Update, at HEB there is the school supplies on sale for like 25 Cents rather then 2-3 dollars so I bought some stuff so I needed to update my list :)
I remember doing OCC with Girl Guides growing up and I have kept up the tradition of doing 2-3 boxes. This year I want to do 6, one for each age group for both a boy and a girl. Here is my list so far. I have already started collecting things because it get expensive buying all the tings at once during the holiday season. I have 3 boxes partially done and still haven’t started three. I read on Samaritan’s Purses site that you can send in boxes year round so if I finish early I will send them in before October. Here is what I have so far on my list. Feel free to comment if you think there is something else that would work for any of the age group and gender. I am open to suggestions since I still have lots of space.
Things still needed for OCC (Operation Christmas Child):
1 Hairbrush
3 Bars of Soap (Packs of 2)
3 Toothbrushes
1 hand towel
3 Toothpastes
3 Hot wheel Cars
2 Coloring Books
2 Blank (lined) Notebooks just need one more
2 Yo-Yo’s
1 Pack of Receiving Blankets
3 Stuffed Animals
1 pack of Hair Elastics
3 Bags of mixed Candy
3 $7 donations to cover shipping for each box
1 Play dough set
3 Toques (A.k.a Beanies)
Have 1 boy 6-9
Have 1 girl 10-14
Have 1 boy 2-4
Thinking of doing
1 box boy 10-14
1 box girl 6-9
1 box girl 2-4
Would then still need
1 Pack of receiving blankets
3 stuffed animals
2 toothbrushes
2 toothpastes
2 bars of soap (packs of 2)
2 Blank (lined) Notebooks just need one more
2 boxes of colored pencils
1 box of crayons
2 sharpeners
2 packs of 20 pencils
2 notebooks
2 Packs of Hair Elastics
3 bags of mixed Candy
3 $7 donations to cover shipping for each box
3 Hand towels just need 1 more
2 jump-ropes
1 Play dough set
3 toques (a.k.a beanies)
They have updated there picture section to reflect what they have been doing around the world.
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/In_Pictures/
