Christmas Shoe Boxes

Operation Christmas Child

                           

You can now pack a box online too.

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We used plastic containers instead of the cardboard boxes this year. It costs a little extra, but then the kids get a reusable box too. This year we choose the oldest age group, 10 - 14 years. At this age, in these countries we figured that these kids would probably be taking care of their families. So we sent a lot of practical things. 

This year's boys' boxes.

Water bottle, notebooks, soap, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpener, dental floss, toothbrush, ruler, scissors, scrub brush, mini gloves, duct tape, nail clippers, hot wheels, tin, shake flashlight, underwear, socks, face cloths, combs.

 This year's girls' boxes.

Sewing kit, stickers, notebooks, hair elastics, tin, mini gloves, nail clippers, shake flashlight, ruler, can opener, bamboo wooden spoon, dental floss, toothbrush, measuring spoons, soap, water bottle, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, underwear, socks, face cloths, combs. 

 The boxes weren't quite stuffed full yet, so I added a bunch of ziplock bags.

Don't forget the shipping ($7/box)

Packing the boxes was like a really challenging game of tetris. They ended up packed so tightly that I decided to include a packing list for the inspection centre, just in case they take one look at the box and don't want to unpack it.