Our first official workshop….Join us!

 November 2024 we held a “silent” workshop to see how things would work and how families would respond. The event just verified what we already felt in our heart…. This is what we need to do for our community! A fun time was had by all and there was so much love all around!

It’s Happening…

Chapter Update:

We have a couple women interested, but really need a couple more to move forward….

Calling compassionate women…..Arise!

January Update:

The January Chicktime SA Westside gathering was a fun and creative sewing activity! While many of us found sewing to be quite the challenge, it didn’t stop us from sharing a few good laughs along the way.

January Update:

We started our year off at Saint John’s Program for Real Change getting our creative juices flowing with our annual Craftpoolza.

January Update:

Chicktime Converse welcomed Cathi and her daughter to our Saturday Workshop. Cathi spent time teaching our MinT residents how to crochet.

Our participants made scarves and cozy blankets during the workshop-which have come in handy with the cold weather that has moved in to San Antonio. Thank you Cathi for giving of your time and self with so much love! We appreciate you so much!

January Update:

This week’s event had a smaller turnout—perhaps the date change caught some off guard—but it was still a heartwarming success! We were blessed with 2 new amazing volunteers who helped make the day extra special.

The kids and moms who came had such a great time creating their boards, and the smiles and laughter made it all worth it. Thank you to everyone who showed up and contributed to such a meaningful experience!

December Update:

December Update:

Chapter is still in transition~ stay tuned.

December Update:

December Update:

Merry and Bright! Santa came to visit the children at Connections! They all were on the nice list this year! Santa brought gifts for the children while Christina served a full home made Christmas dinner! Wishing everyone a happy holiday!

December Update:

December Update:

Chicktime Galveston and our annual Posada serving with Shine USA … Oh so much love.

December Update:

We did not meet. Here’s hoping all interal issues will be taken care of and we can get back to serving.

December Update:

We will not meet in December. See you in January. Merry Christmas!

December Update:

We had a wonderful December workshop. Pictures are coming.

December Update:

December Update:

HoliYAY with our favorite youth at Immerse Arkansas!! We were able to join them for a night out of basketball & fun!!

Homemade Christmas mix AND all your favorite fixings for a hot coco barwe are so proud of everything these youth are Overcoming & want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas

December Update:

What a fun day we had making these beautiful Christmas ornaments!

December Update:

Chicktime Detroit hosted a Christmas party for the December activity. The girls enjoyed and had fun doing crafts, decorating sugar cookies, playing Christmas music and doing karaoke.

 

We’re excited to see what next year brings!

 

 

 

 

December Update:

Merry Christmas Chicktime Bulverde! We will be not be meeting in December. See you in January.

December Update:

The chapters search for a new charity partner has been stalled due to personal health reasons. 

December Update:

Our Christmas Party at New Life this weekend was a hit! The rain caused us to move indoors, but it only allowed us to have more fun by all being together. There was Santa, lots of tasty treats, presents, games, and dancing. Thank you to all our volunteers that showed up to put smiles on the girls faces and to all that donated money or gifts to make this possible. Everyone seemed to have a blast! Merry Christmas all!

December Update:

December Update:

Leadership team continues to work with details with new charity partner.

December Update

*What a night to remember!* Last night, Chicktime Conyers hosted our Christmas party, and it was truly magical! The evening began with an amazing spread of food, including sufganiyot (traditional Hanukkah donuts), Christmas punch, banana pudding, chips, dips, and an unforgettable hot chocolate bar.

December Update:

We will not be meeting in December. See you in January. 

December Update:

Then the ladies used their hand-crafted stationary to write thank you cards to all their teachers. While the girls worked away on their cards, Renee was hard at work baking 100+ cookies for the girls to share with their teachers!

They were so appreciative of everything.

December Update:

December Update:

What a delightful Christmas luncheon we had at RMYA the bridge this past Saturday!

Our Christmas tradition continues as we brought the kiddos at the bridge a lunch for us to share together. The kids were slightly hesitant as we came in to set up and get them served. We knew that some had recently arrived that same week so we would need to be patient as they navigate the changes. We had a few that weren’t initially wanting to participate or talk much so we just introduced ourselves and jumped into it.

 

 

Slowly but surely the kids got their meals and sat down, Ms.Sandra, Ms.Jamie and Ms.Krystal sat with them to chit chat and get them to open up a bit. We listened to Christmas music while we finished our meals. And as usual, it didn’t take long before they were all holding conversations and starting to get curious about the gifts we brought!

We made Christmas totes with a couple of special gifts inside, a stocking with some personal items/toys and a candy bag! As the kids opened up their gifts, you could feel the shift in the room. To say they were excited is an understatement! With our donations we were able to purchase MP3s for every child and animal themed neck massagers. We can’t begin to express how much they appreciated the gifts. To hear all the “thank yous” and “this is exactly what I wanted” from the kids is what makes it all worth it. It was truly heart warming. This is a Christmas that will definitely be engraved in our hearts.

We cannot thank our donors enough for all the contributions. They really showed out this year and we could not be more grateful. Thank you to our volunteers through out the year who keep us going as well. We couldn’t do it without everyone’s support. We are blessed to have been able to serve another year with RMYA. We pray for many more!

We hope to see you all at our 2025 workshops!

 

 

December Update:

December Update:

 

Beautiful blessed time with the young ladies today!! We had a lovely Christmas celebration of gingerbread decorating, the Saran Wrap Ball Pass game, and gift giving. Thank you to our team of volunteers (Geneva, Liz, Chris, Maggie, and Nicole) for all you put into making it special.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also give much appreciation to those who gave monetary donations towards the girls’ gifts: Letty Rodela, Kendall Koch, Annette Goodson, Laura Adams, and George Switzer, as well as to Christina from Love is Sweets for the precious gift bags and cake pops, Rayna Budge Coull for the Mary Kay lotions, and Heather Myrick for the fashionable handbags. Together, we made a great team and hopefully felt each girl feel loved.

 

 

 

December Update:

December Update:

We will not meet in December to allow HOR to enjoy other volunteer opportunities that comes with this season,

December Update:

As we wrap up the year, we look forward to the holiday season with hearts full of gratitude. Whether rain or shine, the spirit of connection and joy continues to bring us together.

December Update:

We will not meet in December to allow the Ranch to get ready for the holidays. 

See you in January.

November Update:

November Update:

Thankful for this new month & for the Thanksgiving Holiday we spent with the youth at Immerse Arkansas It is a true honor to be able to serve#Food #Fun #Family

November Update:

Our annual pie making workshop has turned into one of the best workshops of the year.

#blessed   #yummy  #gratitude

November Update:

Miracles Outreach has ceased volunteer opportunities for a while and working on internal concerns and responsibilities. 

We hope to be back on campus soon.

November Update:

Bowling field trips  are always so fun! The girls just have so much fun.

November Update:

Their responses were Chicktime taught us about respect, attitude, how to communicate effectively, be creative, self care and of course how to have fun. It warmed our hearts to know that we had made a positive difference in their lives. Once again a BIG shout out to my volunteers

November Update:

Chicktime Katy had a great time celebrating harvest and sharing what we are thankful for during this season with the young ladies at Miracal’s Place!

Thank you to our awesome new volunteers for coming out!

#thankful #pumpkindecor #pizzaandpurpose #chicktimekaty

November Update:

November Update:

Hey Chicktime Nashville-

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We certainly did! We were fortunate to have 6 volunteers show up at the girls home and many others prepare our delectable feast! From turkey and dressing to chocolate chess pie, everyone was well fed with plenty of leftovers.

 

 

The girls were in their element helping to decorate, setup the tables, and making gingerbread houses. They were so excited to celebrate Thanksgiving with us, as we were to be with them.

 

 

Thanksgiving is a time to pause, reflect, and express gratitude for the many blessings we have. Being able to work with Chicktime ranks at the top of our gratitude list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

Blessings and gratitude,

Allison, Laura and Renee

Chicktime Nashville Leadership Team

 

 

BLIND CONTOUR DRAWINGS

Materials

~ Watercolor paper 9 x 12 (cut in half)

~ Black sharpie

~ Painter’s tape

~ Watercolors by OOLY

~ Fluorescent tempera cakes or fluorescent tempera paint

~Pencils/Pens

Procedure

Have two people sit across from each other. One person will be the drawer and the other will be the model and then they will swap. 

Add painter’s tape to the entire border of each paper.

The drawer looks at the model the whole time and does not look at the paper. They draw the person as they see them WITHOUT picking up their pencil/pen. 

Paint the shapes made by the portrait different fluorescent colors. (The painter’s tape is still on the paper)

After painting, remove the painter’s tape. 

Have each person show their masterpiece. Discuss how even when we see ourselves at our worst, that we really are still works of art. Beautiful and gallery worthy!

Click here for the printable instructions for this project.

Interactive Cloud Lamp

MATERIALS

• Hot Glue Sticks
• 10″ White Paper Lantern
• Polyester Fiberfill
• Hanging Pendant Lamp Cord Set
• Flux Bluetooth LED Smart Bulb

TOOLS

• Hot Glue Gun

Step 1: Assemble the Lantern

Assemble the paper lantern according to the instructions that come with it.

There’s a hole at the bottom of the lantern that you’ll want to cover with stuffing, so I taped a piece of white cardboard in the hole with packing tape, so there’s something for the stuffing to attach to.

Step 2: Attach Fiberfill to the Lantern with Hot Glue

This is standard “polyfill”, or polyester stuffing, like you’d use for filling stuffed animals and pillows. If you’re in a craft store, there’s another similar-looking material called batting, which is what you put in a blanket to give it thickness. It’s pretty easy to see in the store that one of them is conducive to being stuffing (polyfill) and the other is a sheet (batting). Batting is much more matted and stuck in its form. But just in case, I bought both and tried them, and there was just no comparison: polyfill is the way to go.

The stuffing isn’t substantial, and you’re applying hot glue to it and then adhering it to the paper lantern. I found the best thing to do was shape the stuffing. It’s very malleable; honestly it’s kind of like working with clay. You kind of figure out the shape you want, then you drizzle the hot glue onto it, as opposed to having the tip of the gun against the stuffing. So you’re going to end up using a ton of it—more than you’d think you need for the weight of the stuffing.

Once you’ve put the glue on the stuffing, get it onto the lantern as quickly as possible. It’s a really forgiving material to work with. If you rip a big chunk off, you can mold it back into a cloud shape and make it work again.

Keep an oblong shape in mind and manipulate the stuffing to get that look. I found that keeping it in mind as I’m gluing stuff on and trying to make the stuffing thicker on two sides and thinner on the other two sides helps, and then after that just gluing more fluff onto those ends, kind of building off of that and pulling it out. When everything is glued in place, you can pull and fluff it out and manipulate it from there, too.

After you’ve gone from top to bottom or bottom to top, go back and pull the stuffing apart and see if there are any spaces where you can still see the lantern, to make sure you’re not missing any spots. If there are any gaps, glue a piece of stuffing there, because the stuffing tends to sag and shift and you’ll see the bald spots later, and your cloud will look very sad.

Step 3: Screw in the LED Bulb

Screw the light bulb into a hanging pendant lamp cord.

There’s the little wire bar that goes across the top that keeps the lantern open, and the light bulb and the head of the cord are too big to fit inside the paper lantern when it’s constructed with that wire bar intact. You have to unhook that and move it aside and get the light bulb in there, and then put the wire back in. It takes a little moving around to get it right.

Stick to an LED bulb for this project. There’s not a lot of space in the lantern, and LED bulbs don’t get hot like incandescent bulbs do. It would be a terrifying thing if all that polyfill went up in flames!

Step 4: Download the FluxSmart App

Smart light bulbs are connected to your phone, so you can use Bluetooth to turn it on, change the color, or even set an alarm so that you wake up to it turning on. You can program it to music so that it flashes with the beat, or if you buy a track with thunder on it, it will flash with the thunder, like lightning! It also has microphone sensitivity, so if you’re having a dance party it will respond to the sounds of the music playing and everyone dancing, which is what we did with my extended family on Christmas Eve!

Download a thunder and rain track to your phone. They are available for both iPhone and Android. In the FluxSmart app, there’s different sensitivity settings. I found that “jazz mode” was slightly more sensitive to the thunder—it lit up more and was a little more responsive, but it’s totally a preference. Play around with it! There’s also a big color wheel that changes the color temperature of the bulb. You can choose and save six favorite colors, or you can spin around on the wheel to get a random color.

You can download the printable instructions for this project here.

November Update:

The leadership team is still trying to pull things together .

November Update:

No new news! Still trying to line a tour up with a potential new charity partner. 

November Update:

Our new charity partner is working with us on a day and time to determine when we can begin meeting monthly. 

November Update:

Pictures are coming! Stay tuned.

November Update:

The girls loved decorating their crosses

November Update:

November Update:

Gratitude and love was everywhere at our November workshop!

November Update:

Pictures are coming!

November Update:

A reminder~ we do not meet for a regular workshop. We cater an meal from Olive Garden with donations and collect

for Christmas Gift for the kids.  Please help if you are able.

We began our day by coloring a turkey/game sheet! It had little options for kids to do a word search, connect the dots and tic tac toe. From our littles to our teenagers, everyone quickly began to get comfortable and our wonderful volunteers , Ms. Jamie,Ms. Isabella and Ms.Rachelle, wasted no time getting into all sorts of conversations. The kids had visited sea world the day prior and had so many stories to tell. We talked about music, traveling and some of the kiddos even busted a move!

We also had the kids decorate fall themed frames! We love activities that the kids can take and use with them. They already planned on what pictures they wanted to put in there to be able to give to their families.

The kids loved the muffins and fruit Ms.Margarita brought for them. One of the resident girls was so incredibly sweet, after all the kids got their snacks, she made plates for our volunteers.

We are so grateful we get the opportunity to hang out and show the kids how much they are loved. And we couldn’t do it without our workshop leaders and volunteers.

November Update:

Another Beautiful day with SOS foster kids!

Each month gets better and better! See you next month for our annual participaton in the Light the Village Campus wide

event. It’s such a special time with the community. 

November Update:

The recent Chicktime SA-Westside event at the Treasured Protégé House was a joyous gathering filled with fun, laughter, and a sense of community. As part of the Fall festivities, the girls celebrated one of the resident’s birthdays, enjoying pizza and cake to mark the occasion.

The highlight of the event was a spirited game of Pictionary, which brought out everyone’s creativity and competitive spirit. The game ended in a lively tie, with everyone still guessing what Ms. Lora’s sketches were meant to be—adding even more laughs to the day.

Each Chicktime event offers a meaningful opportunity to witness the girls’ growth as they transition from foster care to more independent lives. Seeing their excitement for the future and how they are thriving is truly inspiring for everyone involved.

November Update:

November Update:

Due to circumstances beyond our control, our November workshop was canceled. 

November Update:

Thank you to everyone that was able to join us this weekend for pillow making, turkey cupcake decorating, and playing games!

 

Carolyn knocked it out of the park planning great stations; thank you Carolyn! The girls especially loved playing Heads Up.

 

 

 

 

November Update:

Thank you HoppArt Studio | Floresville & La Verniafor such a cool morning! We have some artists among us!! TruLight127 Ministries

November Update:

We had a great time at The Tulsa Girl’s Home this weekend. We scrapbooked to help the girls have a way and place to store good memories.

 

 

 

Only one was able to be with us at the time but I was told they would work on the photos later that evening with the girls.

It was a fun and joy filled time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November Update:

Mrs. Boddie read

After the Fall by Dan Santat

Caldecott Medalist

This is a book that encourages us all to believe that when life goes wrong we can find the strength to pick ourselves up, put ourselves back together and overcome our fears in order to achieve things we may have felt were simply impossible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Followed by the girls being a barista and adding their favorite flavors to their lattes and enjoyed some tasty pastries.

The girls enjoyed taking pictures with the day of the dead props and remembering their loved ones

Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones we will see you in January

 

  

 

 

Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones we will see you in January

 

 

November Update:

Saturday was a special day with our Chicktime Converse MinT program.

The residents were able to paint two themed canvases: Pumpkin Patch and Family Tree. As always, the residents showcased their artistic talents! A special thank you to Jessica Scibienski for the painting class, and Chris Burke and Olivia Eckhardt for assisting with the class!

The moms enjoyed their time with you all!

October Update:

Making to -do lists and making calls with our new charity partner and trying to get our chapter scheduled on a regular basis on their campus. 

October Update:

Chicktime Bulverde’s Halloween Glow in the Dark Party was a blast! From the t-shirt decorating to playing games, it was fun. No one went home empty handed, that’s for sure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you again to the amazing volunteers who came out to make sweet, but spooky memories with the girls. Also, a big thank you to those who helped with candy, gifts, snacks, and all the other items needed to make this a huge success: RBES Staff and PTA, Mikee Carmen, Texas State Women of Medicine, and Adrianne Kendall.

 

 

October Update:

We did not meet in October due to internal situation. 

October Update:

We did not have a workshop. We are searching for a new charity partner to serve. 

October Update:

The youth of Immerse Arkansas have stolen a pizza our hearts

A not so spooky but super special cooking night

October Update:

But it isn’t just play, it is INTENTIONAL play intended to create and build relationship with the children.

We want them to learn to be like Jesus and we teach them through play.

Our charity partner’s ministry team does an amazing job of teaching them important lessons and we are on a campaign of teaching them Bible verses.

The verse below is the verse for the month.

I want to thank the Chicktime angels that make it possible for us to provide a meal for the children each Wednesday.

This Wednesday I would like to thank my cousin Esmi and her sweet family as well as my daughter Arien and her friends from nursing school who provided the candy and helped me make 65 candy bags to give to the children.

October Update:

Fall has arrived in Kansas City, and that means it is soup and sweater season! Sheila and the Chicktime KC group brought “Souper” Saturday to the girls at Cornerstones of Care again this year. The girls enjoyed taking turns adding ingredients to the soup we prepared together, and shared what their favorite things are to cook, as well as what their favorite soups are. They also enjoyed creating their own individual mug cakes. It is always a pleasure to spend time with these girls, and cooking a meal and sitting down to enjoy lunch as a family makes it even more special. The Cheesy Chicken Chowder was also a hit with the girls – there was not a drop left!!

October Update:

Pumpkin Painting at our October workshop and Feeling this Fall weather today and loving every second of it!

October Update:

Happy Halloween We enjoyed a great meal cooked by Nancy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A warm plate of pasta, side salad, garlic bread and can’t forget dessert! A variety of cookies! Today we had something spooky in mind for the children at The Connection Center. We played spooky Halloween Bingo! Prizes were awarded to each winner! Each child had an opportunity to win a prize! And what’s Halloween without candy!!!

Thank you Christina for making each child a fun goodie bag filled with candy! We can’t wait for the upcoming month, November to give thanks.

 

 

October Update:

Chicktime Detroit participated with Vista Maria’s campus wide Trunk or Treat!!!

What a beautiful night for a great event!!!

Thank you to everyone who came out from the chapter to give the kids a great time

We had wonderful representation from old and new leadership and volunteers alike!

October Update:

Our charity partner had to cancel our October workshop so we will try pumpkin decorating party again in November!

See you soon!

October Update:

October Update:

Chicktime- Nashville

At our October workshop the girls were treated to some fall arts and crafts courtesy of Renee and her daughter Abby. They rotated stations where they painted pumpkins, made ghostly makeup bags, and had the opportunity to make ghost garlands to decorate their house.

October Update:

The second Saturday of each month, we are privileged to be able to spend time with the beautiful young ladies, who reside at TruLight Village in Marion, Texas! It is our goal to love on them, let them know they are valued, important, and special. If you would want to join us in this mission, please reach out for more information.

Thank you, Ms. Liz, for our fun October activity! The girls loved making blankets and cookies, as did us adults.

October Update:

The annual Halloween extravaganza hosted by Chicktime Austin was an absolutely thrilling affair!

Attendees enjoyed a variety of engaging activities, such as crafting moon cloud dough, dipping pumpkins in vibrant marbling colors, and creating unique scratch art masks and ornaments to celebrate the spooky season.

Everyone embraced the festive spirit, donning their most creative Halloween costumes, which added to the lively atmosphere.

To top it all off, treat bags filled with goodies were distributed, ensuring that no one left empty-handed. Each teen departed with a prize of their choice, making the event not just memorable but also rewarding!

October Update:

Today was an extraordinary day filled with joy and connection! It was Saturday, and we celebrated a fantastic fall festival with the girls. They got to unleash their creativity by painting and decorating pumpkins for a contest, with exciting prizes for the winners! We indulged in autumn-themed snacks and had a cozy movie day in the gym, watching Hocus Pocus together, all dressed in comfy pajamas.

But the magic didn’t stop there. Thanks to the incredible generosity of Smurfit Westrock, each girl received her own set of school supplies to carry her through the entire year. Their amazing organization gathered donations that have provided the girls with everything they’ll need for success this school year.

I am in awe of how this community comes together to lift these girls up, making them feel truly seen and loved. It is making a profound difference in their lives as they begin to recognize their own unique gifts, talents, and the potential they have to make a real impact in the world.

None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our volunteers and community. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your care, compassion, and dedication to helping these girls break free from cycles of dysfunction, addiction, and abuse. Together, we are helping them step into a future full of hope and possibility!

October Update:

RESPECT goes a long way and that was the subject of our table talk discussion for the month of October. Each girl and volunteers got a chance to tell a story of a time they were Respected as well as disrespected.

 

 

 

We talked about how they felt in each situation. The girls decided that being Respectful was the right thing to do towards everyone.  

We also had fun playing Giant Uno and Taboo. 

fter that the girls enjoyed lunch from Burger King.

As usual, a shout out to my volunteers who selflessness donate their time each month

 

 

October Update:

Can you believe we forgot to take pictures? We were having so much fun we just plum forgot! Why don’t you just come next month and see what it’s all about?

October Update:

Fall Crafting is s much fun! We love it when the girls get to sit and visit with us and make something to take back to their rooms. 

We are going bowling next month. Join us.

October Update:

What better to do on an October morning than hang out with the teen girls at Boysville and make friendship bracelets.

Thank you Denise Jacks for leading this activity! The girls loved it. It’s like therapy to just sit and focus on threading beads. If this looks like fun to you, come volunteer with us!

October Update:

Today we made our drop for the kids at BokenKamp. Many thanks to our Workshop Leaders, Rosaura Salinas and Veronica Garcia for their journal making activity.

The staff let us know that the kids always enjoy that activity . A huge shout our to H-E-B for giving us the ability to make almost 100 Halloween Goodie Bags for all the boys and girls!

They will definitely enjoy the treats! Special thanks to Elsa, Mary Alice, Lisa and Karen for donating candy too! It really helped. #HEBHelpingHere

October Update:

We still remain hopeful that we will find a new place to serve. 

October Update:

I love how resourceful our Chicktime Sacramento volunteers are…Angela put together a basketball game for our Harvest Festival Workshop today using ducktape and a piece of wood and Lorna helped hold it up with a broom!

 

 

 

Two of our other volunteers ran to the store last minute to get a table cloth for our prize table and I drew spaces on it and labeled it.

We made this workshop come together with some teamwork

 

 

 

October Update:

This Saturday was so fun! We had such a great time painting little haunted houses with the kids. Miss Nicole brought the kids some light up wooden Halloween themed cottages and they were a hit! Miss Jamie provided spooky decorations for the houses. We listened to October themed music, which then lead to Disney songs, and then Miss Selina began taking DJ requests.

Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking

I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier…

At the end of the activity, we put all our painted haunted houses together to create a Halloween village. And then, the moment they had all been waiting for….we turned off the lights and the village lit up! It was so awesome!

The kids had a blast and will be using their painted houses as night lights