Well, I have some exciting news!  The quest for free washcloths is over!  I was able to finish the washcloths up last week with some Kohl’s cash.  Yay!!!  I really hate spending money on washcloths, but at this point I feel they need to go in the boxes.  I use every opportunity to get them for free.  I was also able to add to several other areas with Staples Rewards, JCPenney Rewards and I cleaned out a craft cabinet and found new items that could be donated instead of stored indefinitely.  That’s a win-win, folks.  I used Swagbucks and purchased pencil sharpeners from Amazon.  I converted Bing Rewards into an Amazon gift card to buy toothbrushes.  Things are moving along nicely, which is great……since the packing party is in 3 1/2 weeks.  Gulp.

Here are the updated numbers:

spiral notebooks 600+

crayons/markers 600+

washcloths 600+

toothbrushes 600+

combs 600+

toothpaste 1 / need 599 more

candy 221 / need 379 more

stuffed animals 1 / need 599 more

pencil sharpeners 434 / need 166 more

stuffed animals 0 / need 600

soap 5 /need 595

pens 748/ need 452 more

pencils 319 / need 2681 more

Fillers :

girls 2-4  78 / need 200

girls 5-9  146 / need 200

girls 10-14  104 / need 200

boys 2-4  37 / need 200

boys 5-9  241

boys 10-14  35 / need 200

generic fillers 61 / need 600-1200