These are Blessings Bags (see the original idea here), bags to give to the homeless.
Last week was our first St. Louis Cardinals game for the season, and we parked in our usual spot, walking our usual route down the street to Busch Stadium.
And, we saw the usual people: Cardinals fans, street vendors, and a couple homeless people begging for change.
It didn't sink in until after the game as to what we needed to do. I remembered my Pinterest pin from this winter, and our plan was hatched.
We had been given tickets to another game this week, so the boys and I headed to WalMart to pick up the items to be put into our Blessings Bag. Here is what we decided on:
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- mouth wash
- comb
- Clorox wipes
- baby wipes
- Tylenol
- first aid kit
- tissues
- bar soap
- shampoo
- deodorant
- lotion
- germ-x
- chapstick
- gum
- granola bar
- crackers with peanut butter
I then slipped all the items neatly into a one gallon ziploc bag and added a Bible verse in the front. We made two of these bags, as we had seen two homeless men on our last walk to the stadium.
So last night was the game. I carried the bags in my tote, and Noah had an eye out for a homeless person to bless. And, we didn't see a single person to give the bags to. We were a little disappointed.
Plan B: pass the bags to our neighbors who are going to the baseball game tonight!
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