Operation Christmas Child

At the super fun Fall Festival, I found out that the church we have been attending participates in Operation Christmas Child- WOOHOO :)  We were so excited.  We love what Operation Christmas Child does but were unable to participate while in Virginia because we had a hard time finding a drop off location.  Our church did not participate and where we lived, there was no place around that served as a drop off location.

We were so excited to find out a church here in Florida that participates.  We got a box- yea!! 

We are huge Veggie Tales fans, so this very cute how Bob and Larry pack a shoebox is a must see.  For those unfamiliar with Operation Christmas Child, visit here to learn more.

Since this is our first year participating in Operation Christmas Child, we wanted to start off by doing 1 box.  First things first, boy or girl.  I wanted a girl, but I was outnumbered.  Boy is it.  Age Group?  Nathan wanted to pack a shoe box for a kid his age group- age 5-9. 

I took Nathan and off to the Dollar Tree we went.  We had a blast filling our shoebox full of goodies a boy Nathan's age would love to receive. 

Here is what we got:

Jump Rope
2pk Washcloths
Coloring Book
Puzzle
4pk Toothbrushes
Markers
Color Pencils
Crayons
Pencils
Pencil Sharpeners- 12pk
3pk Soap
Notebook- picked up from Walmart
Toothpaste from our stockpile

We picked up all this for $12 plus tax.  Not too bad for our first box.

We packed the box full:

We even had some stuff left over for next year's box(es)

Now off to write a quick note to put in the box and to print off a shipping label, so we can follow this box and see where it goes :)

We have had such a positive experience with Operation Christmas Child this year, I know we will definitely be participating next year:)