http://www.northescambia.com/2013/11/operation-christmas-child-central-continues-at-fbc-bratt Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:22:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2013/11/operation-christmas-child-central-continues-at-fbc-bratt/comment-page-1#comment-239825 Nancy Peters Sat, 23 Nov 2013 20:34:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=160473#comment-239825 See http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ for information on how to pack shoeboxes. This includes ideas to pack and things to NOT pack. No liquids of any kind. No war toys or Barbie type dolls. If you can get a clear plastic shoebox with a lid those are best as the child can keep them longer. I line the inside of my clear shoebox with gift wrap and it works great. Most in demand are GOOD quality pencils, like Ticonderoga or Dixon brands, erasers, and good sharpeners. In many countries the children cannot attend school unless they have pencils. Hygiene items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, and Ivory soap are good. Ivory soap floats and this helps them find it if they drop it in the river :) Boys LOVE marbles! I buy tennis balls and bags of balloons, all children love those. I have been packing shoebox gifts for many years and have found the most wanted items to be these things. See http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/
for information on how to pack shoeboxes. This includes ideas to pack and things to NOT pack. No liquids of any kind. No war toys or Barbie type dolls. If you can get a clear plastic shoebox with a lid those are best as the child can keep them longer. I line the inside of my clear shoebox with gift wrap and it works great. Most in demand are GOOD quality pencils, like Ticonderoga or Dixon brands, erasers, and good sharpeners. In many countries the children cannot attend school unless they have pencils. Hygiene items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, and Ivory soap are good. Ivory soap floats and this helps them find it if they drop it in the river Boys LOVE marbles! I buy tennis balls and bags of balloons, all children love those. I have been packing shoebox gifts for many years and have found the most wanted items to be these things.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2013/11/operation-christmas-child-central-continues-at-fbc-bratt/comment-page-1#comment-239770 Puddin Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:52:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=160473#comment-239770 What goes in the boxes? What goes in the boxes?

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