How can we help?

I have had an enormous outpouring of comments and requests to help these kids, and this school. I spoke at length with the P.E. Teacher, as she openly expressed some concerns about her supplies "floating away" and the challanges she faces.

She indicated wanting games. Lots of games. Games that enrich and explore. Games like Yahtzee, Scrabble, Jr., Monopoloy, Jr., Checkers, Cards (Old Maid!), Chutes & Ladders, etc. She also really was eager to have some jump ropes and hula hoops.

If you are feeling enormously generous, she is very sad about the loss of their parachute. Parachute games encourage cooperative, noncompetitive play and reinforce turn-taking and sharing. Parachutes also encourage children to work together to make the parachute billow. They would need a 20-24' Parachute for the purposes of working with an entire classroom and because they are smaller children. Some balls for the chute would be nice, too! :-)

Here's a link to the play parachutes:
http://www.tinkertots.com/playparachutes.html

She has plenty of playground balls and sporting equipment.

Because the school is still rebuilding, we determined to use her home mailing address to send the items. I am not interested in coordinating and sending everything at once. Anyone wishing to send something can merely have them shipped directly to her.

Since this is a public blog, just post a comment or e-mail me and I will send you all the information for the gifts!