| Cardboard shoe boxes are used for more than just | | | | EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES – something to do Felt |
| packaging shoes. They are also often used for | | | | pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, rubber, colouring |
| sending food parcels and also for Christmas shoe box | | | | book,notepad, picture/puzzle book, chalk, pencil case, |
| appeals. Christmas shoe box appeals often put toys in | | | | stickers, calculator, crayons, colouring book, a pair of |
| shoe boxes for children in hospital or in third world | | | | scissors, small travel games etc. |
| countries. Some charity’s that run Christmas shoe | | | | HYGIENE ITEMS – something to use Toothbrush, |
| box appeals are: | | | | toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair clips, bar of wrapped |
| Operation Christmas Child | | | | soap, shampoo, deodorant, plasters, flannel etc. |
| Samaritan’s Purse | | | | OTHER ITEMS – something to eat or wear |
| The Rotary Shoebox Scheme | | | | Sweets, chocolate (sell-by date to be at least March |
| Link Romania | | | | of following year), gloves, scarf. sunglasses, cap, hat, |
| Guidelines as to what to put in the shoe boxes are | | | | bangles, necklaces, socks/tights etc. |
| different for each scheme but some items to include | | | | When filled the shoe boxes are normally collected |
| are: | | | | together into a local group before being collected and |
| TOYS - something to love Bear, soft toy, tennis ball, | | | | sent off to the national warehouse of the operation. |
| finger puppet, jigsaw, yo-yo, building blocks, a small | | | | These cardboard shoe boxes are then loaded onto |
| bouncy ball, small musical instrument, balloons, simple | | | | lorries and sent to the needy people. So why not start |
| jewellery, (for boys – trucks and cars, for girls – | | | | a local group in your area and make a difference. |
| doll, clip-on earrings, make-up or hair accessories) etc. | | | | |