2018 Family Packing Party

I don't think I'll have time to take photos and write a post about our family packing party this year, so I thought I'd share the link to the YouTub video I made showing the set-up.

Check out more about packing parties in these posts.

Family Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party 2016

I know this is a little late for last year, but I finally got time to type it up, so I thought I'd share in case it helps others in planning smaller Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing parties.  We are 4-5 adults who pack about 50 boxes on a Saturday. We are all knowledgeable about shoeboxes, and try to fit as much in our boxes as possible and make them personal.  So, rather than have a tightly set list and controlled number of items, we all choose what we want to/can put in.  You can see various other ways we've done packing parties for various groups over the years here.

In the past I've tried to pre-pack the pencil packs, and set out with each age group the right number of other items with each age groups' packing area, but this year I didn't have time to do that so I just laid it out all out together.  This side was art

Prepping for Our Family Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party

I've been working, along with my daughter Sarah, opening all the packages, throwing away or recycling what packaging we can and taking inventory of our  Operation Christmas Child shoebox stock in preparation of our upcoming family packing party.  Here are just a few of the items.

School Supplies:

 Stuffed Animals: