
If you would like your Holiday gift to continue to give after the wrapping has been recycled and we roll into a new year please consider checking out Oceana's "Adopt A Creature" program.
Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world's oceans. Recently they held an Ocean Heroes contest and found an inspiring story of volunteering from 12-year-old North Carolina resident Casey Sokolovic. Casey volunteers for a local sea turtle rescue center and, as part of her rescue efforts; she baked thousands of cookies in the shape of Sea Turtles, and rose over $3,000 in bake sales.
With Casey’s efforts in mind, Oceana has found a way to provide shoppers an alternative way of giving while supporting their work and restoring marine life. Through www.Oceana.org/adopt shoppers can virtually adopt 10 different creatures and receive ocean-themed cookie cutters, or plush toys. The cookie kit also includes a very yummy sugar cookie recipe that has my daughters seal-of-yumminess approval. It was terrific fun to watch my daughters and their friends have fun in the kitchen making the dough and cutting out shapes of dolphins, penguins, and octopus. The most fun was in the eating of course!
Please visit Oceana’s website www.Oceana.org/adopt to learn more about this wonderful gift giving opportunity. It is a beautiful, informative site. You can learn more on how to donate to a worthy cause, help someone become the virtual parent of an ocean animal, and create fun family time in the kitchen.









