its that time of year again! time to bless a child through operation christmas child. what an inexpensive way to get the whole family involved in james 1:27. operation christmas child has been a tradition in our house for so many years i cant even count. our local christian bookstore gives free boxes away. if you have any old shoe boxes handy you can wrap and use those as well. there are 6 labels to choose from. you can choose a girl 2-4 years old, 4-9 years old, or 10-14 years old. there is a boy label with the same age groups to choose from. after you choose cut out the label and tape it on your box. each year we do one boy box and one girl box. this year we chose a 2-4 year old boy and a 10-14 year old girl. my boys pick out 5 fun things for the boy box and my girls pick out 5 girl things for the girl box. then mommy and daddy pick out the not so fun neccesities like toothbrushes, toothpaste, band aids etc. target has a great dollar section to find fun items. they also have a dollar section full of neccesities. the only other small cost is 7$ they ask that you include to help with shipping. this year my older children are writing letters to put inside the boxes too. i pray they get a letter back! all of the children are hoping our boxes get sent to africa. our boxes are all ready to go. now we just wait for november to drop them off at the local church that is shipping them off.
Bless you for doing this! It's a great opportunity to teach the kids about others who may not have all the things we think of as necessities, and a great bonding experience on top of it. Kudos to you for doing at least a little something for those with less. <3
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