From: UK To: Children Everywhere

Operation Christmas Child brings gifts to children around the world. This program begins in the UK, where donors collect shoe-boxes filled with gifts. Children everywhere have a chance to enjoy Christmas day because these shoe-boxes are sent to hospitals, poor countries, orphanages, homes, shelters, and refugee camps.

Many companies and families work with this organization. So if you are a school teacher this is great holiday themed assignment for elementary students. It gives them the opportunity to learn about different cultures. Many businesses take part in this as their charitable contribution. Some families fill their boxes with their children’s old toys and some new ones as well.

Check out Operation Christmas child to extend happiness to another. Be mindful to make your shoe-boxes specifically for a boy or girl. Some ideas for boys are trucks, toothbrushes, gloves, markers, horoscope pendant. Every little girl loves jewellery, so fill her shoe-box with chandelier earrings, dolls, tights or hats.

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