Here's an Operation Christmas Child shoebox we packed for a 5-9 year old girl this year. This shoebox was 342 inches cubed, for comparison, a GO box is 306 inches cubed, so it's pretty close in size.
If you'd like ideas for other ages be sure to check out my posts on boxes from this year for: Girl 2-4 years, Boy 2-4, Boy 5-9, Girl 10-14, & Boy 10-14.
What went into the shoebox gift:
- Hygiene Supplies:
- Toothbrush
- Toothbrush case
- Ivory soap (bagged)
- Soap case (snack container)
- Washcloth
- Comb
- School Supplies:
- Pencils
- 3-regular
- 4-decorative
- Pens
- 1-red
- 1-blue
- 1-black
- Enclosed Sharper/Eraser combo
- Erasers
- Ruler/stencil/compass combo
- Composition book
- Mini lined notebook
- Pencil case
- Art Supplies:
- Colored Pencils
- Plain pad of paper
- Small coloring book
- Scissors
- Practical items:
- Flashlight & extra batteries
- Mini blanket
- Bag to store items in
- To wear:
- Headband
- Hat
- Bracelet
- Sandals
- Toys
- To play noisily or with others
- Ball
- Marbles
- Whistle
- To play with quietly alone
- Mini BB maze
- Lion foam 3D puzzle
- To "love"
- Crochet bunny
- Mini cat
- We share Why We Include a Stuffed Animal in Each Operation Christmas Child Shoebox We Pack in this post.
- Candy ( bagged & in original wrapping) UPDATE: As of 2017 no candy is allowed.
- Personal correspondence (not pictured)
- Family photo
- Letter to the child
And here's how it was packed:
The composition book then bent over the top, the advantage to soft ones!
Many people ask about adding a full size notebook in a shoebox so I wrote a post about it: How to Fit a Full Size Spiral Notebook in and Operation Chritstmas Child Shoebox. There are more details on the various ways one will fit.
You may also like to check out our complete series on How To Fit More in An OCC Shoebox.
We don't pack many shoeboxes for this age range, but you can see some of what we have in these posts: 5 to 9 year old Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes
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