Anither Wednesday, another video! This week is a frog themed box for a 2-4 year old girl. Many of the items are from the huge Dollar Tree Haul that was paid for by my my grandparents. You can watch the video here or down below.
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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?
Every single one of my boxes is unique and different from the others. However, there are a few things that every box that I pack get. Here is what they are for 2017. Hygiene -toothbrush -bar of soap -tissues -comb (girls only) School Supplies -2 pencils (5-9 and 10-14 only) -pencil sharpener (5-9 and 10-14 only) -crayons (4 pack or higher) -2 pens -notebook, notepad, or other type of paper -stickers Toys -stuffed toy -small top (these from Oriental Trading...I had a $10 gift card from a survey so I used it on these) Of course, more goes into all of my boxes. This is just the bare essentials plus a few extras that I am including in all of my boxes. I will of course try to include as many things in a box as possible. What do you include in all of your boxes?
Deals are sometimes very hard to find. Always looking around is the best way to find them, but sometimes a little bit of help is a welcome surprise. This deal alert is for small notebooks and pens. The first part of this deal alert is small notebooks. They come in three varieties: spiral on the side, spiral on the top, and composition. They are sold at Walgreens in the stationary section (not the back to school section) for 7 for $1, or 14 cents each. They also have slightly larger notebooks at the same price but they only have 50 pages. This deal is one of the best that I have ever got on paper and I would definitely recommend. The other deal is pens. They are only 29 cents for a pac at Walgreens. You can get either BIC 10 count black, BIC 8 count colored, or Papermate blue or black ink 10 count. I got the BIC 10 count so that I can split it into 5 packs of two. The colored set would be great as an extra item for a 10-14 girl. School supplies is a must for boxes and these are great deals to make it more affordable. Have you bought anything from the back-to-school sales for your boxes?
Another Wednesday, another YouTube video! Today is another on of the free boxes. Only one more to complete that part of my 2017 packing goals! This one is for a 2-4 year old boy. You can watch it down below or here. I am so grateful for the response that the first video got! It may not seem like a lot to some, but 16 subscribers is a lot to me! Please help the channel to grow by commenting, liking, and subscribing! I love to hear from you guys!
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