have enough toys for 600 Mexican migrant worker's children...
I've spent three days this week shopping for bargains and soliciting donations of toys for Mexico. This involved going to multiple stores multiple times, first scouting out appropriate toys for $1.00 or less, then returning to make purchases. Sometimes it required going to two of the same stores in different locations in order to find enough of a specific toy.
Although I love shopping and enjoyed this task, three days, even for a seasoned shopper as myself, is a lot of shopping!
The toys will be one part of what we bring as we participate in the Children's Day festival on Sunday. There will be a parade and refreshments along with pinata, clown and music provided by the locals. We will do Native American drum and circle dance with the children along with making "salvation
bracelets, a prayer tent, Veggie Tales video, toy give away including several grand prizes, and 600 bags of candy.
My
contribution will include a photo booth where I will take a picture of each child along with one of the Native
Americans dressed in traditional clothing. Jay will print the photo along with a scripture
declaration and a third person will help attach the photo to a mat and allow the child to pick a fancy sticker to decorate the frame. I'm hoping we can come up with a system that will allow us to photograph all the children so each goes home with their own picture at the end of the day.
have enough toys for 600 Mexican migrant worker's children...
I've spent three days this week shopping for bargains and soliciting donations of toys for Mexico. This involved going to multiple stores multiple times, first scouting out appropriate toys for $1.00 or less, then returning to make purchases. Sometimes it required going to two of the same stores in different locations in order to find enough of a specific toy.
Although I love shopping and enjoyed this task, three days, even for a seasoned shopper as myself, is a lot of shopping!
The toys will be one part of what we bring as we participate in the Children's Day festival on Sunday. There will be a parade and refreshments along with pinata, clown and music provided by the locals. We will do Native American drum and circle dance with the children along with making "salvation bracelets, a prayer tent, Veggie Tales video, toy give away including several grand prizes, and 600 bags of candy.
My contribution will include a photo booth where I will take a picture of each child along with one of the Native Americans dressed in traditional clothing. Jay will print the photo along with a scripture declaration and a third person will help attach the photo to a mat and allow the child to pick a fancy sticker to decorate the frame. I'm hoping we can come up with a system that will allow us to photograph all the children so each goes home with their own picture at the end of the day.
1 comment:
That's a lot of toys.
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