It is that time of year and we are getting excited about our Operation Christmas Child boxes! It has become a tradition with my kids that we have come to love! (Wondering what Operation Christmas Child is all about? Check out my post explaining the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Operation Christmas Child!)
By this time of the year have have a pretty good sized collection of leftover shoe boxes…you know, the cardboard ones that shoes come in! {grins} Well, as I began to check my growing collection this year, I decided to make a change! This year, we have decided on buying plastic storage boxes to use for our OCC boxes rather than our leftover shoe boxes.
Why plastic storage bins?
Many of the children that will be receiving these gifts are in need of everyday materials! Who knows how valuable the plastic container could be to a child or family in need. The plastic storage box could not only be used for storage, but it could become a lunchbox, a mixing bowl, a water basin, a shovel…
(FYI: The 6qt plastic boxes can be purchased on Amazon, but I purchased mine at a hardware store for $1 each.)
What about you…paper or plastic? And Why?
Stay tuned for my next Operation Christmas Child post explaining how we are decorating our plastic OCC boxes!
Attention Bloggers: Please join in and help spread the word about this amazing organization by blogging about your Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts and linking up your post(s) below!
Disclosure: As a member of the iHomeschool Network’s Samaritan’s Purse Blogger Team, I write about the ministry on a volunteer basis. All posts are my own thoughts and do not necessarily reflect the views of Samaritan’s Purse. I am not on employee, agent, or contractor of Samaritan’s Purse.Operation Christmas Child: Paper or Plastic? was first posted by Mama Jenn on October 13, 2012 at 5:29 pm.
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