Such great prep ideas! Our packing party issue has been people taking things from different age groups tables to add to other boxes. I especially was concerned when they’d take from older tables to give to the toddler boxes! This year we plan on having 3 separate packing parties, one for each age group, so this doesn’t happen again. Also going to try assembly line method where a box is passed down the table and each person is responsible to pack a specific item or two so we make sure everything gets into the boxes. I was tired of finding things left over that I had specifically counted out exactly how many items for the number of boxes being packed. I hope this improves our packing efforts! Maybe helps someone else solve similar issues? I hope this works well this year!
Those all sound like great ideas to implement! Let's pray for all the packing parties that they will be totally Spirit led and filled with quality items!
I know it’s a lot of work because I do 50 of them at my church when I do them in November to get ready for and then I get some help but I’m just so picky I want what I lay out on the table put in there and they don’t always do it so it drives me insane. I gotta just say it’s OK whatever they get they get.
That was great!
Such great prep ideas! Our packing party issue has been people taking things from different age groups tables to add to other boxes. I especially was concerned when they’d take from older tables to give to the toddler boxes! This year we plan on having 3 separate packing parties, one for each age group, so this doesn’t happen again. Also going to try assembly line method where a box is passed down the table and each person is responsible to pack a specific item or two so we make sure everything gets into the boxes. I was tired of finding things left over that I had specifically counted out exactly how many items for the number of boxes being packed. I hope this improves our packing efforts! Maybe helps someone else solve similar issues? I hope this works well this year!
Those all sound like great ideas to implement! Let's pray for all the packing parties that they will be totally Spirit led and filled with quality items!
Fifteen shoeboxes is a lot to organize and pack. You are energetic. You are right about packing parties.
Thank you, Linda! 😊
Same with me I like the hygiene items if I have any clothes or shoes, I like them to go in and school supplies and then the toys
I know it’s a lot of work because I do 50 of them at my church when I do them in November to get ready for and then I get some help but I’m just so picky I want what I lay out on the table put in there and they don’t always do it so it drives me insane. I gotta just say it’s OK whatever they get they get.
When we go to so much trouble, motivated by love, I think it's reasonable to expect those who help to follow instructins. : )
Wow! That sounds like you’re an expert! Wonderful!