My Buddy Boo
Gift a Boo to a Child in Hospital π
Gift a Boo to a Child in Hospital π
Gift a nerdy cool mental health toy to a seriously ill child who needs one at the Monash Childrens Hospital and we will make sure they receive it.
Boo is a friendly adventurer. Boo wears big glasses and carries a backpack filled with Boo badge emotions. These badges are to help children express emotions like happiness, sadness, bravery, and more. So, when someone asks them, they can say, βThatβs My Buddy Boo!β
Details
Details
- Boo with backpack
- 13 velcro emotion badges
- 1 velcro band-aid badge
- 1 velcro notepad
- 1 velcro childhood cancer badge
- 1 velcro port
- 1 Boo tote bag
*Recommended for ages 3 and above
More information on how to use Boo see How To Boo
About the port
About the port
An implanted port is like a secret door inside the body. It helps doctors give medicine and take blood with less fuss. Itβs like having a tiny superhero helper!
Port access was a very traumatic experience for our daughter when she had cancer. I designed Boo in the hope he would help with port procedures, helping other children feel less alone and have some control during the process.
Sizing
Sizing
- Boo 30cm x 27cm sitting
- 75cm x 52cm including arms and legs
- Badges 3cm x 3cm
- Band-aid 5cm x 4cm
- Port 15cm long
- Notepad 9cm x 14cm
Delivery
Delivery
Absolutely free!
Gifts are delivered to the hospital in person on a fortnightly basis
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We were gifted a Boo to accompany my 3 year old son into his bone marrow transplant, obviously being incredibly hard on him physically and emotionally. Boo has given my son the tools to express himself in ways he previously struggled with. He was also tickled that Boo has a port needle like him too and it has helped in the sometimes traumatic process of dressing and line changes because Boo does it too! Boo himself is beautiful quality, soft high quality fabrics and easy to use even for my very sick 3 year old. So grateful for the gift of communication and comfort π©΅ποΈ
Our daughter isla is going through chemo atm and has a traumatic experience having her bloods taken aswell as having her port accessed. Katie kindly send BOO to us hoping it would help isla during her treatment. Its safe to say isla dosnt go anywhere without her Boo. He has been a blessing in helping her express how she is feeling if she can not understand how to express them. He sits with her during any procedure she has aswell as comforts her while she is receiving her Chemotherapy.
Thankyou Katie for sending Boo out way Xxx
My little man received his Boo as a gift which happened to arrive on his last day of treatment for a two year and three month battle with Leukaemia.
The smiles and giggles were infectious and he was beyond happy.
My son declared that Boo, like him, had Leukaemia and that they would finish treatment together and go together to get their ports removed soon.
Having my little guy have a special friend to relate to and find comfort in for this next chapter of his life is beyond special and we are forever grateful.
Thank you so very, very much for bringing him the perfect friend to cuddle, love and share this journey with.
Our daughter was gifted a buddy Boo during a recent stay in Hospital. What an amazing gift, the emotion badges are a great tool in assisting our daughter to express how she is feeling. We are 2.5 yearβs into treatment, and although we are near the end of treatment, our family are experiencing on-going big emotionβs. Our whole family are benefiting from My Buddy Boo as we share our feelingβs together. Such an exceptional, comforting tool for everyone, particularly children who have experienced a lot of trauma. Genius idea, well done to helping so many people Katie! π
My buddy boo has been the perfect companion to my son as he is navigating big emotions around medical trauma. I am so grateful to Katie for creating boo and his backpack of emotions to give our kids an easy way to express their feelings and I wish that every child oncology family had a boo given to their child at the very start of treatment and all the hospital stays - Gifting a Buddy Boo will help so many children going through a tough time in hospital! We canβt recommend My Buddy Boo enough.