Creatively Caring has rocked this past year and we owe it all to local businesses and organizations that care and share with us! We would like to return the favor of their support, by sharing what ROCKS about each of them. They all have so much to give, whether you are looking for advice, cute [...]
Project Linus provides handmade love and comfort to children of all ages with the gift of handmade security blankets It also provides a volunteer activity for others, like our friends at Creatively Caring, who are looking of an opportunity to help children. Each month, hundreds of volunteers spend their time, talent and personal resources to design and create the perfect blanket to comfort [...]
For Animals by Debby Rubenstein The non-profit, Glenview-based animal welfare organizations, Have A Heart Farm and Wagner Farm Rescue Fund are pleased to be participating in a joint social service project event with Creatively Caring in honor of World Farm Animals Day (Oct 2) and Make A Difference Day (Oct 27). Please join us and help [...]
Grow With Love Boutique Boutique Children’s Clothing at an Affordable Price Grow With Love Boutique is a mom-owned online baby and children’s clothing boutique offering over 50 boutique brands to chose from. With sizes ranging from newborn to size 14 in both girls and boy clothing, Grow With Love Boutique offers the same upscale items [...]
Every spring the Center for a Commercial Free Childhood sponsors a Screen-Free Week to encourage families and children to turn of the screens (TVs, computers, games consoles, etc.) for one week. This spring’s event was April 30th through May 6th and I was the parent organizer for my children’s school. I knew that in today’s [...]
Supporting Charity by Diana Ritter Not a day goes by where I don’t find myself searching for something on the internet. For me, it tends to be those enigmatic crossword puzzle clues that I have convinced myself no “normal” human can get without using the internet. Or the name of that actor I am watching [...]
Do Unto Others, and Yourself By Jamie Drake “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill- I recently ran a gently used baby clothes drive at my daughter’s nursery school. The clothes went to local families in need. I carted boxes and bags full of [...]
My Daughter’s Delay: Sensory by Mary Whalen I’ve known plenty of kids who have been through speech therapy to help with a language delay, physical therapy for missing milestones, or occupational therapy for fine motor skills. But I hadn’t heard about sensory delays until my daughter was diagnosed. What is a Sensory Delay? Like with [...]
Can you guess what I am? I am free. I can be given and received by anyone. I can change the outcome of a day. I can bring you to laughter or tears. I am unconditional. I can express happiness, sadness, comfort, gratefulness, loneliness, sorrow, support, encouragement, achievement and many more…. Did you guess? I [...]
“Nourishing the Planet and the People on It” came to life on April 1, 2012. During this pre-Earth Day celebration, about ten families got to experience the importance of preserving the planet and the health benefits associated with that! There was a brief presentation, conducted by myself (Emily, the intern), followed by two kid friendly [...]
