Playdate with a Purpose

Thank you to my friend Sara who started the Playdate with a Purpose (PWAP) idea in Atlanta. I borrowed her concept to share with my MOM Group. Today, we held our first PWAP at my house entitled Support the Soldiers. The kids colored patriotic pictures and moms donated tons of goodies for the unit of soldiers we selected. Our unit is largely from Texas and contains about half women. They are currently stationed in Afghanistan and are scheduled to leave next summer.

I am so proud of the amazing women in my group! We collected a ton of goodies including: 12 books, 33 magazines, 6 tuna packs, 2 popcorn packs, 2 boxes of mints, 2 boxes of cereal, 3 drink flavoring packs, 2 pretzel packs, 25 Ghirardelli chocolates, 1 bag coffee, 1 set chocolate coffee spoons, 2 deodorants, 6 toothpastes, 2 toothbrushes, 1 mouthwash, 4 soaps, 2 tampon boxes, 3 razors, 1 set of stationary, 3 kids birthday cards, 2 kids sunglasses, and 5 kids toys. We'll also send the drawings from our kids and a note of thanks to the men and women in our unit. Way to go you awesome MOM Group moms!!!


Here are a few pictures from the playdate today. You can tell we have fun when we get together!

Brighton and Julian coloring their pictures.
Caleb and Payden sharing a toy car.

Tons of new babies in the group - here are Vincent, Tristan, and Grace.Sophie showing off her climbing skills.Here are all of our donated goodies!