Here is CANADA's list.
NOTE: this list is not exhaustive so many items will need to go to supervisors or manager for a decision, this updated 2011 list does include changes from previous years.
Yes items
Sept 2011
- Baby Powder
- Baby Wipes/Wet Wipes
- Bibles
- Camouflage (Ok if a child can wear/use item without looking like a soldier.)
- Candy (packaged - hard at least on the outside, tic tacs, rockets, Pez, jellybeans ok) ALL CANDY MUST BE BAGGED.
- Candles
- Chalk
- Deodorant (not liquid)
- Floam
- Glue Sticks
- Ink Pad (not liquid)
- Magnets
- Markers
- Magnifying Glass
- Mirrors (only if encased-compact, inside plastic brush)
- Oil Pastels
- Play Dough
- Play Money (doesn't look like real money)
- Porcelain Items
- Razors (age appropriate)
- Powdered Laundry Detergent (original packaging)
- Resin Items
- Sanitary Napkins/Tampons
- Scarves
- Scissors (age appropriate)
- Sewing Kits
- Silly Putty
- Slime
- Soap (bar, not liquid)
- Temporary Tattoos
- Tools, Multipurpose Tools, hammers, screwdrivers, nails, screws etc. (age appropriate)
- Toys (not war-related or frightening)
- Wax Crayons
- Winter Clothes
Sept 2011
- Bubbles
- Candy (candy not hard at least on the outside, chocolate, gum)
- Decks of Cards (Poker Cards)
- Food (Granola bars, Cookies, etc)
- Gum
- Knives (not a multi tool)
- Liquids (Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash, Bubble Bath)
- Make-up (including lip balm/chap stick)
- Medicines
- Mirrors (not encased)
- Perfume Sticks
- Seeds
- Sea Shells
- Vitamins
- War Related (Guns: if it looks like a gun, take it out) Traditional camouflage ( only if item will make child look like a soldier)
hey! i love doing OCC every year and I came across your blog after Operation Christmas Child shared it on Facebook. I didn't know you could put in alot of this stuff! Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDelete~Abbie