All three of those sound great to me. I sent color photocopies. We did not get them back, and it is good for them to keep them. When we had our first phone conversation with our family consultant (FC), they referenced to having seen her stories.
You can take the copy of the shopping list, explaining what it is and what you mentioned above.
For the orchid (which sounds really neat and impressive), I'd go take a color picture as well (you can adjust the size if needed), then explain what she said about it. Alternatively, you could tape her explaining her drawing.
The fiction project sounds great as well, and I think when they are on camera (if they don't shy away from it) they can see a lot more than the explanation itself.
