Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party Memories

In the early part of November 2013 I shared how our Children's Pastor had drafted my daughter to host an Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing party for the kids at church.  She had 12 days to plan, shop (with a very limited budget) and organize the packing of 100 shoe boxes by the kids in our AWANA program (grades K thru 5).  I shared our journey as it unfolded and I have decided to share links to all of the posts here so anyone interested in hosting a packing party can find them easily and hopefully find some ideas and inspiration for their own party.

• Spur of the Moment Packing Party for 100 OCC Boxes ~ "On a Wing and a Prayer"
• It Takes a Family to Plan a Spur of the Moment Packing Party for OCC
• Step 1: Take Inventory of Stock on Hand
• Step 2: Candy Preparation
• Step 3: Bagging Hygiene Supplies 
• Step 4: Crafting Items to Stretch the Budget 
• Step 5: Bagging School Supplies 
• Step 6: Sorting Fillers By Age Groups 
• Step 7: Setting Up for Packing
• Donations Received from Near and Far 
• Thankful for a Home Printer 
• Final Accounting 
• A Favorite Story from Our 2013 Spur of the Moment OCC Packing Party
• Let the Packing Begin! A Photo Essay 
• Sweet Memories from Our AWANA Kids' Shoe Box Packing Party
• An Email Received from a Shoe Box Kid!
• Could It Be One of Our Flower Hair Clips?

Here is a link that will take you to the blog page that you can scroll down thru all the posts tagged with the packing party -- if you would like to find them that way:  Spur of the Moment Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Packing Party.

Happy Packing!