My kindergarten class embarked upon one of the most
worthwhile, amazing Service Projects ever! We had a conversation in my classroom about “going to the
hospital.” That led to children
discussing their fears about staying overnight in the hospital. I shared with my students that our
Children’s Hospital accepts really cute, bright, cheery pillowcases for
children to use (and keep) when they have to stay over night in the hospital to
make them feel more comfortable and happy. We decided to MAKE PILLOWCASES for the Children that have stay
overnight at the hospital.
First we needed to know what was required for the
pillowcases. We got our guidelines
from ConKerr Cancer, a nationwide organization that provides smiles to children with life changing illnesses to make them feel special.
I sent home a newsletter to all the parents telling them
about our project and asking for their (optional) participation. My kindergarten students were to choose
the fabric for 2 pillowcases and help their parent with the measuring! The parent was asked to do the
sewing. If they did not know how
to sew, I offered to do the sewing for them! Several parents took me up on this!! (I LOVE sewing!!!)
My student’s were absolutely delighted to show the fabric
they picked out at school!! And, this
project took on a multi-generational turn!! Some of the mom’s that didn’t know how to sew asked their
moms or grandmothers to help or teach them how to sew! Some of the moms even put together a
sewing club when the pillowcases were completed.
We ended up with well over 100 pillowcases to send to
Children’s Hospital! This is
a service project that works well year round, not just around Christmas!
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| A few of our pillowcases and some VERY proud creators!! |
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