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Dollar Tree Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ideas! - How to give on a budget
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- čas přidán 29. 10. 2020
- The dollar tree has upped their game when it comes to fun and educational children's gifts. I was able to get everything I needed for four Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes at the Dollar Tree for less than $100. This year's pickup week is Nov. 16-20.
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I love how you intentionally save throughout the year to fund this. I feel like God sees and honors that faithfulness. Also I am always AMAZED at how much you fit in your boxes.
I normally do about 10 boxes each year and I often have extra items. What a glorious idea to take it to the drop off location for those less than full boxes. I shop year round (being retired I have nothing else to do...hahaha.), and save so much money by shopping sales. I also look through thrift stores like Goodwill etc. because they will often have new items for sale on the cheap (just the other day I found Beanie Babies new). During after school sales I get the crayons, pencil pouches, pencils etc. Love the idea you gave of looking through the party section and splitting up the goodies. I always add in extra toothbrushes. The one thing I make sure to add is a reusable carry bag, the kind you carry groceries etc. in. This way they have to transport all their goodies as well as have it for school etc. I buy them after the various holidays so I can usually get them for about .15 cents each. Love your videos and your heart for helping others. Have a glorious day.
how wonderful - all your ideas! thanks for sharing melody!
I love the idea of bringing whatever doesn’t fit to the drop off location for less stuffed boxes. I didn’t realize you can do that! You got some great stuff. Love to see how genuinely happy you are to do these
thank you budget girl the shoe boxes are wonderful mission for poor children i live in Australia where we have been doing them for over 25 years
I'm so glad we did this video together!! That's such a great idea to check the party favor isle!!
What a thoughtful stash of goodies!
My box this year is for a small girl. In it is...a toy dinosaur, a washable face mask, bamboo cutlery, a washable sandwich bag, a washable snack bag, a colouring book, crayons, a washing, soap in a soap box, toothbrush, facecloth, a slinky, drawing paper, coloured paper, a pencil case with fabric pens that she can colour in, wash and then colour again, a pencil, an eraser, a drawstring bag, which is folded flat so it will fit in the box, but is big enough to fit the entire box contents into (over here we are instructed to use cardboard shoeboxes like from a shoe store, and I don't trust them to last long to store stuff in a potentially far from ideal environment), a little plushie bear...I don't remember what else.
You have a heart of gold
We did this last year and loved it so much. My daughter is a girls scout and her troop does this each year.
I love how frugal you are with yourself and how generous you are with others, shoe boxes and community library! Great job!
You did an awesome job at taking out as much waste as possible. That's some serious expert jenga'ing . There'll be some very happy children. My dining room looks very similar🥰🎁🎁
That is awesome Sarah. They will love those.
Great boxes! I don't save all year, I buy all year. Lol I shop after season sales. Easter is the best 75 and 90% off sales. Yard sales are great for finds also. New items of course.
So true!
I love the ideas. I feel like a kid again.
I have always loved your OCC shoeboxes. Was so excited to see this video pop up😊. The etch a sketch is great, my toddlers use them and they are so durable. I love the flashlights you found at Wal-Mart. Thanks for sharing your shoeboxes!
Oh thank you!
My kids love those little extra sketches! They definitely are pretty good quality for a dollar. We had grabbed a couple when doing a road trip to hand out prizes every half hour/hour so the kids had something to look forward to. Nice and quiet for that option as well. Great idea for the shoe boxes also would make a great stocking stuffer... Or to donate to an organization that does stuff like that locally too!
I keep one in our car, too. My 5 year old loves the mini etch a sketch.
I am sure they will be so happy!
You truly are amazing!! May God continue to bless you!! Much love from Kentucky!! 🙌🏻🦋💜
I love Operation Christmas Child! I do shoeboxes every year, too. Great job!
That is awesome!
The little manicure sets and the hair brushes of the mirrors are super cute and practical. You always have such great ideas. I am glad you ladies are doing this as a collab. Love you all and it is fun to see the different ideas and tips!
Thank you so much 🤗
Anytime I've done it I've included bouncy balls. Large (maybe golf ball size?) and small(just larger than a marble). When I was a kid I had so much fun with just a bouncy ball. Larger ones here great for catch or for bouncing off a wall and the small ones are great for bouncing really high and chasing.
This is a great video with good ideas for OCC shoe boxes. Caution!!!!Before packing your shoe box with an Etch a Sketch please test the Etch a Sketch 1st. Some of the cheaper ones do not work! 😰They are garbage. I threw all the first ones I had purchased away. Another store had some small Etch a Sketch which cost a small amount more so I bought one and tested it before buying more. The 2nd Etch a Sketch worked just fine so I bought 5. 👍😁The same thing happened with harmonicas! 😰Would you please test inexpensive toys before putting them in your OCC shoebox.🤔
We are all about OCC shoeboxes but I think I'm done with breakable throwaway garbage stuff even if it means sending less. I am going to try to focus on making it about them and not how great I feel sending sooooo many things.
dollar tree used to have a great selection of toys/school supplies. But now days the quality is so poor that I don't think anything they sell will last more than a week.
Just watched yours to pre-game before we head to the Dollar Tree to do our own shoebox shopping. Thanks for sharing!! I look forward to these videos every year! 😍😍😍
Awesome! I so love that you do them!
Yes! Every year when I drop mine off, the lady says "can I have a look?" And I say "you can, but fair warning, you might find it hard to get it all back in!". My box bulges in all directions and is held closed by an elastic band.
Great video 📹 found you through a friend's CZcams channel 😀
I loved your video Sara!! I do OCC every year too : ) Thanks for sharing because it gives me ideas on what to get. I wanted to say that sometimes throughout the year I was able to get some stuff really really cheap at walmart on clearance after holidays such as Valentines, Easter, and last year after Christmas I'm talking like stuff for .10 cents, a quarter, and .50 cents. I put these things in a bin and when its time to do the boxes you have almost everything to fill them. Oh yeah, you can get school supplies really cheap in July and August too.
Are you going to do an OCC box video this year? You are one of my favorites to watch.
👍 Thanks Sarah. Good job as always👏 Space squeezer skills 👏💙 your kind & generous 💜 p.s. for Jacob: Mini Etchasketch for Sarah's Christmas stocking 😂
i wouldn't say no to that! ha!
I think those gifts will hit even deeper this year with everything that is going on. Blessings on blessings!
I got to do one box this year
I need to get my boxes! Do this with my two sons every year!
It's amazing how much you can get from dollar stores.
Our church does this every year. As a family we take on four boxes. We try to pick two boys and two girls. Thanks for the great tips with your boxes. I never thought about those exploding face clothes. That’s a cute idea. Do you know how the quality is? Your kids are going to love their boxes! 😊
New to subscriber, love how you make money/time available to contribute to those in need. Thank you for sharing! Looking for more content like this.
Thanks for the sub! glad you're here!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
We have done these in the past, but unfortunately we have missed a year or two. This year we are packing three boxes. Our kids 12, 9, & 5 are excited to do this again.
This is so inspiring, Sarah!!! When I was a kid I enjoyed the etch-a-sketches and the slinkies! Thank you so much for sharing this with us 🙂 The kids will be thrilled.
Edit: it's hilarious that Maggie hates kids haha
Oh wow, you did great. I do a lot of the things you do with shoebox shopping and making the most of the space. If you haven't dropped them off yet, maybe you can slip a washable face mask into each box too. Also, please consider making your girl boxes sometimes for non-girly girls. The girly stuff is super cute, and so the majority of people who make shoeboxes will buy them for that reason, but not all girls will enjoy that stuff. Lots will, but some won't. Xxxx
My favorite video of yours all year. Love your heart ❤️ Sarah
You did fantastic on getting the box full thank you for sharing
Thank you 🤗
Appreciated
This is a wonderful thing to do !!! Are you asked To prepare different things for boys and girls? I would tend to prefer unisex boxes, since any child could like any color or toy. It would be a pity to gift our occidental stereotypes along with the box. You will make 4 children (and their family) so happy, congratulations !
You are amazing! Bless you
Love to do these!!
Sarah, I want to do this too. So nice of you. Questions: How do you secure the lids so they don't come open in transit (tape? rubber bands?)? Also where did you get shoe boxes from?
The boxes also came from the dollar tree and were included in the total cost! You can also tape them shut, i recommend packing tape as they'll be inspected before being delivered
These are great ideas, guess I’m heading back to dollar tree! Lol
Also a yo-yo, a water bottle, socks, a hat, hair clips and hair elastics, a tangle toy and a colours and shapes snap card game....and it turns out there is still some space in there, so am now trying to think of and source more things. Ideas welcome for a 2-4 year old girl.
Cool idea!
I would only add to be cautious of plastic items that may be health hazards or contain chemicals that are dangerous when "mouthed" by children or come in contact with skin.
that is a good point, I will be marking these for 5+ age groups, so hopefully they'll be past that age.
A bit of food for thought: some of these people might be underprivileged because your tax money pay for exploitation or even wars in their countries. Love your content and the intention is great but things like fast fashion and cheap dollar store products contribute to exploitation and pollution of already poor countries.
Living overseas, I donate to Catholic Charities. It‘s important to give back.