When I pack shoeboxes I often try to pack them around some sort of theme. Sometimes that happens as I'm packing, oh look, here's a stuffed teddy bear and here's a notebook with a teddy bear on it, and here's a pencil bag with a bears on it, etc. Other times early in the year I'll find an item or two and shop all year towards that theme. Either way, when I do a theme box, I don't leave out anything on our basic packing list-I still put in hygiene, school, and art supplies, clothing, whistle, etc as well as toys (including a ball and stuffed animal) with a family photo. I just try to find versions of what we are putting in that goes with the theme and occasionally an extra item or two.
Anyhow, here's some sheoboxes I packed around themes last year-most just photos I snapped with my phone as I packed:
This was one of my favorites! A construction themed one! My mom found the big construction building toy on a deal at Hollar on Black Friday. My aunt found the building photos in a calendar for me to put in the lid, and I found the Bob The Builder coloring book at Mighty Dollar. It turned out to be a 5-9 boy box with yellow as a secondary theme.
This was a blue, bird themed 2-4 boy shoebox.
A bug themed shoebox with fabric including bugs, a bug house and net, and Bumble Bee Transformer toy.
A chick themed shoebox for a 5-9 girl
A monkey themed for a 5-9 boy.
An ocean themed shoebox that I think ended up being for a 5-9 girl.
An octopus themed box for a 5-9 boy (you can see our idea/check list in this photo we use when packing boxes)
A seal/sea lion/polar themed shoebox for a 5-9 boy I think.
Simile face themed box for a 5-9 boy (lot more in this box than can be seen in this photo)
Stingray themed shoebox for a 5-9 boy.
A train themed box for a 2-4 boy.
This was another favorite of mine-a western theme built around a horse stuffed animal and cactus pencil case I found at Bargin Hunt.
For more ideas/fun boxes, check out our other themed shoeboxes!
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