6. Teddy bear
7. Ticket
8. Tie
9. Toothbrush
10. Turkey stuffed animal or decoration
11. Tower
12. Tiara
13. T-rex
14. Toy car
15. Toy Story (toy, book, movie)
16. Tractor
17. Toniebox/Tonies
18. Taylor Swift merchandise
19. Tennis ball
20. Trophy
21. Tie-Dye
22. Telephone

Letter U

1. Umbrella
2. Unicorn toy or stuffed animal
3. Uniform
4. University (college clothing, item)
5. Underwater animal toy or stuffed animal
6. Utensils
7. Utility vehicle toy
8. Uncle (photo)
9. Uno game
10. United States flag (clothing item, decoration)
11. Ugly Christmas sweater
12. Ultimate Spiderman (toy, book)
13. Ukelele

Letter V

1. Vehicle
2. Vase of flowers
3. Velcro shoes
4. Vegetable toy
5. Video game
6. Volleyball
7. Vet toy
8. Vanilla scented item
9. Velvet (clothing item)
10. Valentine
11. Vest
12. Violin
13. Vacation (photo)
14. Velociraptor
15. Video
16. Velveteen Rabbit book
17. Veggie straws
18. V-neck shirt
19. Visor

Letter W

1. Whale toy or stuffed animal
2. Wagon
3. Water bottle
4. Wallet
5. Wheels
6. Waffles
7. Watch
8. Walrus toy or stuffed animal
9. Wizard toy
10. Water toy
11. Watermelon
12. Wig
13. Wand
14. Wedding (photo)
15. Wolf toy or stuffed animal
16. Wood
17. Water balloon
18. Wet brush
19. Whistle
20. Wood blocks
21. Whoppers
22. Washi tape
23. Worksheet
24. Water Wow book
25. Winter coat

Letter X

1. X-ray toy
2. Xylophone
3. X-mas decoration
4. X alphabet block or puzzle piece
5. Xbox game
6. X-men action figure
7. Xbox controller
8. Xerox paper
9. XOXO (hugs and kisses Valentine’s decoration, item)
10. XS size clothing item

Letter Y

1. Yellow toy or item
2. Yeti bottle
3. Yahtzee game
4. Yarn
5. Yoga mat
6. Yearbook
7. Yard toy
8. Yo-yo
9. Yogurt
10. Yoda toy or stuffed animal
11. Yoto player & cards
12. Yearly planner
13. Youtube (school appropriate video)
14. Yard stick

Letter Z

1. Zebra toy or stuffed animal
2. Zoo animal toy or stuffed animal
3. Zoo (photo)
4. Zipper
5. Zebra print clothing item
6. Zig-Zag scissors
7. Ziplock baggies
8. Zero (number block, puzzle piece)
9. Zingo game
10. Zootopia movie
11. Zucchini
12. Zuma (Paw Patrol toy)
13. Zinnia flowers
14. Zip tie
15. Zurg (Toy Story toy)
16. Zazu (Lion King toy)

As a previous Kindergarten teacher, I’ve also had parents contact me with items that their child really wanted to bring in but needed help with (IE a snack for the class, a pet to show, etc…). Parents have also e-mailed photos to me that can be blown up and put on the smartboard so the whole class can easily see.

If it is an item you are questioning you can always send the teacher an email and double-check! Remember, a photo always works too if this is an easier route to go!

This is just a list of possible items for show and tell. If your child can fit it in their backpack, carry it easily, and it is appropriate for school then it is a great idea. If you can think of any other items be sure to add them to the comments below.

If you’re looking for a great way to organize all the toys that you have lying around the house that are brought in for show and tell, be sure to also check out this post on how to organize a playroom.