Mother's Day 2017

Mother's Day is such a special day for women everywhere.  It is an acknowledgement of the amazing role women play in their families as a Mother.  For some they will be spending this special day in hospital alongside their 'tiny spark'.  To bring some joy to what is no doubt a difficult time we have sent out some 200 gifts state wide, for those families spending Mother's Day in a neonatal unit.  Each gift includes a beautiful card with room for the neonatal nurses to stamp babies hand and foot prints and also some super cute tiny baby feet cookie cutters.  For many of these Mum's it will be their very first Mother's Day and we really hope they can treasure their gift for years to come.

Happy Mother's Day to all Mum's from the team at Tiny Sparks WA.

National Volunteer Week 2017

Volunteering Australia is celebrating National Volunteer Week and we are too.

As a 100% volunteer run organisation Tiny Sparks WA are dependent on the generosity of our community to deliver our programs.

To everyone who makes a contribution either big or small we are so very grateful and our community thanks you!  From those who Like and Share on Facebook, those who knit and sew, those who volunteer at our events and those who volunteer their time on the Board of Tiny Sparks, you all make a valuable contribution.

Volunteering is...

  • a healthy lifestyle choice
  • a true community builder
  • one of the strongest predictors we have of increasing our health and happiness

Shopnate - Raise money for Tiny Sparks by shopping online

Imagine being able to make a donation to Tiny Sparks WA every time you shop online and at no extra cost to you. Well that’s exactly how Shopnate works.

Shopnate works with hundreds of big name Australian and international online retailers. They have all agreed to donate a commission on every online sale. This commission is already included in the price of what you’re buying. This means you can support us, at no extra cost to you.

Why would you just shop when you can Shopnate?

It’s simple and it’s free to get started!

1) Click to join Shopnate.

2) Select Tiny Sparks WA as your charity of choice.

3) Visit Shopnate every time you go to shop online, raising extra funds for Tiny Sparks WA, it's free, and it really is that simple!

Thanks for your support!

Developmental Playgroup Term 2 2017 Enrolments Open

Tiny Sparks WA  is pleased to open enrolments for our 'Developmental Play Group' for Term 2, 2017.

Who: Children 6 months to 36 months

When: Wednesdays 10:15 am - 11:45 am

Where:  Meerilinga Children and Family Centre Cockburn

Dates: 26 Apr, 10 May, 24 May, 7 Jun, 21 Jun

Cost: $45 per term

What: Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy visiting at every session on a rotational basis. An opportunity for children to be monitored within a small group setting and for parents who have experienced similar journeys to meet in a safe environment with a strict wellness policies.  Places are limited to 12. Acceptance of enrolment is first in first served.

Click through to our webstore to secure your child's place.

Snuggly Baby Wraps

Calling all sewers!!!

As most of you know one of the main projects that Tiny Sparks WA delivers to the community is our care packs. We distribute approximately 400 Neonatal Unit care packs per year to hospitals in Western Australia, which means that all babies born under 1.5 kilos receive a pack with the essentials mum will need over the first weeks during the Neonatal Unit stay. 

One of the items we include is a baby wrap which mum can use for kangaroo care or while expressing or as a baby blanket when bub has left the Neonatal Unit. Unfortunately, due to some price rises, we are faced with removing items from our care packs or asking our loyal sewers to help us supply the baby wraps. If you are able we would love for you to help us out by sewing some wraps, details are below. 

 

  • Wraps need to be a minimum of 100cm x 100cm, our preferred size is 120cm x 120cm when finished;

  • They can be made from a single piece of soft cotton, muslin or flannelette;

  • The fabric does not need to be pre-washed;

  • They do not need to be ‘backed’ or overlocked;

  • No fancy sewing is required, just a simple and clean hem around ¼ to ½ inch all round is required;

  • Corners can be rounded or square;

  • The fabric colours need to be gender neutral (this is really important to assist with ease of distribution). We suggest the following colours: solid colours such as white, grey, mint, yellow, simple patterns such as animals, starts, stripes, etc;

  • If you are really clever you can ask your fabric store to cut your fabric to 125cm lengths (to take into account the hem) and very quickly hem up the edge to sew a wrap in under 10 minutes;

  • We need 34 wraps per month so we are not limiting how many each person can sew;

  • All sewn items can be posted to PO Box 1114, West Leederville, WA 6901. If you have bulk donations, please get in touch with us to arrange a time and place to drop off. 

  • Please include an e-mail address in your parcel so that we can send you an e-mail to say thank you and let you know your parcel arrived safely.

Thank you for your continued support. We couldn’t so this without the help of our wonderful sewers! 

With many thanks, 

Tiny Sparks WA

PS - If you are looking for different projects you can complete for us further information is available on our Knitting & Sewing page here.