The Christmas Box House

Last Wednesday I got to travel with Hayden's school class to the Christmas Box House for a field trip. It was such a good experience! The Christmas Box House is a safe place for children who may need to spend some time away from their own homes. You can read more
here

The class had prepared some gifts to take - lap quilts that they had tied, and original story books that they had written and illustrated themselves. A few days before the trip, Hayden's teacher had provided each student with a hard bound book that they could use to write a story, illustrate the story and design the cover of a special book. The children were so excited for the trip.

This is a picture of the big Christmas Tree in the entry room. We learned that the tree is up all year long and that different groups get to come and decorate the tree with a different theme each month (the kids enjoyed hearing about the tree with flip-flops and sunglasses!)

We learned about the Quilt Room where children get to pick out their very own blanket. We got to tour the classroom with 10 desks, see the laundry room, the library, the visiting room, and onsite dentist's office.

There was also a beautiful room with a fireplace and large stained glass window. This room was very peaceful.

The children were really touched to learn about this wonderful place and be able to help children their very same age. I'm grateful to such a wonderful teacher who organized this trip and helped the class provide such meaningful service to other children at Christmas time.