I just got back from a rather long vacation to Orlando and Boston for my cousin's wedding and some end-of-summer fun! It was so fun! I stayed in three hotels and was gone for about two weeks, so in that time I managed to collect quite a lot of things for OCC. Here is what I got. I got 5 packs of crayons from various restaurants that my family and I visited. I am very excited to have Crayolas! I got a lot of bars of soap because my family and I always use the liquid soap. These 8 are just the ones from one hotel. These 5 are from the other hotels. They are kind of small, so if I have enough, I might double them up. We went to a street fair in Boston and won this cute little elephant. He might just be the start of a safari themed box! I have been wanting blankets for my boxes for a while and I was very happy to get this one. I have heard that many families can only afford one blanket so the whole family sleeps together to stay warm. This might be the opportunity for a child to sleep on their own! I picked up the pens in our rooms and got nine. The other three are somewhere in my stockpile. Lastly, I got 6 notepads. The small one have a lot of pages but the larger one only has a few. They will likely both be used as extra paper. That is all that I collected on this trip. Do you save anything for OCC while on vacation?
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Recently, I went into Party City to see their party favors section. I know that they sell party favors individually for very low prices and I thought that it might be a good way to pick up a few small toys. I was right! Party City was great for getting a few small toys and trinkets for OCC and I am definitely planning on going back. Here are the two things I got at this trip. The first thing that I got was this notepad. My brother is making some Disney themed boxes and the one for a 2-4 girl needed paper. I picked this up because it is great for a little girl. It has Minnie Mouse on the front and it was only 40 cents! The other thing that I got is this tambourine. I have heard from people who have distributed boxes that the kids live toys that make music. This tambourine is the perfect size for a shoebox and was on sale for only 30 cents. Can't beat that! My total with tax came out to be only 75 cents. I save all of the change that I find on the floor in a jar and use it for small purchases like this. Have you ever shopped for boxes at Party City?
Last week, I went to Walmart and I found one of my best finds yet. It was a surprise egg left over from Easter...and it was only $0.10! I was so excited to open it that I took the picture still inside Walmart! I couldn't believe that it was still there from Easter. Inside of the egg was this cute little plush puppy clip. He will make a great addition to a box! I also saved the egg to use as a soap dish in a box. It was plenty big and really sturdy. That was my fun find. What have you found recently?
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