diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/Mfmd2627.java b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/Mfmd2627.java
index 2c34098..87b1dff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/Mfmd2627.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/Mfmd2627.java
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package de.jottyfan.minecraft;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import de.jottyfan.minecraft.item.ModItems;
+import de.jottyfan.minecraft.tab.ModTab;
 import net.fabricmc.api.ModInitializer;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -17,5 +22,8 @@ public class Mfmd2627 implements ModInitializer {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onInitialize() {
+		LOGGER.debug("initializing {}", MOD_ID);
+		List<Item> items = ModItems.registerItems();
+		ModTab.registerItemGroup(items);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItems.java b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItems.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b5476b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItems.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package de.jottyfan.minecraft.item;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author jotty
+ *
+ */
+public class ModItems extends ModItemsRegistrator {
+	public static final Item STUB = registerItem("stub");
+
+	public static final List<Item> registerItems() {
+		List<Item> registeredItems = new ArrayList<>();
+		registeredItems.add(STUB);
+		return registeredItems;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItemsRegistrator.java b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItemsRegistrator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d24507b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/item/ModItemsRegistrator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package de.jottyfan.minecraft.item;
+
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import de.jottyfan.minecraft.Mfmd2627;
+import net.minecraft.core.Registry;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.BuiltInRegistries;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item.Properties;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author jotty
+ *
+ */
+public abstract class ModItemsRegistrator {
+
+	/**
+	 * register a new item with the name
+	 *
+	 * @param name the name of the item
+	 * @return the registered item
+	 */
+	public static final Item registerItem(String name) {
+		return registerItem(name, new Item.Properties(), Item::new);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * register a new item with the name, the properties and the Item class reference
+	 *
+	 * @param name the name of the item
+	 * @param the properties; create it with <code style="color: gray">new Item.Properties();</code>
+	 * @param the function; create it with <code style="color: gray">Item::new</code>
+	 * @return the registered item
+	 */
+	public static final Item registerItem(String name, Properties properties, Function<Item.Properties, Item> function) {
+		Identifier identifier = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Mfmd2627.MOD_ID, name);
+		Item item = function.apply(properties.setId(ResourceKey.create(Registries.ITEM, identifier)).modelId(identifier)
+				.useItemDescriptionPrefix());
+		return Registry.register(BuiltInRegistries.ITEM, identifier, item);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/tab/ModTab.java b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/tab/ModTab.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0f3864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/tab/ModTab.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package de.jottyfan.minecraft.tab;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.jottyfan.minecraft.Mfmd2627;
+import de.jottyfan.minecraft.item.ModItems;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.creativetab.v1.FabricCreativeModeTab;
+import net.minecraft.core.Registry;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.BuiltInRegistries;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.CreativeModeTab;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author jotty
+ *
+ */
+public class ModTab {
+
+	/**
+	 * register the items in an own tab for the creative menu
+	 *
+	 * @param items the items
+	 */
+	public static final void registerItemGroup(List<Item> items) {
+		ResourceKey<CreativeModeTab> tabKey = ResourceKey.create(Registries.CREATIVE_MODE_TAB,
+				Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Mfmd2627.MOD_ID, "itemgroup"));
+
+		CreativeModeTab quicklyTab = FabricCreativeModeTab.builder().icon(() -> new ItemStack(ModItems.STUB))
+				.title(Component.translatable("tab.mfmd2627")).displayItems((params, output) -> {
+					for (Item item : items) {
+						output.accept(item);
+					}
+				}).build();
+
+		Registry.register(BuiltInRegistries.CREATIVE_MODE_TAB, tabKey, quicklyTab);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/items/stub.json b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/items/stub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dc3222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/items/stub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "model": {
+    "type": "minecraft:model",
+		"model": "mfmd2627:item/stub"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/de_de.json b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/de_de.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be3a0f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/de_de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "item.mfmd2627.stub": "Stummel",
+  "tab.mfmd2627": "Mfmd2627"
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/en_us.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bfd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/lang/en_us.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "item.mfmd2627.stub": "Stub",
+  "tab.mfmd2627": "Mfmd2627"
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/models/item/stub.json b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/models/item/stub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a20531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/models/item/stub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/generated",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "mfmd2627:item/stub"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/textures/item/stub.png b/src/main/resources/assets/mfmd2627/textures/item/stub.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd67920
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