Our December Bedtime Project is in its 11th year and is our biggest event of the year!  We partner with Phoenix Family (a local organization that provides services to low-income families) to make the holidays brighter for almost 100 kids in the after-school program at four of their residential properties in the KC area!

ABOUT THE BEDTIME PROJECT:

• Lucy's Kids for Peace receives details on all of the children including their gift wish list, sizes, favorite board games, reading level, favorite colors, etc. We then put all of the info into a massive Sign Up Genius. Each child has a spot for gifts, PJs, games, a blanket and pillow, winter wear, and a $35 spot that covers that child's books, socks, underwear, toothbrush, and toothpaste (which we purchase). 

• Generous donors from near and far sign up to shop for items and contribute financially. We now also offer the option to donate money and Kids for Peace teens get to be personal shoppers!

• We hold a Prep Party on December 4 where we gather to sort, wrap, organize, and package a truckload of gifts!

• On December 8, we hold a huge PJ party with the kids with a DJ, face painting, crafts and activities, cookies & drinks, and more. At the end of the party, each of the kids are presented with a huge bag of gifts that have been chosen and wrapped JUST FOR THEM!

This is a great opportunity for kids to realize that there are so many out there without some of the basics that we take for granted, but also to realize that they’re all kids and are more alike than different in the end.