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The following is a list of some of the materials to give you an idea of box sizes, etc:

Dishpack - 5.2 cu.ft. extra thick walls to protect your dishes, vases, and china and glassware with individual compartments.
Book Box - 1.5 cu.ft. small cartons designed for books, tapes, CDs (Please do not pack things like books in large boxes. Even a small box of books can be very heavy.)
Legal Tote - 2.3 cu.ft.
Medium Box - 3.1 cu.ft. for non-fragile and mildly-heavy items such as cookware, linens, folded clothes, and toys
Large Box - 4.5 cu.ft. for light items like comforters and lamp shades
Extra Large Box - 6.1 cu.ft. very light items such as pillows and comforters
Wardrobe Box - holds approximately 15 coats, equipped with a bar on which to hang clothing
Small Picture Box - 24x36" narrow box shaped to accommodate pictures, mirrors, and other flat items
Large Picture Box - 33x40" larger-sized picture box
White Paper - 25 lbs.
Mattress Cover - available in assorted sizes to protect your mattress
Tape - plastic tape used to seal cartons
Avoid using newspapers as wrapping materials, as the newspaper ink rubs off and can be extremely difficult to remove from your items.
Tissue paper - used in layers to protect delicate items
Bubble wrap - an effective cushioning material
Styrofoam peanuts - used to fill boxes holding fragile items
Ziploc bags - good for holding small items from drawers, and items that may spill such as shampoo bottles

Do label your boxes and bags with clear descriptions so that you can easily find your items when it comes time for you to unpack.

Advisable information to have on your labels:

the name of the person the items belong to
the room the item came from and/or the room it's intended to move into
a list of the items

Non-Transportable Items

The following is the Department of Transportation list of items that may not be shipped by movers:

Perishables
Food, plants or living things that could die or spoil in transit

Frozen foods

Refrigerated foods

Open or half-used

Foods without adequate preservation

Produce

Plants

Personal
Items of personal importance or sentimental value

Cash

Deeds or wills

Financial documents

Moving documents

Documents pertaining to the new house

Family photographs

Furs

Securities

CD's

IRA's

Stocks

Bonds

Airline tickets

Prescription medicines

Car keys

Address book

Computer back-up disks

Wedding albums

Personal videotapes

Insurance policies

Medical and dental records

Stamps

Coins

Jewelry

Hazardous
Items that are flammable, corrosive, or explosive

Aerosols

Ammonia

Ammunition

Ammunition reloading components

Car batteries

Charcoal

Charcoal lighter fluid

Chemicals such as darkroom and pool chemicals

Chemistry sets

Cleaning solvents

Fertilizer

Fire extinguishers

Fireworks

Gasoline

Household batteries

Kerosene

Lamp oil

Liquid bleach

Loaded guns

Matches

Motor oil

Nail polish

Nail polish remover

Paint thinner

Paints, latex & oil based

Pesticides

Pool chemicals

Propane tanks

Sterno

Weed killer and other poisons

Perishables Food, plants or living things that could die or spoil in transit

Personal Items of personal importance or sentimental value

Hazardous Items that are flammable, corrosive, or explosive

Perishables
Food, plants or living things that could die or spoil in transit

Personal
Items of personal importance or sentimental value

Hazardous
Items that are flammable, corrosive, or explosive