This is one of my favorite charities and I’m so excited to be able to break down everything I got and from where on my brand new blog this year!
Watch the video here:
Things included in my four Girls 7-9 shoeboxes and where I sourced the items:
Walmart (school supplies bought during back to school sales)
- Clear plastic shoebox
- baby doll
- flashlight and batteries
- spiral notebook
- pencils
- pencil sharpener
- crayons
- scissors
- erasers
- watercolor paints and brush set
- embroidery thread
- bandanas
- rulers
Dollar Tree
- soap
- flip flops
- stickers
- brush and mirror compacts
- puzzles
- kaleidoscope
- jump rope
- sunglasses
- sewing kit
- first aid kit
- band-aids
- chalk
- slinkys
- crossbody bags
- makeup bags
- bracelets
- hair clips/ hair ties
- washcloths
- shower curtain
- beads
- nail kits
- toothbrushes
- paper airplane kits
5 Below
- pencil case
- cool gear water bottle
- socks
- narwhal playing cards
- dress up sticker book
- soap boxes
Check out Lydia’s video here: https://youtu.be/Q2LKxL016rM
Collection week starts Nov. 12-19 so you still have time to pack a shoebox! If you have children, it would be a wonderful thing to include them and teach them about giving.
My previous OCC videos:
Watch the full playlist here:
Or watch by year here:
2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwU-bXXSDzo
2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXEFvNNiq8
2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx1ZZ2GWiqs
Learn more about Operation Christmas Child and find your shoebox dropoff location here: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
That’s it for me for this year! What do you pack in your shoeboxes? I’d love to do soccer balls one day for boys’ boxes. What do you think would be a good item to add in?
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