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Pack a Shoebox
Share God's love this Christmas
Shoebox
Get an empty medium sized shoebox, wrapping the lid and box separately in colourful wrapping paper. Attach the appropriate boy/girl label, marking if your gift is for a boy or a girl. Select an age category 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 and attach the label to the top of your shoebox.
Fill with gifts
Add a 'wow' item such as a doll, cuddly toy or deflated football with pump. Now fill your shoebox with a selection of fun toys, hygiene items and school supplies. See our Gift Suggestions below for more ideas.
Make your shipping donation
If you make your shipping donation online at Follow Your Box you can discover the destination jcountry of your shoebox gift, by adding the barcode we send you to your shoebox. Simply donate £3 for each shoebox you pack to cover transportation costs. Or you can enclose cash or cheque (to Samaritan's Purse) and place it in an envelope inside your shoebox on top of the contents.
Note: Follow your Box is only available when you pay online.
Pray
Pray for the child who will receive your gift. Why not include a personal note and photo of yourself or your group?
Drop Off Your Shoebox
Place a rubber band around each closed shoebox and take it to a local drop-off location between 1st - 18th November. Your nearest drop-off point will be listed on the website from October onwards (find my nearest drop off point), or call 01993 770620.
Quick Tools
Instructions & Labels
Includes large-print instructions, gift suggestions, and labels.
Need More Labels?
A full page of printer-friendly boy/girl labels for multiple shoebox gifts.
Need Boxes for a Large Group?
You can purchase pre-printed boxes in sets of 50 or 100.
Gift Suggestions
Toys
Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skipping rope, ball, small puzzles etc.
School Supplies
Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens, stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calculators, colouring & picture books etc.
Hygiene Items
Toothbrush and toothpaste, bars of wrapped soap, comb or hairbrush, flannel.
Other Items
Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up torch, wrapped sweets (best-before-date must be at least March of the following year).
Do Not Include
Used or damaged items, war related items such as toy guns, play soldiers or knives; chocolate or other food items; liquids or lotions of any type including bubbles; medicines; hand-made or knitted stuffed toys; anything of a political, racial or religious nature; sharp objects; glass containers, mirrors or fragile items; playing cards of the 4-suit variety; clothing other than as listed above.
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