April 2017
Purple Newborn Size Hats for Iowa Click for Babies
We are asking TPP volunteers to make 500 NEWBORN SIZED PURPLE HATS for the 2017 Iowa Click for Babies Campaign! The goal of the CLICK for Babies campaign is to increase awareness and educate others about the Period of PURPLE Crying that all infants go through, how to respond to prolonged crying, and the importance of never shaking your child - all in an effort to prevent the shaking and abuse of infants.‘ The Iowa Click for Babies has a goal of 3500…
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Cy-Hawk Challenge
Join us in our tradition of donating Hawkeye and Cyclone themed hats and booties to Iowa NICUs. Items are donated during the week prior to the Iowa-Iowa State or Cy-Hawk football game.
Find out more »October 2017
Boo In the NICU
For many years, we’ve been creating “baby pumpkin patches” in Iowa NICUs for Halloween. In the past couple years we have expanded this to include costume hats, booties, cocoons and other NICU sized cute dress-up items. In addition to pumpkin hats and booties, we will be asking volunteers to make Halloween-themed hats and booties and “costumes” for the babies! Ideas for “costumes” includes Disney themed, Animals, Witches and Ghosts, Frankenstein Hats, etc. This is one donation where our volunteers can be…
Find out more »Halloween Workgroup
The Preemie Project will be holding a super secret workgroup to make surprise Halloween costumes for Iowa NICU babies. We are very excited to have you come help us. WHEN: Saturday October 21, 2017 Setup: 8:30 am Workgroup: 9:15am - 4:00pm Cleanup: 4:00pm - 4:30pm WHERE: Coralville Public Library Schwab Auditorium 1401 5th Street Coralville, IA **Please use the underground parking. The above ground parking is reserved for library patrons.** You can sign up for…
Find out more »March 2018
Easter/Spring Hats and Booties for Iowa NICUs Donation Deadline
This year we are so excited to include a Spring/Easter donation to our list of special donations.. We are planning to donate Easter and spring themed hats, booties and other costume items to Iowa Neonatal Intensive Care Units this spring. Items can be knit, crochet or sewn. Please visit our Crafting Guidelines and Measurements Guide for information on yarn, sizes, packaging, etc. We have pinned cute ideas on our Pinterest Page. We are looking for flower hats, lambs, chicks, bunnies, Easter eggs and ducks. The…
Find out more »January 2020
TPP January Sewing Workgroup
Please join us for a relaxing day of sewing “For the babies”!. We will need both sewers and non-sewers. What: The Preemie Project NICU Bedding Workday WHEN: Saturday, January 18, 2020 Setup. 9:00 Workgroup 9:30 - 3:30 pm: Cleanup. 3:30-4:00 pm WHERE: Coralville Public Library 1401 5th Street Coralville, IA NOTE: We are going to be working on a very special project for the Pediatric GI Clinic at University of Iowa Stead Family…
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TPP February Sewing Workgroup
Please join us for a relaxing day of sewing “For the babies”!. We will need both sewers and non-sewers. What: The Preemie Project NICU Bedding Workday WHEN: Saturday, February 15, 2020 Setup. 9:00 Workgroup 9:30 - 3:30 pm: Cleanup. 3:30-4:00 pm WHERE: Solon Public Library 320 W Main St Solon, Iowa 52333 NOTE: It is time to sewing bedding for Iowa NICUs!! Will you help? We will be sewing a new size of…
Find out more »June 2020
“Red, White and Blue in the NICU” Donation Drive
We need help for our “4th of July” themed donation! Items can be knit, crochet or sewn. Help the babies celebrate the 4th of July in style! We do ask that all hats have all 3 colors in the hats. You could have 2 colors in the body of the hat and the 3rd color in a pom-pom or flower. Please visit our Crafting Guidelines and Measurements Guide for information on yarn, sizes, packaging, etc. DONATION GOALS: The more donations we receive, the more…
Find out more »August 2020
2020 Cy-Hawk Challenge
Join us in our tradition of donating Iowa Hawkeye and ISU Cyclone themed hats, booties, and bedding to Iowa NICUs. Items will be donated during the week prior to first Iowa Hawkeye home football game of 2020 which is September 12 against Iowa State!! This donation is a particular favorite of our volunteers, nursing staff and of course the families! The nurses look forward to this donation so they can deck out the warmer beds, isolettes, cribs, and babies out…
Find out more »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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