{"id":679,"date":"2016-11-10T22:50:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T23:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/?p=679"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:31:57","slug":"make-diy-blessing-bags-for-people-who-are-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/10\/make-diy-blessing-bags-for-people-who-are-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Make DIY \u201cBlessing Bags\u201d for People who are Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8957639 size-full skip-lazy lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"blessing-bags\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hip2save.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/blessing-bags.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;strip=all\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for an easy\u00a0way to give back this holiday season, consider collecting small personal care items and compiling\u00a0\u201cBlessing Bags\u201d\u00a0for those that are homeless. This is a\u00a0fun family activity kids can help with, and a perfect way to donate extra free and inexpensive items acquired through couponing\u00a0during\u00a0the year.<\/p>\n<p>You can make as many as you\u2019d like\u00a0using <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2fVianH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">gallon sized plastic Ziploc bags<\/a> and donate to a shelter or food bank.\u00a0Also, consider keeping\u00a0a few in the car for when you see someone in need.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8957087 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"blessing-bags-supplies\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hip2save.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/blessing-bags-supplies.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;strip=all\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro lead\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ideas for Items to Use in Blessing Bags: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>toiletries {deodorant, toothbrushes, razors, soap, shampoo}<\/li>\n<li>hand warmers, socks, wash cloths, gloves<\/li>\n<li>bottled water, granola bars, tuna\/cracker packs, beef jerky<\/li>\n<li>lip balm, sunscreen,\u00a0female personal hygiene<\/li>\n<li>small denomination gift cards for coffee &amp; food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8957600 \" src=\"https:\/\/hip2save.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/blessing_bags-hip2save.jpg?resize=581%2C451&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro lead\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Looking for more\u00a0ways to spread kindness?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0print the <a href=\"https:\/\/hip2save.com\/2016\/11\/01\/30-days-of-giving-back-free-thanksgiving-acts-of-kindness-printables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 Days of Giving Back printable Acts of Kindness ideas<\/a> we recently shared\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8957679 size-full aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"fb-photo-30-days-of-giving-back\" width=\"2167\" height=\"2167\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hip2save.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fb-photo-30-days-of-giving-back.jpg?resize=2167%2C2167&amp;strip=all\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking for an easy\u00a0way to give back this holiday season, consider collecting small personal care items and compiling\u00a0\u201cBlessing Bags\u201d\u00a0for those that are homeless. This is a\u00a0fun family activity kids can help with, and a perfect way to donate extra free and inexpensive items acquired through couponing\u00a0during\u00a0the year. You can make as many as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":680,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions\/680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.autotradethemasters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}