Operation Christmas Child: Donation Haul, Part 2
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Hey friends, come along with me as I continue to unpack this huge donation from Williams’s family in Missouri. There are so many fun items in here for shoeboxes and I’m also hoping to make some filler kits with some of these items.
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The donation excitement continues!! I took those same ribbon dancers out of the packaging and just twirled the ribbon around the stick. They packed very easily that way and took up very little space. I’m watching this on Jan 5 during a 2-3 day snowstorm, but praying it will stop and the roads will be cleared by Monday morning so I can check to see if Walmart has gone to 90% off Christmas clearance (Monday is supposed to be the day) . I know there won’t be much left, but I’m pretty good at digging to find the leftovers.
Oh goodness now you got me wanting to go back to Walmart! And I’m sure they have their valentines stuffies out which were amazing last year!
Hi Sarah, Thanks for sharing with us your huge donation from Williams family. I have three shoeboxes in development each with a ribbon dancer like yours. I have found that I can remove the packaging, fold the ribbon, and secure it with a small, elastic band to the wand / handle. I am thus packing something the size of two pencils rather than a large, hollow tube of plastic.
For imaginative play, I have packed a ribbon dancer with a plush cat i.e., the ribbon dancer doubles as a cat toy. Today, I purchased Christmas stockings for cats on clearance. These have "ribbon dancers" for cats with tiny bells. For a little bit of extra fun, I will be packing these into my Chrismas themed shoeboxes. 😺
What a great idea!
The friends forever little dolls come from dollar tree for $1.25. They also had packs of plastic wigs so you could change their hair. They also had clothing packs for them that were made of cloth. I bought a lot of them this past year to put in OCC shoe boxes. There was also a small wardrobe case that comes with three hangers to hang their clothes and a section where the doll can fit. Super cute!
That is great to know. It would be a good set for a shoebox.
I also plan to cut out some of the packaging to include with the dolls that tells each doll's name, interests, and aspirations 🙂
I live in the UK. I jokingly have an unofficial Claire’s outlet in a local thrift store. These items are usually like £1 per item and retail for a crazy price. They are usually on branded packaging too.
I wish UA-cam would allow pictures in comments because that would be interesting to see!
The dolls come from the Dollar Tree. They also have clothes and wigs. I packed 2 dolls, 4 outfits, and 2 wigs per box. Happy Packing ❤
Great idea! I heard they have cases for them too. I’d like to find some.
Thanx for showing...love the planes, dolls, jacks!! 😊
I know, those planes were my favorite!
I love all your occ videos! I love how you got your family inspired to help with the boxes. You do a great job, you and your husband both.
It means a lot to us, thank you! 🥰
Super haul! 😀👍🏼
I recently picked up, I believe it was 17, tumbling blocks sets. I think they are like a generic form of jinga? They were 25% off. Plus yesterday I picked up a lot of Christmas crafts for 50% off. I didn’t count them, I just took them all! They are little wooden ornaments with markers included for coloring them! Last month hubby picked up about a dozen or so small blankets to pack as well. Not sure what they cost, but they are small enough to fit without vacuum sealing them! Truth be told, they are labeled as pet blankets, but once the packing is taken off, you cannot tell they are for a pet, and they are really cute and colorful as well! After my retired military son mentioned his seeing blankets as a much needed item in most of the areas he’s been to, I’m trying to include some type of blanket. This 2024 packing, our blankets had to be vacuum sealed to fit in the boxes. Now these won’t have to be! 😃
Somebody told me that the dollar tree has small blankets in the baby section. I haven’t checked yet, but maybe you can find some there.
I found plain red cups with straws ( in the Christmas stuff) at Walmart for 50 cents! Bought 40 for the shoeboxes our Sunday School kids make every year!
Nice find!
Thank you Sara and William, I am really excited for this year. I'm going to start early put together as many as I can. I've been hearing alot of controversy around the gifts bought for Angel TREE. I've decided to give only really full, great quality gifts for OCC boxes. I may not be able to do as many but this may be the only gift some kids get and I want them to be moved with joy. - Aneta from Caledon, Ontario Canada ❤
That is wonderful!
Super excited for part three!
So many great items! Part three is coming next week.
I like the pipe cleaner to hold the jump rope. The flat washcloth could go in a little filler pack with a deodorant and clippers and file. Good call to leave the ribbon dancer in the packaging.
Good idea!
The shipping costs do add up. But they are much less expensive than regular shipping.
Sarah, is there an address we can use to send items for OCC to you? Sixty boxes for one couple is A LOT, especially since we know you send full, high quality boxes. I bet some viewers would like to contribute to your stash. I don't have anything yet but I might be able to make some fun items.
I enjoy your videos so much (more so with cats or dog or husband included). Still, you are a superstar all on your own!
Thank you!! If anyone has extra items they can send them as filler to the processing centers. It sounds like it’s really needed. We are blessed to always have lots of items for our shoeboxes.
The dolls are from dollar tree and the hair is actually supposed to come off! They also sell extra clothes and wigs at the dollar tree
Whew! I thought I broke it.
I think the fabric clothes for Chelsea fit perfectly and are more modest than their original clothing. In my Dollar Tree in NWA we can get the first style doll you showed and one with a ponytail and one with glasses. All so cute! $1.25 each.
What wonderful donations! 🎉 Those ribbon dancers are a great idea! The little dolls are really nice quality from Dollar Tree and you can also find adorable outfits there to fit them as well as Chelsea dolls. ❤
Oh, that’s good to know. I have some Chelsea doll clothes.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 🥰
I just went yesterday in Wal-Mart and found in various parts in the store Christmas clearance items. Shirts for $1, Cindy Lou from the Grinch doll for .39 cents, rain deer stuff animal that was $12.98 on sale for $1.29. I always look at clearance isles.
Great deals! I keep telling myself I’m not going to go to another store until I have all of my stuff put away! Lol
Sara please chime in...but I think if anyone wants to send you items they can just drop them off at the OCC drop-off location near them. You dont need to build boxes to be a big help. Donate your toys for filler.
Yes exactly. I would encourage anyone to pack boxes or donate items to their local church or processing center.