And the poem we put in each of the baskets...
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Check out the BraveHEART Baskets!
Our very first BHB was mailed down to MUSC to a little guy waiting for a heart transplant. It was SO exciting to send the first one out! A few days later, we took the first batch...13 BraveHEART Baskets! We have put together another round and they will probably go down in early September. We hope the kids have as much fun with them as we have! Here are some pics of the baskets for you to enjoy....
And the poem we put in each of the baskets...
And the poem we put in each of the baskets...
Sunday, August 2, 2009
BraveHEART Baskets are here!!
Yesterday we went shopping to complete our first set of BraveHEART Baskets! We were SO excited to get started, and even more excited to share the pictures.
For those of you who are not familiar with what BraveHEART Baskets are, let me back up a little. The idea for BHBs was born after witnessing the amazing ministry Rebecca Butcher started in memory of her little angel, Annabelle, with her Annabelle Baskets (http://www.annabellebaskets.blogspot.com/). Annabelle Baskets are given to babies in the PCICU (Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) at MUSC after heart surgery. The baskets have cozy blankets, a stuffed animal, cute socks, and a hairbow or hat, depending on what's appropriate. They are absolutely adorable! When Jess and I were asked by Sara at Palmetto Hearts to make big kid baskets, we were really excited!
We toyed for a while with ideas for names, the contents of the baskets, and how we would do them for kids of so many different ages. After asking for ideas, our Palmetto Hearts friend...CALEB COOK came up with the name BraveHEART Baskets. THANK YOU CALEB!! We think it's a perfect name for the baskets, because these kids are so brave!
Now that we have a name, we are working on gathering goodies to fill them. We want to do baskets for both boys and girls ages 1-3, 4-6, and 7-10. We thought these age ranges would allow us to give the kids baskets that are more appealing and appropriate to them. Listed below are the items we hope to have to fill each basket:
Girls
Ages 1-3
For those of you who are not familiar with what BraveHEART Baskets are, let me back up a little. The idea for BHBs was born after witnessing the amazing ministry Rebecca Butcher started in memory of her little angel, Annabelle, with her Annabelle Baskets (http://www.annabellebaskets.blogspot.com/). Annabelle Baskets are given to babies in the PCICU (Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) at MUSC after heart surgery. The baskets have cozy blankets, a stuffed animal, cute socks, and a hairbow or hat, depending on what's appropriate. They are absolutely adorable! When Jess and I were asked by Sara at Palmetto Hearts to make big kid baskets, we were really excited!
We toyed for a while with ideas for names, the contents of the baskets, and how we would do them for kids of so many different ages. After asking for ideas, our Palmetto Hearts friend...CALEB COOK came up with the name BraveHEART Baskets. THANK YOU CALEB!! We think it's a perfect name for the baskets, because these kids are so brave!
Now that we have a name, we are working on gathering goodies to fill them. We want to do baskets for both boys and girls ages 1-3, 4-6, and 7-10. We thought these age ranges would allow us to give the kids baskets that are more appealing and appropriate to them. Listed below are the items we hope to have to fill each basket:
Girls
Ages 1-3
- cute socks
- sippy cup
- book
- stuffed animal
- toys
- crayons
- fun, cozy blanket
Ages 4-6 and 7-10
- cute socks
- cup (or girly sports bottle)
- book
- craft activity
- crayons
- stickers
- puzzle
- activity book (Sudoku, crossword puzzle, word search books)
- pens/pencils
- notepad
- fun, cozy blanket
Boys
Ages 1-3- sippy cup
- cute socks
- book
- toys
- stuffed animal
- crayons
- fun, cozy blanket
Ages 4-6 and 7-10
- cool socks
- book
- activity book (Sudoku, crossword, word search books, etc)
- cup (or sports bottle)
- ball (or toy, silly putty,etc)
- pens/pencils
- notepad
- puzzle
- fun, cozy blanket
These are the initial ideas we came up with. If anyone has any suggestions (0r questions), we would greatly appreciate them! You can email them to us at bravehearts@palmettohearts.org, or you can post them here. If you would like to make a donation, either monetary or items, you can mail them to Shannon Carter, BraveHEART Baskets, 239 Hillsborough Rd, Columbia, SC 29212, or we can pick them up. To those of you who have already made donations...THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
We are really looking forward to getting these baskets down to the kids in Charleston. Thank you in advance for your support and interest in the BraveHEART Baskets, and our brave kiddos who at the very least deserve a surprise basket of goodies!
We'll keep you posted on some activities that are coming up to support the BHBs, and our first delivery trip.
Big Heart Hugs,
Shannon & Jess
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