A few days ago, I was very lucky to be given $50 by my grandparents to spend at the Dollar Tree for OCC. I got 45 things and they totaled to about $50 with tax. I broke the haul into three parts so that it isn't too long. Part two is clothing, school supplies, and other assorted items. The first thing is socks. I got two three packs and a pair for my brother's girl Disney box. Next is this four pack of green cups. They are luau themed and just too cute! I got some snack containers and plates for my grandma's frog box. Unfortunately, the plates don't fit very well but I might be able to squeeze one in. I got three size small t-shirts. They are very high quality and I was impressed that the striped one was at the Dollar Tree! I got this bright green t-shirt for the frog box. It is a medium, but it looks like it will fit a kid aged between 4-7 so it will go in a 2-4 box. I got 36 pencil sharpeners for only $3. They work out to be only 8 cents each! Pencil sharpeners are so necessary for boxes and this is how I buy them every year. I got this 5 pack of notepads. 20 cents for a decent sized notepad is excellent! I got this coloring book for my dinosaur themed box. It is based off of Toy Story, but it has a dinosaur on the cover and a few inside so I thought it would be perfect. Lastly, I got this 48 packs of crayons. I am going to use it to make 4 sets of 12 crayons. I will post later about how to make the cute little case I am using for the crayons. That is all for this part. I got quite a few multi-packs of items which are great for keeping the cost down. I am so happy with all of the things that I got. The last part is toys!
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Buying enough notebooks for 150 boxes would be a very expensive task. It would likely take up the majority of my budget! Fortunately, there are some ways that I can get notebooks besides buying them. I get donations and sometimes even freebies, and I can also make some for my 2-4 year old boxes. This is how to make two notebooks for 2-4 year old boxes out of just a few pieces of paper and some staples. MATERIALS:
STEPS: 1. Use a ruler to mark half of each sheet of paper. 2. Cut all papers in half along the line. 3. Fold all of the white or lined pages in half together. 4. Fold the colored paper in half. I personally used a thicker piece of paper to help make it more sturdy. 5. Unfold both the white pages and the colored pages and add them on top of one another. Staple the crease. 6. Repeat steps 3-5 to make a notebook with the other half of each sheet of paper to make two notebooks. You could skip cutting them in half to make larger notebooks, but I prefer to make the little ones. I listed this as a notebook for a 2-4 box because they are smaller and do not have as much paper, so they are best fit for a younger child that is not in school yet. If you wanted to make the notebook for an older child, simply add more paper and do not cut the sheets in half. I hope that this has helped you! Please comment down below if you made this notebook or any other DIY projects for OCC.
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