Children have needs that span a variety of different economic, physical, emotional and social issues. Some may live at or below the poverty line and may be unable to receive the adequate material assistance that they need to survive. Click here to read more about the needs of children and why the smallest project can have a lasting impact in a child's life.
- Make pillows, cards, games, or stuffed toys for children who are sick in the hospital
- Make booboo bunnies for children to receive at a health clinic or at school
- Collect items to make baby bags for poor mothers who recently had a baby -- can contain diapers, baby bottles, pacifiers, burp rags, formula, baby food, etc.
- Plan and share craft projects with other children
- Plan a special event outing or field trip for kids in a low-income preschool
- Bake and decorate cookies with children
- Read with children at a local hospital or wellness center
- Help children at an after-school program develop their talents -- have rehearsal time and hold a talent show
- Hold a drive to collect sunscreen/flip flops/healthy snacks/school supplies for children
- Teach children a special skill or recipe
- Hold clothing drives and donate clothes that are in good condition to those in need
- Re-paint or rebuild playground equipment
- Teach music lessons to children in need
- Lead a craft project with children that will help elderly in a nursing home
- Have a birthday supply drive to give a child in need the party supplies necessary for a birthday party
- Make, buy, or donate toys for children in orphanages or shelters
- Sort through clothing, toys or books others have donated for children in need
- Play basketball or other sports with children in need
- Write letters to local and governmental leaders about the need to protect children from abuse and neglect
- Donate your hair for children with cancer or other medical conditions
- Read books to a sick child
- Befriend a disadvantaged child
- Put together a baby layette for new moms
- Help new mothers with the first 12 weeks postpartum
- Make a first-day-of-school package with school supplies
- Conduct a fundraiser to help send a child to summer camp
- Make care packages (i.e. sunscreen, stationery, stamps) for children at camp
- Talk as a family - and with other families and children - about what it means to be “safe kids”
- Write letters to or for sick children
- Organize a teddy bear drive
- Draw pictures for Save the Children
- Donate and sort books, clothes and party supplies for disadvantaged children
- Select and wrap gifts for the holidays
- To make bags for children in other countries through Kids for Peace
- Teach computer skills to children
- Donate your favorite (healthy!) snack to give to children in need
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