okay: so i've come up with my items (yes, i did think about this)

this is what i've come up with:

hearing: a music box i used a lot as a kid

seeing: a rather nice picture of an island with palm trees (not sure what island, just found it online and printed it)

touch: a big rock my brother got me from the beach in florida

taste: cookies

and smell: lavender

but so far not really working