2008 Christmas Shoeboxes

cookiedough38

thanks I was in wilkinsons earlier and they do a pack of 5 flannels for 99p crayons, pens, chalk all for 15p, its so cheap

ashli_2

PLEASE do not donate to Operation Christmas Child without looking into the origin of the scheme, Samaritan's Purse are a hardline evangelical Christian fundamental group who use your donations to try to convert vunerable children. Their leader, Franklin Graham, is openly bigotted and preaches hate.


Not at all in the spirit of Christmas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Graham

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Samaritan's_Purse

catkins

I have been sending christmas boxes for a few years now. Last year I did 6 but this year intend to do more and started buying bits and pieces in January. I already had a lot of things including:

notebooks
pencils
erasers
pencil sharpeners
crayons
teddies
small cars
jewellery
hair bands and clips
toothpaste and toothbrushes
combs
tennis balls
playing cards
dominoes
some musical instruments such as recorders, tambourines etc
soap

I still need to get things like socks, gloves, hats. I have knitted some teddies and my mum has knitted some lovely brightly coloured clowns.

got-it-spend-it

Just got a few more bits today. Twin packs of toothbrushes are 14p in Sainsburys and got some Tesco Value flannels for 20p each. I also plan to sew some little purses out of some pretty fabric that I've got and then will be looking out for good value scarves and gloves when the winter clothing appears.

I agree Wilkos is absolutely brilliant for colouring pens etc. I might print some colouring in pictures from the web to make up some colouring books rather than buying them.

rainmac

Shamelessly bumping this thread so more people get to see.

I'm going to do a couple of boxes.

Janepig

The problem I find is actually getting hold of shoeboxes!

Jxx

piratess

Hiya .. i had a letter home from my daughters school for "love in a box" .. does anyone know how these have to be wrapped?
It says instructions are on the letter but there are none on it apart from ideas on how to fill them!

Thanks for any help x

sweetnskint

i always do some for samaritans purse had no idea that there were others will look into this beacause not religious at all and would not encourage any brainwashing etc.... especially on vunrable people. thanks for bringing this to my attention-will be more careful.x always donate and hope to bring some happiness to poor kids. x

sweetnskint

piratess-you wrap the box and lid seperatly then put elastic band round to keep shut (dont wrap contents they need to be checked)

rainmac

I bought lots of bits for my boxes from Wilkos today such as pencils, pencil sharpeners, felt tips, notebooks and some things from Tesco - gloves for 75p, girlie hair accessories 50% off.