Breaux Bridge 6 and 8-Year-Old Helping Others Stay Healthy One Stitch at a Time

Breaux Bridge 6 and 8-Year-Old Helping Others Stay Healthy One Stitch at a Time

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3 for many parents i's been a challenge trying to keep their kids busy now that the're no longer at school..news 1's cassie schirm found one family tha's making it their mission to keep busy but also help others at the same time.

3 cassie schirm, cschirm@kadn.com with all the kids stuck at home right now one breaux bridge woman is using this extra family time to teach her children some lifelong skills through arts and crafts.

Crafts that will help the community flatten the curve.

Natsat the?- willis house little hands are busy at work.

Nats8 year old ariaand her 6 year old sister lolanats have used this free time stuck at home to learn from mom how to sew.nats showing them how to do it after watching her make masks for the community the girls wanted to join in."the girls do't have much do right now so the're coming in here they sat down and they wanted to helpnatsnow the're basically pros"i really liked learning how to sew"with the help of the breaux bridge community the family has been able to help make hundreds of masks."i lost count but if i had to guess w've been probably close to 800.

To 1000 masks.

That w've gotten out so far.

W're on track to do about 200 today 100 yesterday.

And where area all of these colorful masks going?

Just about everywhere.."w're getting them out to pharmacies to hospitals to nursing homes home"but also right out their home there is a table of free masks for anyone who needs them.

Video showing a woman pick one up.nat thank you!mom "'m so proud of her"they all have little notes on them.lola -theank you so much i hope this helps.

Love lola.mom- the girls are really embracing and the're trying and understanding that everybody is sick right now and the're ready to get back to school so they want to figure out a way to help to get back to normal with each mask they make the girls are learning they can make a difference while having fun."it feels really good and we really like doing it."

Cassie lookliveknow if yo'd like to pick up a mask for you or your loved one you can come here to kent street where they have this table right here to come pick one up at any time here in breaux bridge they say the most important thing is that everyone has one of these masks to keep safe and healthy during this hard time in breaux bridge and cassie schirm news 15 if you would like to help in the mask cause w'll have more information