How to Pack a Shoebox
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1. Find an empty shoe box. (You can wrap it-lid separately-if you would like, but wrapping is not required.)
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2 . Decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: (2-4), (5-9), or (10-14). Attach the appropriate BOY/GIRL LABEL on the TOP of your box and mark the correct age category.
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3. Fill your shoe box with a variety of gifts:
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Toys : small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, plastic kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, etc.
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School supplies : pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, etc.
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Hygiene items : toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, washcloth, etc.
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Other : hard candy, lollipops, mints, gum, sunglasses, flashlights with extra batteries, ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry sets, hair clips, watches, small picture books, etc. Do NOT include the following items:
- Used items
- War-related items (toy guns, toy soldiers, knives, etc.)
- Perishable items (chocolate, canned foods, crackers, etc.)
- Liquids (shampoo, lotion, bubbles, etc.)
- Medicines (vitamins, cough drops, ointment, etc.)
- Breakable items (mirrors, china dolls, etc.)
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4 . Print labels
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Click Here to print the labels or click the images below for individual labels.
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Cut out your label and check the box for the appropriate age category.
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Attach the label to the top of your box.
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Complete the donation form page and enclose it in an envelope with $7 or more to help cover shipping and other costs. Please place the envelope so it is clearly visible on top of the gift items. ( Checks are recommended rather than cash. If you or your family are filling more than one shoe box, you may make one combined donation in a single envelope inside any one of your boxes.) Place a rubber band around your shoe box and lid.
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5 . Drop off your shoe box gift at the collection center nearest you.
Or send your box to:
Samaritan's Purse
Operation Christmas Child
801 Bamboo Road
P.O Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
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Necessities:
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For a Boy:
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 Underwear
Socks
T-shirts
Combs/hairbrushes
Toothbrush/toothpast
Soap
Washcloths
Deodorant
Nail clippers/files
Drinking cup
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Nerf type balls
Soccer ball with pump
Small cars or trucks (especially wind up kind)
Lego's
Wallets
Watches
Baseball caps
Yo-Yo's
Paddleball
Super Bounce ball |
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School Supplies:
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For a Girl:
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Coloring books
Crayons/coloring pencils/markers
Pens/pencils/sharpener
Eraser
Writing pads/paper
Scissors
Glue Sticks (no liquid glue)
Solar calculators
Rulers
Stamps and ink pad sets
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Baby dolls
Barbie dolls
Toy jewelry set
Jumping ropes
Jacks
Hair bows/clips, etc.
Music Box
Purse
Stationary
Small beauty sets (comb, Brush, plastic mirror) |
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General:
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Do not include:
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Hard candy/lollipops/mints
Gum (particularly bubble gum)
Sunglasses
Flashlights with batteries
Small picture books
Travel games
Stuffed animals
Stickers
Wind-up toys
Slinky
Puzzles
Etch-A-Sketch
Play-Doh
Toys that light-up/make noise
Musical instruments (harmonicas, flutes, kazoos, etc.)
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NO War related items (toy guns, knives, soldiers, etc.)
NO Liquids (shampoo, glue, nail polish, etc.)
NO Medicines (vitamins, drops, etc.)
NO Glass or breakable items (mirrors, china dolls, etc.)
NO Chocolate or perishable food items
NO Used or worn items
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