Basically Babies

10/11/2026

This Thanksgiving, we are feeling especially grateful. 🧡
We are grateful for the volunteers who give their time, the donors who give what they can, the partner recipient organizations who help us reach families, and every supporter who shares our story and believes in what we do.
Most of all, we are grateful to be part of a community that understands that small acts of kindness can create a big impact.
From our Basically Babies family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂

10/08/2026

At Basically Babies, we are working hard to meet our goals and outfit local infants in need. To complete our upcoming Layettes, we urgently need:
• Receiving blankets
• Baby socks
• Sleepers
• Snowsuits
Every donation, whether brand new or gently used, provides comfort and dignity to a family in our community.
📍 Drop-Off Details:
• Calgary: #5, 2616 16 St NE (Tue–Thu, 9 AM – 3 PM)
• Edmonton: 14839 118 Ave (Mon–Thu, 9 AM – 4 PM)
🔄 Please share this post to help us spread the word! Thank you for your incredible generosity. 💛

10/07/2026

We don't know the names of the babies who receive our layettes, but likely some of them are listed in these annual Stats Canada top 10 lists!

After 9 years at the top, Olivia has been 'dethroned' as the top girl's baby name of the year. Did any of you have a baby or grandbaby in 2025...and if so, is their name on this list? Let us know! 💙

10/02/2026

A huge thank you to Red Tractor Hospitality Group for your continued support of Basically Babies! We’re so happy to welcome your team back to volunteer with us time and time again.

We love that your team chooses Basically Babies for your team-building events...and even more, that you bring such enthusiasm, kindness, and heart every time you’re here! Your volunteers help us prepare and organize donated baby items for families in our community, making a meaningful difference behind the scenes. 💕

Thank you for continuing to show up, lend a hand, and support our mission. We’re so lucky to have you as part of the Basically Babies community!

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

💙 A massive thank you, Old Navy, for your generous donation of brand-new infant snowsuits and sleepers to Basically Babies!

These cozy essentials will help keep little ones warm, comfortable, and cared for through the colder months. We are so grateful for your kindness and support of families in our community.

Thank you, Old Navy, for helping us make a difference—one baby at a time! 💙

09/28/2026

So grateful for Once Upon A Child - Edmonton North and their community! Our need for infant snowsuits is great, and once again they have said "We will help!" Thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕

Hey NEW BABY CLUB & the OUAC Edmonton North Community at large! We are doing something different for October.
🧡 LET’S HELP KEEP A BABY WARM THIS WINTER 🧡

This October, we’re teaming up with Basically Babies, a local charity that creates beautiful layettes for newborns in need, and we’re asking our amazing OUAC Edmonton North community to help us fill a very important gap.

Basically Babies is currently looking for newborn–24M snowsuits, and they still need about 1,500 more to have enough for the babies they’ll be helping this year. That’s a LOT of little snowsuits — and we know our community can make a difference. 🥹🧡

If you have a snowsuit at home that your little one has outgrown, we’d love for you to consider donating it! We kindly ask that donated snowsuits are in like-new condition, with no stains, rips, tears, or obvious wear. Basically Babies wants to make sure every baby receives something they can feel good about wearing. 🥰

And here’s another way you can help:
Every Fivestars member that is opted in for texts has a 50% OFF coupon coming to their account for one snowsuit or jacket, NB–12M. If you’re able, you can use your coupon to purchase a snowsuit in-store and donate it to the drive. ❤️

We know budgets are tight, so there is absolutely no pressure to purchase something. If you have a gently loved snowsuit to donate, that means just as much to us.

We’re so grateful for the generosity our Edmonton North community shows time and time again. Let’s see what we can do together and help make sure a whole lot of little babies stay warm this winter. 🧡❄️

📍 Bring your donations to Once Upon A Child Edmonton North
🧥 NB–18M snowsuits welcome
✨ New Baby Club coupon: 50% OFF one NB–12M snowsuit or jacket in your 5stars account

Thank you for helping us support such a wonderful local organization! 🧡
Basically Babies

09/22/2026

A HUGE thank-you to the amazing students and staff from Rundle College CAUSE!

This fantastic team rolled up their sleeves to sort and size donations and create adorable baby outfits for little ones facing extreme need in our community.

Your energy, kindness, and hard work made a BIG difference...and brought so much joy to Basically Babies! We are incredibly grateful to have such caring community champions supporting our cause!

09/17/2026

🧸💛 Help Us Fill Our Layettes with a Little Extra Love! 💛🧸

Basically Babies would be so grateful for donations of new or gently loved, infant-appropriate stuffed animals and toys for our layette program!

These special little gifts are included with layettes provided to families welcoming a new baby, helping make those first days a little brighter and more comforting.

If you have clean, gently loved stuffed animals or age-appropriate baby toys that are ready for a new home, we would be happy to put them to good use!

Every donation helps us share a little more kindness, comfort, and joy with babies and families in our community. 💕

09/14/2026

We would like to say a massive "thank you" to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation for their recent generous gift towards our Basically Babies Layette Program. 💙

Their kindness helps us provide essential items to babies and families when they need them most. We are SO grateful for their continued support of Basically Babies and for helping us give little ones a brighter beginning. 🍼💛