The holiday season is upon us and we’re continuing our Giving Campaign with a special initiative to bring the gift of reading to all DC area kids.
Now until December 20th: You share, we donate! Simply share this blog post on Facebook or Twitter and for every share, we’ll donate one copy of Baby Ventures ABCs of Washington, DC board book to a local non-profit organization helping kids in need.
Together, we can work to ensure all DC area kids will enjoy the gift of reading!
*While supplies last.
Happy November, families!
We’re continuing our Fall Giving Campaign with a special initiative this month: You shop, we donate proceeds to assist the poor and homeless in our nation’s capital.
For several years now, the Washington, DC nonprofit SOME (So Others Might Eat) has been close to our hearts. SOME works diligently to feed, clothe, and permanently improve the lives of poor and homeless DC residents, including families and children. SOME’s commitment to treating our city’s most vulnerable residents with compassion, generosity, and dignity truly inspires us. Continue reading November’s Giving Campaign: You Shop, We Donate!
At Baby Ventures, we’re big fans of giving back to those in need in our community (be it our local neighborhood or our global village), and fostering empathy in our little ones to do the same. So with fall officially kicking off the holiday season, we’re launching our Giveaways for Giving: Each month until December, we’re asking you to join us in giving to those in need in the greater DC area, and in turn you’ll receive a giveaway from us!
For October: We’ve teamed up with one of our favorite Washington, DC indie bookstores, Walls of Books, to support their spook-tacular neighborhood initiative: They’re collecting gently used children’s Halloween costumes for DC area kids through this Friday, October 13th. Continue reading October Kicks Off Baby Ventures’ Giveaways for Giving!
At Baby Ventures, we believe in fostering compassion in children early on through board books depicting our diverse world. So we were delighted to discover Little Loving Hands, a fellow mom-inspired company whose mission is to foster empathy and kindness in little ones with another timeless childhood pastime: crafting.
Founder Lily Yeh came up with a winning formula: Crafting for a cause. Through its subscription program, Little Loving Hands sends children engaging, fun crafts to make, and they in turn gift their completed crafts to those in need. Past projects have included handmade birthday presents for children living in shelters, superhero capes for orphans around the world, and decorated notebooks and chalkboards for students who cannot afford school supplies.
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Lily and discussing the role of empathy in raising children, the many benefits of giving back, and different ways in which parents can foster empathy in their children. Continue reading Guest Interview: Lily Yeh, Founder of Little Loving Hands
Baby Ventures is proud to support this initiative by donating copies of our ABCs of Washington, DC board books. Follow us on Facebook for the latest news on how we’ll be celebrating the day!
Looking for ideas on where to donate your books? Get a list of organizations here. And be sure to connect with others celebrating International Book Giving Day by posting your photos on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #bookgivingday.
This Valentine’s Day, show your love with book giving!
Georgetown University School of Medicine is currently collecting new and used books for its Big HOYA Little Saxa book drive supporting DC General Homeless Shelter. As part of the Big HOYA Little Saxa program, Georgetown medical students volunteer at the shelter, teach reading skills and provide mentorship to the children.
Baby Ventures is proud to support the book drive by donating more than 25 copies of our ABCs of Washington, DC board book. Want to get involved? Simply drop off new or used books at Georgetown University’s Dahlgren Memorial Library or send them to the following address by October 31st:
Big HOYA Little Saxa Book Drive
3900 Reservoir Road NW
Medical-Dental Building NW114
Washington, DC 20057
We hope you will join us in supporting literacy for DC kids!
At Baby Ventures, we’re big fans of inspiring little ones to explore the world around them with wonder and compassion. Opportunities for compassion pop up every day, presenting us with teachable moments that enrich both our little ones and ourselves.
As a company of animal lovers, we’ve found that fostering a sense of compassion at an early age can be easy with everyday creature friends: tots can practice gentleness with the family pet, care not to step on backyard bugs, and learn that wild animals need to stay that way (livin’ free in the wild, as our PBS Kids cartoon faves, the Wild Kratts brothers, would say). Continue reading The ‘ABCs’ of Practicing Compassion
Today (and every day) is Earth Day! Do your part to keep our planet healthy, and teach your little ones early on to help by making it into a daily adventure! From recycling and composting to joining conservation efforts (save the bees!), being earth-friendly is a must to keep our world a wonder-filled place for all.
