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Miscellaneous Craftwork

Are you any good at making cards, toys or something similar. If you are, then why not volunteer your shills to the worthy causes below. The way in which it works is that you make something and then send it direct to a sick or healthy child / adult.

Handmade Especially For You – Crafty Scarves

  • Time taken:
    Several sessions of 30 minutes each
  • Impact:
    Makes comfort scarves for abused women
  • Cost:
    Nothing, as free yarn is supplied
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

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Traveling Postcards – Helping Repressed Women

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to create a postcard that expresses your words of compassion and solidarity to repressed women
  • Impact:
    Potential to create empowerment amongst repressed women to stand up against their issues in life
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage costs to an address in America
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and pjs

Categories: Actions, Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Haiti, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Rwanda, Uganda, Under 30 minutes, United States

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The Toy Story – Spreading Handmade Toys

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to craft a handmade toy for a child to unexpectantly discover it
  • Impact:
    Spreads a bit of kindness
  • Cost:
    Crafting materials
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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Pact – Knitting Puppets for Nigerian Children

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to create glove puppets that help Nigerian kids to improve their reading and writing skills
  • Impact:
    Enables kids in Nigeria to improve their literacy skills, which has the potential to empower them to escape the poverty which faces many children
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a UK postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, By Category, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork, Nigeria, Popular Causes, Sports & Education

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Threads of Compassion

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to craft an item of comfort for a survivor of sexual violence
  • Impact:
    Provides reassurance and comfort to victims of sexual assualt and shows them that they are not alone in their ordeal
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a U.S. postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, France, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, United Kingdom, United States

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Kids Who Care – Card Quilts for Kids

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to create some Quilt Cards
  • Impact:
    Brightens up an American child's stay in hospital, during a stressful time whilst undergoing medical treatment
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a U.S. postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Popular Causes, United States

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Loving Hands – Knitting for Charities

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to craft all sorts of items for all sorts of charities
  • Impact:
    Provides much needed craftwork items for UK support charities
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a UK postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous Craftwork, United Kingdom

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Teddies for Tragedies

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to craft a teddy bear
  • Impact:
    Helps to bring smiles to kids as well as parents all over the world
  • Cost:
    Material and postage costs
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, Asia, By Category, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Kenya, Malawi, Miscellaneous Craftwork, Peru, Popular Causes, Romania, South America, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda

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Snuggles Project – Comfort Blankets for Animals

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to create a blanket for the benefit of animals in shelters all over the world
  • Impact:
    Potential to save lives of newly sheltered animals
  • Cost:
    Material and postage costs
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Asia, Australia, Australia, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Romania, Spain, Thailand

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CureChief – Headware for Cancer Patients

  • Time taken:
    Under 30 minutes to make a kerchief for cancer patients who are undergoing treatment and have lost their hair
  • Impact:
    Provides a way to preserve someone's dignity during cancer treatment
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a U.S. based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork

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Angels for Hope – Crocheting Comfort Items

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to create an uplifting crocheted item for injured or ill people in America
  • Impact:
    Potential to spread hope, one stitch at a time
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a U.S. postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, United States

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Woollies 4 Waggers – Knitting Dog Coats

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to knit a dog coat
  • Impact:
    Raises money for a UK charity Dogs Trust
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a UK postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous Craftwork, United Kingdom

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Needy Stitches – Crafting Essential Items for the Needy

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to craft essential items for Australian based worthy causes
  • Impact:
    Potential to bring a degree of comfort to needy people, be them adults or children
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to an Australian postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Australia, Australia, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork

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Cranes for Cancer – Origami Paper Cranes

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to make an individual origami crane. A bit longer to make 1000 of them to send to a cancer patient
  • Impact:
    Potential to bring hope and uplift a person's spirit in America during treatment for cancer
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage to a U.S. postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, United States

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Mother Bear Project – Teddy Bears for Kids

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to make a teddy bear for underpriviliged kids around the world
  • Impact:
    Provides children with the message that they are unconditionally loved.
  • Cost:
    Materials, postage and a very small donation
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, Botswana, Country, Crafts, D.R. Congo, Do Good, Ethiopia, Malawi, Miscellaneous Craftwork, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia

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