Operation Christmas Child

A friend of mine told me about a Christmas gift donation program called Operation Christmas Child and we jumped at the opportunity.  We didn't have a specific family in mind this year but I wanted to make sure to continue the tradition of giving with the kids.  Nolan really got excited about this project while Quinn was oblivious to it all but she'll understand more and more each year.

The first step was filling out information about himself and coloring the information sheet for the little boy who will receive the package.  He took his time and made sure to color all of the pictures and I helped him fill in the rest.

Next we went to Target one morning and he picked out several toys that he thought were pretty cool and that the little boy would most likely love as well.  He spent A LOT of time in the aisles of Target examining most of the toys he saw.  We narrowed it down to a light saber (we got lucky and found one that collapsed small enough into the shoe box), a couple of small Lego sets, a couple of Star Wars figurines, some crayons, markers and coloring pages, stickers, tattoos, Silly Putty, and a dinosaur.  I think he did a great job and I'm proud of his for wanting to make another kid happy on Christmas morning, I know it wasn't easy for a 4 year old to pick out toys for someone else.

Quinn didn't shop with us at all but needed a photo opp with the finished box.