As a club we are making bags for kids in Plattsburgh that are in the STOP program shelter. The items to be put in the bags will be similar to shoebox items. The items can be donated by 4H families, friends, or neighbors. The Cloverbuds will decorate the bags and give them to STOP to hand out. The bags will be the size of small gift bags. As with Operation Shoebox, we will bags for different ages and genders: Infants, Ages 1-3, Ages 4-6, Ages 7-9, Ages 9-14.
Here is the list of items to consider for donations:
- Play dough
- Blocks
- Books
- Crayons/coloring pencils
- Coloring books
- Sketch pads
- Activity books
- Pencils/Pens/markers
- Pencil box, sharpener
- Paper
- Stickers
- Journal
- Barbie or small dolls
- Toy soldiers or other small characters
- Cars
- Puzzles
- Kite
- Bubbles
- Shovels
- Bouncy balls
- Small ball
- Sidewalk chalk
- Beach ball
- Jump rope
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Small games
- Cards
- Lego’s
- Play jewelry (lead free)
- Dress-up stuff
- Stuffed animal
- Watch
- Toy camera/phone
- Hair “gear” headbands, elastics, etc.
- Bead kit
- Tractors, backhoes
- Flashlight
- Trains
- Play money
- Wicki sticks/bendaroos
- Silly putty
