Newborn Mini Kits

Mini Kits for UMC Newborns 2025 WE MADE IT! :) Thank you everyone! * IMPORTANT: We will start collecting items again in August 2025 for our October assembly! * If any of you would like to help out making or purchasing simple items for some newborn kits, here are the items needed, plus mailing address :) PLEASE tell your friends about this too. Items needed for each UMC mini-newborn kit: ♥ 13”-14” circ, 5" - 6" tall newborn hats ♥ 3.5” booties ♥ 6" - 7” soft cotton or bamboo washcloths or soft soap sacks. ♥ 3 oz gentle soap ♥ 2 newborn disposable diapers for each kit ♥ 1-qt ziplock ♥ 1 28" - 34" crocheted, knitted, flannel sewed blanket or tied lite-weight quilt SQUARES ONLY --- Feb. 26, 2025 -> August 15th, 2025 ♥ NEW: 6" granny squares - can be Baby colors, Autumn colors, Christmas or Hanukkah colors! How fun!! Please mail granny squares to: Barbara Vance 1102 Scott Alan Circle Blacksburg VA 24060 These are for mini-kits plus a blanket! ♥ FREE PATTERNS you may use to make these items: ♥ http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/umc-kit-patterns.html ♥ And here are NEW beginners crocheted hat, booties, washcloth patterns! ♥ Also, needed: *15" x 15" blankets up to 34" x 34" blankets for babies who go back to Heaven (Fetal demise blankets). Bev Qualheim (Ministering Angels) PO Box 427 Logandale NV 89021-0427 USA UMC Newborn Mini Kits 2025 GOAL this time: 150 Newborn Kits and 50 fetal demise blankets I will keep track below. March assembly WE MADE IT - 150 kits!!! RED = still needed GREEN = we met our GOAL! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Updated March 7, 2025) We will start collecting/updating again for the October assembly in August 2025. Christmas Colors would be great! ♥ PLEASE do not send kit items till August 1 - Sept 20th 2025 ♥	Adorable Pink Receiving blankets from Amazon Lions Blue Receiving blankets from Amazon 7 Pack Unisex Receiving Blankets 1 Pack of 44 Dry and Gentle Newborn Diapers Johnson's Gentle Bar Soap (4 pack) I vory Soap (10 pack) 20 prs Unisex 0-6 months Baby Socks/booties
♥ *Blankets for babies who go back to Heaven ~ 50	0
♥ Hats ~ 150	70
♥ Booties ~ 150 pairs	10 prs
♥ Washcloths ~ 150	110
♥ Blankets for the kits ~ 150	6
♥ Soap Bars ~150	52
♥ Disposable Diapers ~ 300	35
♥ 1 qt. Ziplocks ~ 150	121
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUST FOR FUN -Temperature Chart! Completely OPTIONAL mind you! Each day you can look at the outside temperature either in the AM or PM and use the color indicated to make a hat, or booties etc. You can also use the temp/color in the morning with the temp/color in the afternoon for fun multi-color items! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our 2017 assembly: Photos of our 2016 Assembly Our November 14, 2016 meeting was just wonderful. 8 of us assembled 201 complete kits, 75 partial kits as we ran out of soap. The partial kits had a hat, booties, diapers and a blanket. :) Plus we had several hats leftover to just donate separately. We ended up with well over 300 items to give to new moms, many of whom are in need. For all of you who made and sent things for our recent Mini-Kit assembly, here is a letter I received in a card December 2016 from UMC hospital in Vegas. :) "Dear Crafting Angels, Just a little note to express our gratitude for the generosity. Your newborn kits, blankets and hats, are greatly appreciated. Our families are so happy to have new items for their babies. Please know you are touching many lives. Kindest regards, Eliana C. on behalf of UMC's HM dept. "

Our Dec 11, 2015 meeting was amazingly fun and we assembled 115 magical kits!
UMC was thrilled and sent sweet card thanking everyone!

"Dearest Crafting Angels,
We wanted to drop you a note of gratitude. We are overwhelmed with your generosity. Your donations of layettes, baby clothes, blankets and hats among other items) will be sent to the hospital. I am sure many new families will have new baby items because of your contributions. Happy Holidays! We appreciate you! Sincerely Amy Runge, RN on behalf of UMC's FRC."

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