Like many boys, Taylor Buchanan collects baseball cards.
But his aren't just the latest images of Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds.
The Bankston Elementary School fifth-grader estimates he has accumulated more than 350 of them in five years. Some of the players are current or recent, but others include stars from decades ago.
There's a 1909 card with an image of the Philadelphia Phillies' Frank "Home Run" Baker, as well as other athletes from the 1920s.
Taylor, who used to play baseball, says he goes to games once every two years or so and gets some of his cards at the ballpark.
Other cards in his collection came from shows or from trades with friends. And "some I found on the ground," he says.
He's not the only student who is interested in collecting.
Some of his classmates collect items from different sources - buying them at the store, trading with friends, or in some cases just finding them.
For example, Michael Vaughn enjoys collecting another kind of cards - the ones tied into the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" game and television show.
Michael said he started watching the show when he was 7 and began collecting the cards a year or two later. He also participates in "Yu-Gi-Oh!" tournaments.
Like Taylor, he bought some of the items in his collection and found others.
"There are over 300 cards, and I have about 200-some," he said.
Ashley Blaylock, who collects horse figurines, said she has about 120 of them stored on shelves at home.
She said she has collected them since she was 2. They come in all sizes. Some are carved out of wood, and others are made of porcelain or other materials.
"Some of them will be worth a lot of money one day," she said.
Why horses?
"I just like horses," she said. "I've been around them since I was a baby."
Other girls prefer dolls or Beanie Babies.
Stephanie Noflin has about 10 dolls, and plans to buy more of them. She gets them at discount stores.
She says each one has its own history. Her current group includes Sharla, who is 24 years old; Debra, who is 26; and Monique, who is 27.
"I beg for them every year," Stephanie said.
Whitney Watson has about 30 Beanie Babies, mostly from stores such as Treasures and Fisher's but some from other family members.
"I just like stuffed animals," she said, noting how popular the newest ones are when they first come out.
Other collectibles can be found in nature.
Kathryn Lucas, who collects shells, said she first got interested in them during visits to her grandparents' home in Florida.
She has accumulated a large collection - some bought, and others just found in the sand.
"I found most of them," she said. "I pick up the ones I like."
