We pulled out our shoeboxes and pointed out that they were empty! We needed to fill them with fun things for little boys and girls.
SHOPPING: We all piled into the car with J holding his empty shoebox, ready
J is ready to fill his shoebox!
to fill it up! For younger ones, I would really suggest bringing the empty shoebox to the store with you. This really helped J focus while we were shopping. We went down the aisles to look for things little boys and girls could use. He never once forgot the purpose of our visit. Each time we pulled something off the shelf, he placed it in the shoebox. It was fun to watch the shoebox fill up!
PACKING: Since we were technically shopping for 3 boxes we had some more packing to do at home. I spread out all the loot we brought home from the store (the following afternoon) and layed out our three wrapped boxes. I could hand J 3 sets of crayons and he would sort them into the different boxes. We made this an event too, letting him choose which boy would get the grey and white socks and which would get the blue and white ones, …
ABOUT US: OCC has a fun worksheet that allows you to share a little about yourself to the little one that will receive the box. J helped answer the questions 
and glued a picture of himself onto each one. Finally, he helped place the labels on each box and they now sit ready to deliver next week! **Remember if you want to follow your box, you’ll need the barcoded labels found here. **
Your Turn! You still have time to put together your own shoebox of goodies! I was reminded of this event last Thursday and we had it completed by Sunday with no rushing and lots of fun. You don’t have to mail the boxes yourself, just drop them off. Click here to find your nearest drop off location. You can drop off your shoebox between November 15-22. Plenty of time to join in!
