Playathon to raise money for Haiti's orphans

The games for ages 3 to 5 (above) & games for ages 6 to 8 (below)

games for ages 9 to 12 (below)

My children's philanthropy group "Kids Can Change the World" is gearing up to make a difference in Haiti. On Friday, the Hasbro Playathon Kits arrived. They are packed with cool games! I am excited for the kids! Have any of you ever participated in a jumpathon? or readathon? I remember doing the readathon when I was in elementary school. We kids all met at a gym and jumped rope. People gave donations based on the number of times we were able to jump. It was a lot of fun!

This playathon is the same concept. Right now I have 30 children ready to play games. I am going to attempt to recruit more children. Hopefully, we will have 50 or more children participating. The children will collect pledges before the event. Then, we will meet on February 27 for a few hours of game playing!

The kits you see above are separated based on the child's age. They will be divided into groups of 4, and rotate the tables, so that they can play a different game every 15 minutes. It is expected to last about 2 hours (of course, it will take at least an hour to set up and take down- so 4 hours total). If you have access to the Dallas News stations (you will probably be able to access it online), I will let you know if we wind up on the news.

The fun will be off the chains!!

The best part, we are raising money to help SOS Children's Villages in Haiti. They are in need of even more funds now, as they sort through which children are now orphans since the earthquake. I don't know if any of you saw the news story about the children that were being taken out of the country by some missionaries. Well, those children are now in the custody of SOS, while the organization searches for their families. If it is discovered that they are orphans, SOS can provide them with a home in an SOS Village. This will allow them to remain with their siblings, and in their home country of Haiti. This is the work that the playathon will help fund.

My small pint size philanthropists will be helping children their own age have a home! Yay!