Do you make Scrapbooks?

I don't.

But I encourage the Mom's in the NICU at CHOP to go to the weekly scrapbooking sessions that we host on Tuesdays. It's therapeutic for the parents (mostly Moms) to go as it gives them an opportunity to do something (anything!) that falls under the "normal parenting" category. It also gives them a chance to talk to other parents coping with the same stresses. (and it's not called a support group)

I facilitate these sessions whenever it's needed. It's quite powerful to see how much better these folks feel after doing something simple like cutting out shapes, putting stickers on pages, and chatting with other parents. A break from staring at monitors and standing vigil at a bedside where you can't touch your baby cannot be underestimated.

Why am I telling you about this?

We go through tons of supplies each week. We have some funding, but it's not enough. I've been told that scrapbookers always have tons of supplies that they haven't used. Packets of stickers, packs of acid-free patterned paper and sheets of letter stickers, etc. We welcome ANY supplies you may spare. It doesn't necessarily have to be baby-themed...some parents have gone with entirely sports-themed books!

THANK YOU!

(email me at martiner@email.chop.edu if you have anything...thanks!)