#Chances4Children: Barnardo’s partnership to provide vulnerable children with Easter crafts
Fiona Simpson
Thursday, March 25, 2021
A new Barnardo’s partnership is set to provide 6,000 vulnerable children with craft activity boxes over the Easter holidays.
The charity’s match partnership with children’s craft subscription company toucanBox will see a craft box pledged to one of 45 children’s centres across the UK every time a subscription is bought over the two-week break.
Barnardo’s will then distribute the craft boxes across its services and children’s centres.
ToucanBox provides craft box subscriptions around specific themes for children aged three to eight.
Those purchasing a 1-4-1 gifted box will have their own toucanBox validated with a limited-edition sticker, confirming their part in the partnership.
Virginie Charles-Dear, founder of toucanBox, said: “Partnering with Barnardo’s, a charity that provides a range of services to help and support families was an absolute for our team. “toucanBox was created with a vision to unleash children’s creativity and to inspire fun through learning. Gifting those in a vulnerable situation and encouraging their ongoing creativity, whilst schools are closed, is our top priority.”
Lynn Perry, corporate director of children's services at Barnardo’s, said, “Barnardo’s is pleased to be working with toucanBox to help keep children entertained over the holidays.
“Having access to a variety of play activities is crucial to children’s development, happiness, and well-being. This is more important than ever as families cope with restrictions during the pandemic. Unfortunately, there are many children who miss out on this, and parents and carers can struggle to find things for them to do. We appreciate toucanBox’s support in providing these activity packs to our services supporting vulnerable children.”
