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Global Change is in Your Hands is a new resource that will help all teachers to bring the messages of KidKnits to their students.  The same KidKnits curriculum content that has always been available online is now packaged into a single workbook that includes detailed lesson plans for the teacher.        Professionally designed by Rusty…

KidKnits is honored to be able to share this short interview with Jillian, a 9 year old from Metamora,IL, and great friend of KidKnits.  Jillian attended KidKnits classes with a local homeschool group and was inspired to do more to help. What did you enjoy about KidKnits?   I liked KidKnits because I liked helping other people,…

At KidKnits, most of our attention is appropriately placed on our yarn, and the artisans in Rwanda and Chile that work to produce it.  However, today we wanted to introduce you to another group of artisans that produce a very important part of the KidKnits craft kit.  Meet Lilian, from Uhunzi.  Uhunzi is located in…

“Moments.”  Short, priceless, memory making moments that etch themselves into your life and being, are how I, as the mom, mark this family adventure and mission that is known as KidKnits.  Moments like when Ellie had a chance to meet the ladies of True Vineyard Ministries in Rwanda.  Moments when my husband and I get…

This past summer, with the help of a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, KidKnits had an opportunity to work with the Peoria Park District’s ELITE program and Proctor Center in Peoria, IL and share KidKnits as part of their summer camp program.  Steve and I, along with Trewyn School teacher, Patty Lawless,…

KidKnits has hit the continent of Europe!  The top knitting magazine in the UK, Simply Knitting, published this KidKnits highlight in their July issue.  We’ve now had the pleasure of shipping KidKnits kits to England as a result of this coverage.  We’re so thankful for coverage like this as it will allow KidKnits to continue…

Girl Scout Troop #478 from San Antonio decided to do KidKnits as their Bronze Award Project.  Each girl completed a KidKnits hat for donation to a local homeless shelter, Haven for Hope.  Many made additional hats for themselves or for a friend.  Troop leader Amy Soupiset tells KidKnits that the project “really brought our troop…

It was our honor to have KidKnits recently a part of the Acton Academy in Austin, Texas.  Under Anna Blabey Smith’s leadership, Acton implemented many pieces of the KidKnits curriculum, and led a very lively discussion.  The students were asked to consider several questions, the following among them: Whose responsibility is it to create opportunities for people…

We truly had an amazing experience at Lincoln Elementary School in Canton.  All of the 4th graders have now completed their KidKnits hats!  While in Canton, we had the opportunity to share with two different fourth grade classes the entire KidKnits curriculum.  The students learned about world poverty, learned some Kinyarwanda, participated in an original…

How exciting it was to see our founder, Ellie, featured in the Feb/March issue of the great girls’ magazine, Kiki!  The article captured the spirit of KidKnits exactly, and it was awesome to see the beautiful photography of Abbey Henderson in the pages of Kiki!