Howey in the Hills Pack 254

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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. I started when I found a lot in my grandparents’ basement.

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. My favorite has the Chicago Cubs emblem on it.

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

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.