Finders Keepers
About 5 years ago I started a finders-keepers laundry rule. I was tired of finding things in pockets after I had washed and dried them. Here's a list of some of the things I have found in my boys' pockets over the years:
money
ink pens
chapstick
crayons
gummy bears
m&m's
a cricket
a tooth (human)
peas
sand (the whole pocket full)
rocks
a roll of tape
a love letter
raisins (at least I hope that's what they were)
a peach pit
wrappers
kleenex
a wet wipe
animal crackers (turn into mush in the wash)
grass
wood chips
pea gravel
nail polish (not sure why they had it)
nails and screws
wax worms (from fishing)
jelly beans (this was in a 'special' pocket- see the story called 'pocket')