thank you. we made it!!

We made it and went over the goal of $76,875.  


Thank you for all the donations!! $18,000 has been raised since my last blog post. I am hopeful that the toy store will be saved. I can’t wait to be able to go back and see them.

I am excited that the community has come together. Even some local businesses are helping by donating part of their sales today.          

Here are some local businesses. 

Here are some online businesses.

If you want to keep track of their progress click here.

save the toy store!!

Sadly, a fun and wonderful toy store called Once Upon a Toy in Edwardsville may have to close. The bank called their loan 5 years early. A wonderful group of people in our community is trying to raise money to save the toy store.  They need to raise $76,875 by this Friday March 15 in order to pay the bank. This toy store is a really great place. They have really cool things and they let you play with them! The people there are really nice, help you find things that are perfect and they show you cool new things too! I am so sad they might close. I really love this toy store and the people there. They need our help. You can donate or just tell your friends and others that you know about Once Upon a Toy. In the last day and a half they have raised $30,000 but still have a long way to go. If you want to donate go here.

Here is a picture of Once Upon a Toy.  

Here is their sign. 

fun door knob sign craft

Here is a really fun doorknob sign craft. I love this craft it is really fun.  

1.Get some cardboard and draw out your door sign.

2.Then cut the sign you drew out and cut the middle out.

 This is the cut out door sign.

3.Now get some old newspaper or magazines and find some fun things to cut out for on you door sign.

4.Tap or glue the pictures or words that you fond onto your cardboard sign.

5.After you glue or tape your pictures and words on you’re done.

6.Put on door