Violet’s Wildflowers

01/11/2026

🎁✨🎄💜 OUR CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER - help us to refresh PICU’s counselling rooms 💜🎄✨🎁

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Paediatric Critical Care Unit has two counselling rooms that are undergoing a little revamp, and we would love to help the staff with this - but we need your help to make it possible!
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These rooms sit along the corridor to the ward, but they are much less clinical than the rest of the unit. They have a sofa bed, sink, small table & other furnishings and are designed to be a space for families to sit, talk, cry, and to try and process devastating news.

When Violet was transferred to PICU, one of these rooms is where we spent our first two nights. It was a place for us to get some rest amongst all of the chaos and somewhere for us to sleep before we were allocated a room at Ronald McDonald House.

They were also the rooms where some of the hardest conversations took place. Where the Doctors told us there was nothing more they could do. Where they told us we needed to think about Violet’s best interests.

We’d love to raise money or donate items to support Noah’s Ark and the ward staff with this project.

Any donation we receive will go towards helping to transform these two rooms into the relaxing, calming, peaceful spaces they need to be. Donations can be sent via our gofundme or we have also added some of the items to our Amazon wish list.

As always, our wish list has been carefully curated based on our own experience of when Violet was transferred to PICU and the 70 days we spent there - as well as listening to the requests and suggestions from PICU & Noah’s Ark staff and other families who have been in our shoes.
These items include:
⭐️ food for the parents kitchen
⭐️ toiletries and other essentials for parents
⭐️ small gifts for the children/siblings
⭐️ items for the wards counselling rooms
⭐️ puzzle books & pens to help pass the time

https://gofund.me/a1c06982a

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/AN9UQWUX9HTB?ref_=wl_share

We can’t change the reason families have to use these rooms, but we can help change the environment they have to face it in.

So, if you can donate, fundraise, share this post or simply help us spread the word, we would be so incredibly grateful! Please reach out if you can help in anyway.

Thank you.
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31/10/2026

the little white pumpkin 🤍

In fields where autumn leaves are spread,
Amidst the golds and russets, red,
A white pumpkin stands, serene and bright,
A symbol of love, in the soft moonlight.

For those we've lost, yet hold so dear,
In every heartbeat, they are near.
Tiny lives, brief yet profound,
In silence, their echoes resound.

This pumpkin white, a gentle glow,
A beacon for the grief that we know.
It whispers of the dreams once held,
Of lullabies and all the tears expelled.

In gardens of memory, it blooms,
A quiet presence in the rooms.
Hearts that ache with tender grace,
In love's eternal, sacred space.

With every flicker of the flame,
We speak aloud each precious name.
For though they're gone, they are ever here,
In the white pumpkin, we keep them near.

So as we carve this symbol pure,
Remembered always, we will ensure.

In every white pumpkin's gentle light,
Our angels watch us through the night.

———

author unknown
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for Violet and all her angel friends 🕊️
Sending love to everyone missing a little one, today and every day 💜

30/10/2026

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always sending us those little signs

30/10/2026

We were lucky enough to be one of Rose's Way Foundation chosen families back in Feb & had the most amazing, incredible, unforgettable holiday in Disneyland Paris!
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Absolutely amazing work being done in memory of Rose 🌹

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Do you know a brave child who has lost a sibling?

Losing a brother or sister is a heartbreak no child should ever have to face.

In memory of Rose, Rose's Way Foundation is inviting nominations for one bereaved sibling and their family (up to four people - max 2 adults/ max 2 children) to receive an unforgettable trip to Disneyland Paris.

This special opportunity has been made possible thanks to the donations of our wonderful supporters and the incredible fundraising efforts of Rose's big brother, Oliver, who raised the funds through his bake sale in June. Wanting to help another sibling living with loss, Oliver chose to dedicate his fundraising towards creating magical memories for a family who understands the journey of grief.

We know that loss never goes away, but we hope this gift will provide moments of joy, laughter, adventure, and togetherness, creating precious memories that families can cherish forever.

💜🌹🌈 What's Included?
✔️ Flights included (return)
✔️ Disneyland accommodation
✔️ Disneyland Paris park tickets included for the duration of the stay
✔️ A magical family experience for up to 4 people

💜🌹🌈 How to Nominate
Email ONLY

📧 [email protected] (No DMs/No comments will be accepted) with:

• Parent/Caregiver's name
• Email address
• Contact telephone number
• Child(ren)'s name(s)
• A brief explanation of why you would like to nominate them

📅 Deadline for Nominations
Midday 10 November 2026

⁉️ Important Information ⁉️
All family members travelling must hold a valid passport at the time of travel.

From one sibling's love to another family's hope, creating magical memories and bringing a little light to families living with loss 💜🌹🌈

29/10/2026

✨🎄Our Christmas fundraiser is launching soon!🎄✨

This year, we’re hoping to raise funds to help improve the two counselling rooms on the Paediatric Critical Care Unit at Noah’s Ark children’s hospital 🫶

These rooms are used for some of the most difficult conversations families will ever have, but they can also provide emergency accommodation for parents when their child is receiving critical care. We want to help make these spaces feel a little more comfortable, welcoming and homely during an incredibly difficult time.

Alongside this, we’ll be doing our usual restock of the parents’ kitchen, replenishing the parents’ emergency packs, and providing other everyday essentials for families spending time on the unit.

✨ Some of the things we’ll be collecting include:

🛋️ Cushions, pillows, throws, battery-operated candles, artificial plants, tissue boxes, storage boxes and mattress protectors

🍫 Cupboard food such as Pot Noodles, crisps, chocolates, cereal bars and individually wrapped biscuits

🪥 Toothpaste, toothbrushes, toiletries, hairbrushes, bobbles and other essentials

📝 Pens, notebooks, puzzle books and colouring books - little things to help parents pass the time during long hours on the ward

💡 Sensory light toys, soft light-up toys and similar items for the children

Donations can be made through our GoFundMe or via our Amazon Wish List (wish List is currently being updated and will be reshared as soon as it’s ready!)

If you’re in a position to help us in anyway with our mission this Christmas, we’d be incredibly grateful

Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help us make a difficult place feel just a little bit easier for families who find themselves there
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Thank you, as always, for helping us continue to support families in Violet’s memory 💜

28/10/2026

you are my home 💜

26/10/2026

Murphy’s Sketches
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24/10/2026

Cosy Throws WORKSHOPS ARE BACK!
This time, it’s 🎅🏻🎄CHRISTMAS ITEMS🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

Come along & make your own chunky knit creation! And help us raise money for Noah’s Ark children’s hospital critical care unit 💜

What’s included ⤵️
✨ Make whichever product you want, in whatever colour you choose! Choose from: Pudding, pudding wreath, Christmas wreath, star or hot water bottle
✨ All the materials you need
✨ Expert hands-on guidance to show you exactly how to make your item
✨ Unlimited tea, coffee & hot chocolate
✨ Plus biscuits!
✨ Charitable donation - have fun whilst knowing you’ve helped a good cause too!
✨ Raffle tickets available to purchase
✨ Christmas music & vibes 🎶⭐️

Places are limited so message/comment to secure your place! Item choices and payment due 2 weeks before event.

🎄Christmas attire encouraged! 🎄

23/10/2026

A HUGE, MASSIVE thank you to the wonderful The Sunflower Cakery and all of their lovely customers 💜

The Sunflower Cakery have had a collection pot at their till for us for over a year now and we went to collect it today and it was VERY heavy 😆 we went straight to Tesco to spend some of the collection 🥰 walking away with a trolley full of food and snacks - all of which will be used to replenish the parents kitchen on the paediatric critical care unit at Noah’s ark children’s hospital.

This top up will mean that the parents of the most critically unwell children in Wales (and beyond) will have quick and easy access to something to eat. They won’t have to leave the ward and they won’t have to spend a penny.

Trust me when I say that these little things make a massive difference when your world has been turned upside down.

Thank you so much Niamh & Hilary and all of your wonderful customers - we can only do what we do because of people like you!
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18/10/2026

Our TENTH wellbeing event with Morgan’s Army at Ronald McDonald House Cardiff is 4 weeks today 💜🌻

We almost have all of our amazing volunteers lined up 🫶

but we are in need of:

💈💇🏼‍♀️unisex hairdressers/barbers that can offer MEN’S CUTS - to help us treat all of the dad’s/male care givers.

These events are all about looking after parents who have poorly children being treated at Noah’s ark children’s hospital.
These parents often spend weeks, months or more, living at RMH or within the hospital, whilst their child receives treatment. We give these parents a moment away from the chaos, we give them a hot meal, a coffee, some pampering and a listening ear. A chance for them to simply take some time for themselves.

They are completely volunteer run and born from our own experience, knowing how much a little moment of self care can help 🤍

Please message if you are able to offer men’s cut at our next event or share this post to help us find them!
Sunday 15th November
12-3pm

Thank you
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