It was fantastic to see all the items that have already been donated to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal on the news tonight - some places were packed with donated clothing! We've just made up a few "care packages" of babies items and toiletries in new reusable containers. The baby ones have nappies, wipes, baby bowls, face washers and that kind of thing. The toiletry packs have soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, combs and lots of free samples of toiletries I've collected from free offers. Each pack only costs about $10 and will hopefully give families some relief for a couple of days.
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We are going to make up a couple of "back to school" bags tomorrow as I tend to overbuy in the sales and have heaps of new school socks, shorts and pants in the cupboard, and will put in a bag with a drink bottle, lunchbox and pencil case from Dimmy's or Chickenfeed. I'm trying to get the kids as involved as possible, but unfortunately there's a bit of "what's in it for me" going on that I will have to work at getting past! They both offered to come with me to choose some things for children their age, but both wanted a "treat" for themselves at the same time - missing the point just a little!!!
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That is so lovely of you Kylie.
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