40 objects

27 inanimate objects:            21 animate objects:

Clock                                   Cat
Computer                             Dancer
Stop Sign                             Bird
Tree                                     Snake
Flower                                  Dog
Cell Phone                            Pig
Bucket                                  Venus Fly Trap
Slide                                     Wolf
Dress                                    Fox
Glasses                                Unicorn
Music Box                             Duck
Pencil                                    Butterfly
Paint Brush                            Robot
Window                                 Dragon
Microwave                             Fairy
Car                                        Me
Light Bulb                              Emu
Cave                                     Yak
Shampoo Bottle                    Clown
Chair                                    Wizzard
Box                                      Soldier
Book
Cupcake
Checker/Chess board
Cage
Piano
Potato

I plan to put a dancer in a cage because the idea appeals to me and sounds easier to put a story behind.