Operation Christmas Child | Packing Up 3 Mermaid Shoeboxes | 2-4, 5-9 & 10-14 Girls | OCC 2024

Mermaids! Mermaids! Mermaids! Packing up 3 “Mermaid”, including “Hello Kitty Mermaid” themed Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoeboxes. In this video, I hope to inspire you with ideas for packing your own OCC shoebox by sharing what I have packed for a 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14 year old girls in these three. Thanks so much for watching! Blessings to you!
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[@tillycat8690]

❤beautiful boxes

[@byrdfeed9071]

Mermaids always make such pretty boxes 🧜‍♀️

[@marieterry625]

Your boxes continually inspire me! Beautiful, Creative, Practical and Fun!

[@byrdfeed9071]

Aww, thanks, Marie. I truly appreciate that. 🥰

[@StrawBearie]

Your puppy is so cute! What’s its name? Great shoebox. Since you put in dice, add the Yahtzee printable.

[@byrdfeed9071]

You must’ve been watching one of my videos when I was dog sitting my grand dog (my son’s dog). His name is Ace. As a matter of fact I will be watching him this weekend, too 🐾💙

[@StrawBearie]

@@byrdfeed9071 Actually, this comment was for another KZbinr. I was watching videos on my tv and picked up my phone to comment and I guess I didn’t realize that I picked the wrong video in my history to comment on. I thought I was commenting on Christy M.’s new puppy. Sorry!

[@byrdfeed9071]

Funny 😂😂😂oh, no problem!!

[@bluffcitybounty2122]

Great job on each of these! I love the journal in the 10-14y one, my fav age to pack for. Love those big squishy plush and the tote you made for 2-4. 👏

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Morgan 🥰

[@elena-n5q]

I also have a mermaid themed shoebox for a girl 10-14. 😊 However, I don't think it will be ready until next year. Thank you for the ideas though. I love the Little Mermaid magnets ❤

[@byrdfeed9071]

Oh, Elena, I have a lot of those (boxes I’ve started that won’t be ready until next year) 😉

[@RachelP-tn6rm]

Each box was so special and wow stuffed full of treasures.

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Rachel. I hope all three girls are wowed! 😉

[@denise5457]

Beautiful boxes, as always. Nice that you managed to pack that skipping ball or whatever it's called. I got one of those last year and decided it might be hard to pack so went ahead and sent it with filler. You always make it look so easy. I think it's a great toy to send. 😊 The light-up bouncy ball you put in the 5-9 box... one of the kids I've heard from this year, his mom said that was his favorite item in the box. He received a dino box with lots of goodies but the "light show" ball was his favorite. I'm still seeing the paper dolls so maybe they aren't gone for good. My fave is the one you bought as well. I also loved paper dolls as a kid. 🧜‍♀️🐠💛💙💜

[@byrdfeed9071]

Oh, that’s skipping ball! I’m so glad I only bought one 😆. I think it’s a great toy to send, as well, but it has taken me this long to fit it into a box with other items 😄. i’m so pleased that I got it packed. That is fun to know that the light up ball was a favorite for one of your recipients. I always love hearing what their favorite item was. It’s often surprising. I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for more of the paper dolls.

[@mamachicken1548]

Trish, your mermaid shoeboxes are beautiful and full!! I can't believe how you can get so many items inside the boxes!!! It amazes me!

[@byrdfeed9071]

Haha, yes, sometimes it amazes me, too. I look at a bag of items I’ve collected for a shoebox and think, no way that is going to fit in a box, but somehow (most of the time 😆) it does.

[@Kayla_Schumacher]

3 adorable boxes! All 3 stuffies are too cute!! Love the outfit in the 2-4. It's adorable and the skort is great for that age. In the 5-9, I love the skipping rope and the bracelets that you gave her. In the 10-14, I love her journal and the queen of hearts game (what a nice set!). Thank you for sharing these beautiful boxes! 💜🧜‍♀️🐚 🐠🦀🌊

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Kayla. Yes, each box is so different, but something to love in each of them. TFW 🥰

[@Kayla_Schumacher]

@@byrdfeed9071it's so fun how you can take the same theme and make it so different and for each of the age groups!

[@valswain]

Lots of mermaid inspo here! I love that you did 3 boxes for 3 age groups. You did great dividing up your stash in just the right boxes. My favorite box is # 2, but they are all very cute. 🥰

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Val. Denise liked #2 best, too. That one was last minute and I stole from the other two boxes to help create it, 😂

[@valswain]

@@byrdfeed9071the cute plush, paper dolls, and shirt are what did it for me☺️

[@skyedavisson9173]

All three boxes are so cute!! 🧜‍♀️ 🐚

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thank you, Skye 🥰

[@ששבריבוע]

Super awesome! I love how you have such diffrent approches for the same theme :)🧜‍♀🧜

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks so much for watching 🥰

[@trishamunoz3911]

These boxes are wonderful and will surely bring joy to the girls who get them. I also got a bunch of those chubby colored pencils you put in the 5-9 box. I didn't see one but maybe I missed it, but those colored pencils will need a pencil sharpener with a larger opening. ❤

[@byrdfeed9071]

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. Let me check. If not I will add one. I also realized I needed to add a dry erase marker to the 10-14 box for the laminated maze I included 🙄

[@ursulaschletter1959]

I loved all of those items from all of your shoe boxes, I will be working on a mermaid themed shoe box for next year, all of my other boxes for this year are coming together with the different. Themes, there are three super hero’s boxes for both of the ten to four teen year olds and the five to nine year old boy boxes. I will be adding some out door themed items to the two teen boys boxes as well. Then the three toddler boys are each getting a different themed shoe box which is a construction box, Thomas the tank, dinosaur box, my Dinosaur box is almost done already. The other two I am still working on building up. Also the same with the older boys boxes. Then the Three older girls are getting Encanto themed shoe boxes with some other fun stuff not related to the theme. And the toddler girls are each getting a different themed shoe box, Frozen, Coco Melon/care bear, Gabby’s doll house. When I was at Walmart I found a really beautiful hair amazing doll on clearance But I says to myself I don’t have a specific box for her so I didn’t buy that doll, however when I got back home it dawned on me on me, I can put her in the Coco melon/ care bear themed shoe box, so if there are any of the dolls left I will be getting some and putting one in her shoe box, I was also at Ross and found three packages of toddler girls under ware for a little over three dollars, I bought two of them, I also found a cute pair of little girls sunglasses they were white with sunflowers on the rims, it came with a case, they would go perfectly with doll because her out fit happened to be yellow with some white, so when I go back there if they are still there I be buying them. I also found two really nice shirts for two of my girl boxes, one is pink with a sparkling kitty face on it. It’s for the five to nine year old shoe box, and the other one is a pretty green with a couple of butterflies on it for one of my toddler boxes, the coco melon/ care bear box. I sure wish I could get my sound working g on my KZbin channel because ai want to be Sharing with other OCC packers the items I have been finding for my shoe boxes.

[@byrdfeed9071]

Wonderful! It sounds like you’ve got some great boxes coming together. I can tell you put a lot of thought and love into them. God bless you! Happy packing! 🥰

[@NikiChicote]

beautiful boxes Trish! you put everything so well, even the bandages are on point. the hello kitty mermaid is so cute! thanks for sharing! 💖💖💖

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks Niki. Those bandages are so cute. Actually, I should maybe split them between the 2-4 and 5-9 boxes. (I put the 5-9 box together last minute.) I might go back into them and do that. 😉

[@bernievandewalker1420]

Beautiful Shoeboxes

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thank you 🥰

[@dalehighnote6958]

Great video. Love the wrapping paper. Each box is so special. You got some great deals. Thanks for taking the time to share 3 age groups with same theme.

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Dale. Glad you enjoyed. TFW 🥰

[@batmansboxes4936]

Lumpy (scissors)🤣🤣🤣 that made me laugh. Awesome job getting those large stuffies in the boxes. The outfit in the first box is my favorite. The paper doll books are lovely. I was amazed I found all 4! The skip rope will be a hit! You always color code your boxes beautifully! TFS!

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks Jeannie. I do wish I bought more of the paper doll books when they were around. They’re really nice. I only got two. I’m so glad I was able to get that ice hopper packed. I thought I would never get it to fit in a box. It’s kind of big and not pliable, whatsoever 🥴. I think it should be fun for a 5-9 year-old, though. Thanks for watching, Jeannie. 🥰

[@jillbaird949]

What size are the flip flops in the 10-14 year old box ?

[@byrdfeed9071]

The flip-flops are adult M (7/8).

[@jillbaird949]

@@byrdfeed9071 thank you

[@byrdfeed9071]

@jillbaird949 you’re welcome. I typically buy anywhere between a size 7 - 9 for the 10-14-year-old girls.

[@drogers]

Great mermaid boxes Trish! We must have shoebox telepathy! I’m packing up my mermaid boxes right now! For the first box my favorite items are the adorable mermaid stuffy and the beautiful tote you made! In the second box which is my favorite, I love the skipping rope( I use to love those as a kid), the mermaid tail notebook and the stuffie. In the third box, my favorite items are the cute cute cute jellyfish clips, the hello kitty stuffy and the beautiful bracelet! All three boxes are mer-mazing! You did a great job as always! Thanks for sharing on this chilly Friday night! 🧜‍♀️🐠🌊🐬

[@byrdfeed9071]

The second box was put together at the last minute. I figured I did a 2-4 and a 10-14 and still had the Squishmallow type stuffy left and a couple other mermaid items, so why not do a 5-9. I stole a couple more mermaid items out of the 2-4 and 10-14 box and voilà…the birth of a 5-9 box 😂. Thanks for watching, friend 🥰

[@darlenerogers3218]

These are wonderful boxes! I really enjoyed your video. 💕

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Darlene. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@judyfrazier2462]

Great boxes, Trish !!!!

[@byrdfeed9071]

Thanks, Judy 🥰