October 2020
“Boo in the NICU” Halloween Donation
Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays in Iowa NICUs. This is when TPP volunteers pull out all of their creativity and create colorful costumes for Iowa NICU babies. Halloween in the NICU used to mean Pumpkin hats and booties. Pumpkin hats and booties are still wonderful!! In the past couple of years, we have expanded this to include costume hats, booties, cocoons, diaper cover, costume bibs, and other NICU sized cute dress-up items. Ideas for “costumes” includes Disney…
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Thanksgiving in the NICU
We would LOVE to be able to give special hats and booties to Iowa NICUs for Thanksgiving this year. We are thinking about Pumpkins and Turkeys and Pilgrims. What have we missed? PATTERNS AND GUIDELINES Here are some suggested patterns: Seamless Hat Preemie and Newborn Pumpkin Hat by CareWear Patterns Pumpkin Hat and Bootie set – knit Newborn Pumpkin Hat – crochet Pumpkin Bootie – crochet Turkey Hat– crochet (no need to make the earflaps) Turkey Hat – Knit Turkey Hat – Knit Pilgrim Hat –…
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Christmas/Winter Holiday Donation
We need your help to bring Holiday Cheer to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Iowa. Participating is simple. Pick your favorite winter or Christmas holiday hat and/or bootie pattern. Items may be knit, crochet or sewn. The Preemie Project donates festive hats and booties to help brighten up the holidays for the families. We are hoping for Santa hats, Christmas tree hats, Grinch Hats, Elf, Gingerbread men and more. These special holiday donations have become very important events for the…
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Red Hats For Valentine’s Day 2021
The Preemie Project would like to donate red hats to Iowa NICUs for Valentine’s Day 2021. We need your help. We know TPP volunteers can help out in a very big way! We hope to have at least 500 or more hats to send to them this year Patterns with heart themes are great for this donation If you are not using a “heart theme” pattern, solid red would be best for this holiday. Please make sure your hat can…
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