Service Project

This year for Family Advent Night's service project, the kids at our church are putting together gifts for hospitalized children this holiday season. This is the service project this year.

I'm all over this. Seany (hospitalized last week) LOVED his backpack of little goodies! It totally made his day. And at different times he'd pull out different things to do. This kind of gift is especially good for kids who can't leave their bed/room. Assorted mini-gifts make it interesting all day long.

If you'd like to contribute, these are some ideas:

VERY IMPORTANT: Items donated must be new (germs can kill these kids)!

-Fun bags/shoeboxes (decorated) to put the goodies in (please donate one per set of items)
-Paper (construction, colored, lined -- can be broken down into multiple gifts)
-Note pads, coloring books, activity books (great to pick up at party stores)
-Crayons
-SHARPENED Pencils (with eraser)
-Markers
-Stickers
-beading projects
-Play-doh
-Playing Cards (kids games available in 2 packs at dollar stores)
-NEW Stuffed animals (CANNOT ACCEPT USED)
-Little toys (Handheld games, cars, pocket dolls, etc)

Great places to get items:
-Party Stores (they have bins with 25 cent items, you could get all kinds of goodies for a couple bucks)
-Dollar Store (great for little hand held games, toys, dolls, cars)
-Wal-Mart and Target (both have 'dollar or under' sections)

The idea is to make each gift an assortment of thing to amuse the kids while they're hospitalized.

Out of towners: Send any items to me by next Tuesday (Nov 18).
Friends from Saratoga Springs: I'll be in SS on Friday morning. I can pick up donations from you then, just me know!