Baby Shower Gifts that Give Back
Inspired by TOMS' example, a 7-year-old creates his own "love-one-give-one" company. The result? Complete cuteness overload.
It's amazing how kids just get it. When seven-year-old David Holdridge learned about the TOMS buy-one-give-one business model, he immediately applied it to a product he dreamed up, combining the snuggly padding of a stuffed animal with the coverage of a security blanket. And with that, a mini-revolution was born.
By age nine, with help from his family, David launched "Everything Happy" -- a website selling the "Happy Blankies" that formed its foundation, as well as pillows, clothes and gift sets. The sets are perfectly bundled into adorable boxes including a blanket, stuffed animal and onesie, and they're available in eight characters and colors, from "Chase" the dog and "Flip" the monkey to "Wiggle" the hippo and "Stomp" the frog (shown above). Just like TOMS, each product sold equals an in-kind donation to a child in a hospital, orphanage or impoverished community.
At $50, the gift sets are a precious baby shower gift idea, sure to please a mom-to-be while giving a blanket to someone in need. Kind of gives new meaning to the phrase "gift that keeps on giving," doesn't it?