Christmas children in other countries
It is how children in Spanish-speaking OCC countries say "Merry Christmas"?
What is ¡Feliz Navidad!
Before a single shoebox is handed out to a child at a gospel distribution event, it is the very first thing the local church leaders and children do together?
What is pray over the boxes and present the Gospel message.
While American children usually get a summer break from June to August, children in countries like Australia and South Africa get their longest school break during which months?
What is December and January
It is the shoebox goal set for Western Arkansas
What is 12,001
It is the country that is famous for children decorating trees with paper heart baskets?
What is Norway
It is the most popular sport played by children across South America and Africa?
What is Football (soccer)
Besides national processing centers, it is the final local group that physically hands the shoeboxes to the children?
What are local churches
It is what recycled material children in Malawi and Zambia often make their own toy cars out of
Wire/plastic cartons
It is whether a child must agree to join The Greatest Journey or become a Christian before they are allowed to receive an OCC shoebox.
Shoeboxes are unconditional gifts given to children
In Brazil, It is the massive, week-long pre-Lenten festival that features children dressing up in vibrant costumes and dancing in municipal street parades?
What is Carnival
It is the country where children often eat fresh mangoes and hold beach picnics on Christmas
What is Australia
It is the name of the special, online barcoded label that donors can purchase to print out, attach to their box, and use to find out exactly which country their shoebox traveled to?
Follow Your Box" label.
It is what common, stretchy household trash children in many rural parts of Africa and Latin America often make their own toys, including soccer balls
Plastic shopping bags (wrapped tightly with twine or rubber bands).
It is the beautifully illustrated gospel booklet, written in the child's own language, that is handed directly to every child alongside their shoebox gift?
What is The Greatest Gift" booklet.
Pioneer and Victorian children in the 1800s commonly made dolls out of leftovers from the autumn harvest. It is the natural material was most commonly used?
What is cornhusks
It is the European country where children leave shoes by the fireplace for St. Nicholas?
What is Germany/France?
In many developing countries, it is what children must provide as their own basic tool just to attend school.
What is pencils/notebooks
In countries like South Korea and Japan, It is the chore children are expected to do themselves every single day at school before going home, rather than leaving it to a janitor
Clean the classroom (sweeping, mopping, and wiping desks).
At the end of completing The Greatest Journey discipleship lessons, what special item do the children receive along with a graduation certificate
What is their own bible in their language
In the 1700s, it was a strict tradition that both toddler boys and toddler girls wore the exact same type of clothing until about age 6 or 7. What did they wear?
Dresses (or gowns/petticoats). Boys were only given trousers after a milestone tradition called "breeching."
In the late 1800s, a popular Christmas tradition emerged where children would hunt for a specific glass ornament hidden deep in the branches of the Christmas tree. The first child to find it won an extra gift. It is the shape of the ornament?
What is a Pickle (The Christmas Pickle tradition).
It is the reason camouflage items or toy weapons prohibited in OCC boxes?
Many children live in war-torn areas
In India, children look forward to the colorful spring festival of Holi, where they celebrate by throwing what at each other?
What is colored powder (and water).
It is why items like seeds, organic food mixes, or dried flowers are strictly prohibited from being shipped internationally in a shoebox?
What is because of strict agricultural customs laws meant to prevent the spread of invasive pests or plant diseases.
It is the country children greet others with "Jambo"?
What is Kenya