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Themed Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes Packed in 2018

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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