tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311397632011-11-01T12:33:48.856-07:00Playful Pancakes are cat toys - I invented them and I sell them so I can buy goats for kids in Sudan so that they won't starve. You can find out more about it at Soft Star Shoes web site www.softstarshoes.com - they give me the leather and sell them from their web site. I give all the money I make to Kids for Kids www.kidsforkids.org.uk - that is the charity that buys the goats for the children in Sudan. One goat costs $21.casskathjernoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-76985849730927634472007-10-31T20:16:00.000-07:002007-10-31T20:38:25.472-07:00

I have been taking a sortof big break from the blog, and now I am doing it again. But I have not stopped the Playful Pancake business. Now I have helpers in Utah (my cowboy cousins and their friends) making more pancakes, and we just sold out again!Back in June, Patricia Parker came here from England. She is in charge of Kids for Kids, who buys the goats for the villagers in Darfur. When she was

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-30266596590967919432007-07-05T09:54:00.000-07:002007-07-05T10:05:48.222-07:00

Playful Pancakes now cost $30 because that is the cost of a goat for villagers in Darfur. They are more expensive now because things are costing more in Darfur because it is dangerous there now so it is harder to get things. You might think "hey, there is no way I am paying $30 for a cat toy" but if you go buy a cat toy from the pet store even though it will only cost a few dollars it will

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-22288389223595720562007-05-31T17:15:00.000-07:002007-05-31T17:19:30.969-07:00

Please come to the big benefit concert this Saturday - Notes for Goats!It's from 12-2pm on Saturday, June 2nd at 1st Presbyterian in Corvallis (at 8th and Monroe).There will be African Drummers/Dancers, Jazz musicians, and lots more. We are doing a big big raffle with lots of prizes. My friends and I are doing a play, and Patricia Parker will speak, and so will the Mayor.It's $8 for adults and

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-14558807179681763342007-04-06T11:11:00.000-07:002007-04-06T11:12:55.180-07:00

Thank you Glo for giving me the embroidery floss and the basket.

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This is the welcome to Oregon sign and my dad did something silly - he changed it in photoshop.There's going to be a big play that I'm putting on called The Millionaire Miser. So far Leo, Meaghan, Morgan, Caelin, me, and Jack are going to be in it. It's going to be in the beginning of June.The play is going to be part of a bigger thing which is a benefit show for Kids for Kids that is for

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Now I have been making these Playful Pancakes for a year and selling them to buy goats for kids in Sudan. And I have gotten lots of help from other kids to make them because it is too many to make by myself and plus it is fun so kids like to help. They have catnip inside and a furry tail for the cat to grab onto and throw it around. We have pictures of almost all of them that have ever been made

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-25124451900044091992007-03-10T13:07:00.000-08:002007-03-10T13:23:27.434-08:00

I used to be backordered on Playful Pancakes - I needed 19. Now I have 19 and extra because of my newest helpers who are a group of 11-year-old girls from the LDS church. They invited me to their Friendship Around the World activity day and I showed them how to make Playful Pancakes and they made a lot. Also I got to make a bracelet and I think it looks quite pretty.So thank you to the girls who

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-61091225932520339692007-03-09T13:42:00.000-08:002007-03-10T13:28:43.233-08:00

This is Jenna and Anya. I taught them how to make Playful Pancakes and they did a good job.We made them at the Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center - I love that place. Jenna's little brother Alan played with my little brother Jack in the playroom while we worked. Here is what we made:OMpinckypointyeyelashyPRmoony

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Last night was a fundraiser for Philomath Montessori School. They had a silent auction and then a live auction. At the live auction I had given them a Playful Pancake to sell and the auctioneer sold it right away. So then he said "who else wants to buy one of these and help kids in sudan and help the philomath Montessori school?" And people kept saying "me, me, me" and so 10 of them were sold

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-89202869165664807772007-01-29T16:00:00.000-08:002007-01-31T21:15:16.146-08:00

An eye doctor in California ordered 2 pancakes, so here is what I made! This is "glassey".And this is "patch"

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Patricia Parker gave a speech at the Christmas Concert in London and said some important things.First she said that instead of just standing here and watching all the terrible things happen in Sudan, you should tell someone in the government to tell the President to use some of our country's power to stop the terrible things.Also she said tell your friends about Kids for Kids! And try to tell

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1167882821978451472007-01-03T19:46:00.000-08:002007-01-03T19:53:41.990-08:00

This is Jenna and Alan. This is from when they were putting up Playful Pancake flyers all around town. They did it before the holidays to try to get some people to buy them as presents. I think it worked because we sold a lot of Playful Pancakes. I used to go to school with Jenna and now she goes to school with my little brother. It makes me feel proud that they would do this to help kids in

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1166754792148803342006-12-21T18:21:00.000-08:002006-12-22T14:44:18.273-08:00

My Nana and I with some Beefeaters at the Tower of LondonI haven't done a blog entry for awhile because I had been in London. I went to London because of my cat-toy business. Patricia Parker invited me to be a part of the Christmas Concert for Kids for Kids, which is a fundraiser and also a celebration. I went and I got to spend one week there doing fun things.At the Christmas Concert I was

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1165117143957015642006-12-02T19:06:00.000-08:002006-12-02T19:39:06.110-08:00

If you are looking for a good gift, here’s where you’ll find it: Playful Pancakes – Buy a Cat Toy, Save a Life.Playful Pancakes are cat toys hand made by kids out of leather scraps that were going to be thrown away. Each one costs $21 which is donated to Kids for Kids to buy one goat for starving kids in Sudan. I’ve raised enough so far to buy over 100 goats, and now my goal is 3000 so please

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1164424780878267982006-11-24T19:14:00.000-08:002006-11-24T20:52:03.303-08:00

First I go to Soft Star Shoes and look through the leather that is left over from making shoes. I find the ones that are big enough for a circle and sometimes I get littler ones for the faces. I also get pieces of fur scraps to use for the tails. Then a grown-up uses the leather clicker machine to cut out circles because the machine is dangerous for kids. Next we choose one leather and one suede

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1163376823571573022006-11-12T15:57:00.000-08:002006-11-12T16:17:00.330-08:00

Me, Angelica, Morgan, Meaghan at our Craft Fair Table I sold Playful Pancakes at the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo Holiday Craft Fair last Saturday and Sunday with some of my friends - Angelica, Malia, Meaghan, and Morgan. I have known Angelica, Meaghan, and Morgan for a really long time, since I was 3 1/2 years old so they are old friends, and we are still friends even though none of them go to my

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1161548920892522192006-10-22T12:29:00.000-07:002006-10-22T20:38:11.426-07:00

This is two true stories.Once upon a time there was a family in Oregon who decided to buy a Playful Pancake cat toy instead of going out to dinner. And when they bought the cat toy, they got one goat for a kid in Sudan instead of eating at a restaurant and they made dinner for themselves and that bought one goat.And another time there was a very sick kid in Darfur (which is in Sudan, in Africa)

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1161110565673797782006-10-17T11:34:00.000-07:002006-10-17T11:48:11.520-07:00

"Blue-footed booby" is named after the bird that lives in the Galapagos Islands.He was bought by Dianne of Thousand Oaks, California.Here is a picture of Dianne with "blue-footed booby" at her rehearsal - she is a violinist in the Santa Barbara Symphony.

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1160347649784672472006-10-08T15:40:00.000-07:002006-10-11T16:48:13.636-07:00

Over the weekend some friends came to help me make Playful Pancakes to get ready for a table at the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Holiday Craft Fair which is November 4th and 5th. Everyone made 5 each, so that's 20 total! We took a lot of breaks to play. Angelica, Meaghan, Malia, and meHere's the names of what we made:Cassidy: he he, King Tut, ping, good, MozartMozartAngelica: squirly, zecoe, alian

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1160160827009837172006-10-06T11:49:00.000-07:002006-10-06T12:12:08.253-07:00

Muse was bought by Mrs. Basolo, a teacher at St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. She uses Muse as a hall pass. Here is a picture of her with a student, Nathan, and Muse.

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Yesterday I had a party to thank people who helped me with my cat toy business. Not everybody could come, but I saved those people cake.I designed a game and what you do is you take the tail and you try and tape it onto the cat toy, which is the purple round thing on the tree. (There's another game that isn't in any of the pictures. It's a little-kid game. I made an old man that was very very

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This is a list of almost all the Playful Pancakes my friends and I have ever made:Big Lips Silee SadHapee Sadsnortteethgalapagosstarry woow woowMuse tank hootpocketsFoo Foomarcothmilyspace alienLilyslipslideHaergoogelcat catsealtortoisescliszooeysclis2mocking birdcinnamonBlue footed boobybootschrystalmyowgoldhootster love vampireeaglegooRJpoofwild coyotebig nosekangarooloo croowzigzagone

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1158375441247557952006-09-15T19:51:00.000-07:002006-10-05T17:37:57.143-07:00

I drew the first rotation on the back of a Gatorade label when I first got my idea for this project. I drew it because at that time I felt like drawing and I was thinking about my business. I had recently drawn a butterfly life cycle poster at school and so I got the idea from that. This is the final copy of it that I drew on paper.First on the rotation is the soft star shoes building where I get

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mailingcheckOriginally uploaded by playfulpancakes. In July I had made enough money to send $1000 to Kids for Kids. My friends Angelica and Meaghan were with me when I wrote the letter to go with the check. Angelica drew that horse picture - she is a really good artist. It was exciting to send that much money. Plus I raised $348.25 in donations and I already sent $300 from selling Playful

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Love was bought by Mrs. McNamara, a teacher at St Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. Love is used as a hall pass - here is a picture.

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In May I did a booth at the Philomath Celebration where people could buy Playful Pancakes. That is me with the violin. I also played songs and people put money in my violin case. My friend Angelica is sitting on the ground and she would help tell people about the playful pancakes when they stopped at the booth to hear me play. My friend Meaghan is at the table and she would give people their

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1154584779931071022006-08-02T22:54:00.000-07:002006-10-11T14:05:42.703-07:00

hootsterOriginally uploaded by playfulpancakes. Hootster now lives in Santa Paula, California with my great grandma even though she doesn't have any pets. She said she bought it to help kids in Sudan and to show her friends when she plays bridge.

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nachoOriginally uploaded by playfulpancakes. Nacho is the name of the cat, not the Playful Pancake. This is the first one I ever made, for my Grandma and Grandpa's cat, Nacho. It was his Christmas present from me in his stocking.So this one lives in Portland, Oregon.

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1153346920025248472006-07-19T15:04:00.000-07:002006-09-15T18:38:31.523-07:00

firstcheckOriginally uploaded by playfulpancakes. This is me at Soft Star Shoes on March 31, 2006. Larkin (and Kahlil) are giving me my first checks from selling the Playful Pancakes on the Soft Star Shoes website.

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Meaghan made tank. Laura and Sven from Santa Barbara, California bought tank for their dog Tuco - see, Playful Pancakes aren't just for cats!

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Made by Cassidy in March 2006. I made this one for Patricia Parker who is in charge of Kids for Kids. That is the charity that uses the money I send to buy goats for kids in Sudan. Patricia said her favorite colors are blue and yellow, so I made the face blue and used my most special sparkly gold for the face and the embroidery.This is me at the post office getting ready to mail starry to England

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Unknown Name 1Originally uploaded by playfulpancakes. I made this one special for Trisha, who also works at Soft Star Shoes - look at the comments to learn more about Happy Sad's life in Philomath, Oregon!

casskathjernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31139763.post-1153186471280444502006-07-17T18:30:00.000-07:002006-10-06T12:21:37.926-07:00

Silee SadOriginally uploaded by playfulpancakes. Made by Cassidy in March 2006. On the other side there's a silly face - the side you're looking at is the sad face. I made this special for someone that works at Soft Star Shoes named Larkin in Corvallis, Oregon.

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