National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November 17-24, so we’re working on putting our boxes together! We collect items all throughout the year; back-to-school sales are a great time to stock up, and end-of-season clearance sales at places like Target are awesome for assorted things I’d never be able to find if I […]
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The gift of literacy (and my book addiction)
Around here, we like books. We really like books. I’ve thought about counting all the books in our house, but that might take a while. {I might have a teensy addiction to books.} I haven’t read as much with Scout and Jem as I’d like, but we do read to them. I plan to start […]
9 Reasons to Pack a Shoebox!
OCC Collection Week is coming SOON! We have our boxes packed and ready to go — but there’s still plenty of time left for you to pack a shoebox, too! Great reasons to pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox: 1 – It’s fun! Every year the kids and I have fun packing our boxes, figuring […]
Free Homeschool Unit Study on Niger
Millions of people in Niger live on less than $1.25 per day, struggling to even feed their families. Samaritan’s Purse wants to provide the 1,400 people living in Guidan Gado (a village in Niger) with a hope-filled future. Raise a Village. In support of the Raise a Village campaign, a team of home educators are […]
100 Shoebox Ideas for Girls: OCC Gifts
Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is coming up soon, but there is still plenty of time to pack a box! Since we know it’s sometimes difficult to come up with ideas, Amy and I have come up with big ol’ lists to get you going. I’m sharing 100 shoebox ideas for a girl and […]
Packing our OCC Shoeboxes!
This year, we decided to prepare one Operation Christmas Child shoebox for each age and gender. There are three age groups: 2-4 years; 5-9 years; and 10-14 years. That means we’re packing six shoeboxes! How we pack our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes: In the past we’ve bought small plastic shoeboxes, but I’ve learned this year […]