Digital Designs & One-of-a-Kind Finds
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Met Reed Robertson, Jase, Si, Godwin and Martin (all you can see is his hat) signing autographs at the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway today! We volunteered at an information table for Operation Christmas Child at the raceway. On a break, we met the Robertsons and asked Uncle Si to sign our Operation Christmas Child shirt!
Purchased 510 plastic Easter Eggs at Walgreens and one spool of nylon thread at Hobby Lobby to create Easter Egg Necklaces for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! We will fill the eggs with small toys and trinkets but the child can also use the necklace to carry their own treasures too!
Did You Know? Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are collect in 11 countries around the world: United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Spain and even the tiny country of Liechtenstein!
In our mailbox today was a small white envelope. As soon as we saw Guyana in the return address, we knew this was our very first letter from an Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipient! Carefully opening the envelope, we pulled out a folded piece of notebook paper with a small boy’s handwriting on it. His one letter brought us as much joy as I’m sure our shoebox gave to him!
We were there when the Chick-Fil-A Cow met a shoebox costume at the DFW Processing Center for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes!
Movies and music go hand-in-hand, so what better way to express our love for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes than with a song from the cinema! You know the tune of ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’, so sing along as you read through our shoebox-themed lyrics!
Every Operation Christmas Child shoebox created reaches a child for Christ which is why our motto this year is “Pack One More Than You Made Before”! Share this catchy quote through social media and inspire your friends and family to reach more children and bless them with a shoebox gift and the love of Jesus!
These Texas scene postcards have a field of beautiful bluebonnets and wildflowers and will go into each of our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! We personalized the back of the postcards with a special message.
This 2015 Jeep Renegade is a shoebox lover’s dream come true! We designed the paint job on this car to look like a shoebox on wheels. This is one unique way to spread the word about Operation Christmas Child!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed turkey, hygiene items, and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed dog, hygiene items, and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed dog, hygiene items, and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed penguin, hygiene items, work gloves and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old girl. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed chick, hygiene items, hair accessories and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is an umbrella, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed bee, hygiene items, work gloves and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is a screwdriver, tape measure, flashlight, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed dog, hygiene items, work gloves and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is a screwdriver, tape measure, flashlight, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed lion, hygiene items, work gloves and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old girl. In it is a pair of flip flops, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, flower lei, stuffed rabbit, hygiene items, hair accessories and more!
We packed this Operation Christmas Child shoebox for a 10-14 year old boy. In it is a pair of sneakers, clothing, plastic dishes, baseball, Salvation Bracelet, candy, stuffed camel, hygiene items and more!