One Small Part of Small Hands Creating Hope

I’m so happy to be participating in the Small Hands Creating Hope project, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society! Cancer has touched too close to me – as it has to so many of you. I’m thankful that both of my parents survived their experiences with cancer, and my hope is to see a cure for cancer in general.

Small Hands Creating Hope

The Small Hands Creating Hope project was started by MaryAnne from Mama Smiles for the 30^th anniversary of her cancer diagnosis at 22 months. Through a donation, you can help the American Cancer Society, the organization MaryAnne credits with funding some of the research that saved her life.

As a gift for donating at least $15, you’ll receive a beautiful Small Hands Creating Hope eBook. Along with the eBook link, you’ll receive a link to purchase a print copy of the book at cost if you’d like one in addition to your eBook.

The book is filled with kid-friendly crafts and tutorials from over 40 bloggers, including me. Some of the projects are photos, and others include a tutorial as well. Many of the projects are in yellow for hope and purple for cancer survivorship. You’ll find themes of butterflies, rainbows, and flowers. A number of the bloggers also tell the stories that inspired their projects.

My Part of Small Hands Creating Hope

Butterfly Counting Book

For a link to the printable for my Butterfly Counting Book, see Free Counting Book Printable for Any Theme. In Small Hands Creating Hope, you’ll find a butterfly-specific tutorial, photo of the inside of my butterfly counting book, and the story behind my project. And you’ll find the projects of over 40 other kid bloggers. Small Hands Creating Hopereally is a lovely book!

This button will take you directly to the American Cancer Society’s donation page:

If you donate but do not receive an email from MaryAnneK from Small Hands Project or if you have trouble with the download, email smallhandsproject at gmail dot com.

Inspiration to Find a Cure

If you haven’t seen the video created by Chris Rumble, a 22 year-old cancer patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital, you must! I wrote a post at Raising Figure Skaters with the video (played to Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”) embedded in the post: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger. The video is one of the most inspiring videos I’ve ever seen, and it makes me wish for a cure for cancer more than ever.

Small Hands Creating Hope Participants and Blog Hop

Here are the Small Hands Creating Hope participants and the dates of their posts telling about the project:

Please join us in helping the American Cancer Society!

We hope to raise $3000 by July 4th (MaryAnne’s 32nd birthday). Thanks so much for your help!

Book cover and button created by Andie of CRAYON freckles.