Care Packages

For those of you who have wanted to send a care package to us but always didn’t because the thought of ‘what to send’ was overwhelming, this list is for you!

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I’ve always found that though I am a creative person, my mind had NO CLUE what to by people for Christmas let alone send people who were far away so I just never did the latter. Let me start with a list of things we can’t really get here.

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Also let me warn you that shipping to Kenya is costly so we understand if you still don’t want to send us anything; however, I must add that packages are like treasures hidden in time that my kids explode with elation upon finding! So thank you in advance if you choose to send us one.

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To Send:         

• Bisquick mix   (great for frying onion rings for those of you who didn’t know!)
• Canned Refried Beans (currently it takes me 4 hours to make them from scratch PLUS I have to make the tortillas and Salsa from scratch so burritos take ALL DAY!)
• Frito Lay Bean dip (I need it for some recipes)
• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Celery Soup
• Marshmallows (these make good packing material!)
• Velveeta for Johnny
• but don’t forget the canned Rotel to make dip!
• Tortilla chips
• Cereal (any kind, but here’s some of our favorites: Quaker Oatmeal Squares (all flavors), Life, Honey Nut Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and really any cereal!
• Books
• DVD’s (you’d be surprised what we DON’T have like Veggie Tales!) I personally would like: A home video from you, 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, Funny Girl, Yentle, Seven Brides for Seven Bro., Singing in the Rain, Sound of Music, Annie w/ Carol Burnette, My Fair Lady, and any other good musicals out there!
• Toys for the kids (no toy factories in Kenya)
• Baby toys
• Newborn Onesies and sleepers (I’d love any baby stuff for that matter, though I can find most things here)
• Craft supplies (any!)
• Acrylic Paint (These are for my personal use for painting on walls, furniture, etc… Everything here is SO bland. Walls are painted white ROCK with no ability to nail pictures or clocks on them, and furniture is just wood color.)
• For Science I need: 

• 30 Pennies (can’t get those here! Ha!)
• Brown Paper bag (they don’t have them here, only plastic)
• Powdered Tempera Paint
• Clear film canisters
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Plaster of Paris
• Paraffin
• PVA glue (I don’t know what that is.)

Editers Note (Johnny): Please make sure it is legal to send it before you send it. I see some iffy stuff here in Kate's note like PVA glue and paraffin. Also the vast majority of this stuff is available here just more expensive. So should you just want to send money you can do that just designate that it is for buying care package related items.