- 1). Determine what age the child will be who will receive your gift. Different ages require items that are developmentally appropriate. For example, you would give a toddler sturdy board books but a teenager may enjoy young adult novels.
- 2). Go shopping for any gifts you feel would benefit a foster child. Use the list here but also think of some other items that will be unique to your gift alone.
- 3). Gather your items and remove price tags and excess packaging. You will want to keep most of the packaging intact but remove what you need to fit the items inside the pillowcase.
- 4). Collect your items inside the pillowcase. Lay your pillowcase flat on the ground with everything inside. Fold the opening over and use your fabric ribbon to tie the pillowcase just like you were wrapping a present. You will have ribbon on all four sides of the pillowcase. Alternately, you can gather the opening closed and tie your ribbon into a bow.
- 5). Deliver your gift to your local Department of Child and Family Services office. You can find these offices in the front of your phonebook under Government. You may also try private non-profit agencies that have a foster care division.
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