What would be good gifts to give to children who were in hurricane Katrina?

My friend and i are wanting to get together with our church and our friends church to do an Operation Christmas for the town of Pearlington, Mississippi, and if you didnt know, Pearlington was only a couple of miles away from the eye of Hurricane Katrina. I did go down there in July to assist in Hurricane relief, coming home with a few new friends! So please if you could help and give me some ideas of gifts to give them, We would be forever grateful!! Plus you get to be apart of helping the children of Pearlington finding there hope again!! Thank You and God Bless!!!!

What would be good gifts to give to children who were in hurricane Katrina?
Kids are kids. The usual girl / boy gifts will do plus school stuff,clothes,and if you know any specific requests go for it. Thanks for looking out for others and being the change. Will Agee -California via Mississippi.
Reply:I just heard of a new thing...new to me anyway-it is called a bo-bo (long O) You take men's socks and make them. They are being made by kindergarten mothers in Florida for the children there. Any thing you can think of from a worm to the ever popular monkey. My niece is making a giraffe for her son. (cause that's what he asked for) I think there would be a variety of ideas - whatever the volunteers would come up with. Just to give the child something to hold on to and feel secure. Boys and girls both need that warmth and love that comes from holding something close.


If you have lots of money at your disposal and could buy stuff I would think the kids would all like those little scooter things. Like a skateboard with a tall handle/steering /balance control. They are pretty inexpensive. Good luck and God bless you right back!
Reply:Give them some goody bags and some small toys like Frisbees, balls, and some stuffed animals
Reply:id like back 2 school stuff
Reply:Best gift would be a roof overhead!
Reply:There are 2 ways to think about this.





First you need to think about what they probably have already to aviod giving them what they already have.


Clothing is good but things like bedding, I would assume they already have by now.


Other things like cudly toys, have probably been given as gifts already; other things like sweets and chocolate do not last and is invaluable.





I would think something that is useful, that they can keep that they wouldn't have had given to them.





I would suggest books of things they like; especally the younger children; then the mother can tell them bedtime stories.





Forget televisions, personal sterios and stuff; they probably can't afford the electricity to run anything like that.





Of course, cash would be a good one; but children could be irrisponsable with money; but thier parents not so much.





These are good ideas; but think about the circumstances.





CREED
Reply:give them acid pops





or a school set (backpacks, etc)


or teddy bears
Reply:Pray for them. That is all i can say.