No Kid Hungry

2012

Last week we went orange for No Kid Hungry by inviting our friends to the park for a Hunger Heroes play date! Everyone was asked to bring food donations for our local food bank and we were so excited that over 30 of our little friends showed up with enough food to fill 3 large boxes.

Each of the Hunger Heroes received a “today I helped end childhood hunger” sticker and an orange super hero cape to signify their good deed. The kids also drew pictures on paper plates to be given out with the food donations, a task they did with great thoughtfulness and compassion.

It was their attitudes, not just their actions, that turned the children into Hunger Heroes last week.

photo courtesy of Best part photography

I was thrilled to have two of our local bloggers join the Moms Fighting Hunger cause. Corey from the Best part blog and Asmita from Compulsive Foodie not only attended the event, but jumped in to help! Corey is also a photographer and volunteered to photograph the event and Asmita is contributing a a future Moms Fighting Hunger project so stayed tuned for more info.

If you and your family would like to get involved with the fight against hunger the Moms Fighting Hunger bloggers have got you covered:

Want to download the awesome printable with the Mother Teresa quote above? Check out Raising Figure Skaters.
Need tips on How to Host a Food Drive? Curly Birds is the place to go.
Want to know about Feeding with Reading? Childhood Beckons has all the info you need.
Need even more inspiration? Then you must watch Every Can Counts at Kids Stuff World!

Go Orange for Hunger: Super Hero Capes

2012

Today we have invited all of our friends to a Hunger Hero play date at the park in support of No Kid Hungry’s Go Orange days. All of the kids are bringing food donations for our local food bank–and turning into Hunger Heroes! I made bright orange capes for all of our Hunger Heroes to wear out of plastic tablecloths from the Dollar store.

They were super easy to make!

You can get 8 capes out of 1 108 inch table cloth. I began by unfolding the tablecloth and using the folds to cut the tablecloth in half, and then into fourths, and finally into eighths. You end up with a 27 inch cape.

Then I folded the top corners in to make a cape shape. Next I used scissors to poke a hole where each shoulder would be and tied a piece of yarn through each of the holes to tie the cape on.

And voila–a Hunger Hero! I can’t wait to give these out at the play date this afternoon!

I am proud and excited to join Moms Fighting Hunger in supporting No Kid Hungry’s Go Orange for hunger days! The statistics on childhood hunger in America are shocking. 1 in 5 kids in America are affected by hunger, that’s over 16 million kids. And we’re not the only country facing this problem.

Moms Fighting Hunger aims to help you find ways to help in your community. All month long bloggers have teamed up to share the many ways you and your kids can get involved. Follow us and join in the fun!

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This is a Moms Fighting Hunger Blog Hop! So go and check out all the awesome ideas!

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