“I think it’s great for those babies born in December," said freshman April Cast. "It’s a Christmas gift for them from the hospital — and us."

The students also found satisfaction in the work. Alexis Hunter said she was thinking of her family as she finished her second blue blanket.

“Blue is my brother’s favorite color," said Hunter, 17, a junior. "Helping children makes you think of your younger siblings."

Kylie Cox, 14, said it was nice to give the newborns something homemade.

“It feels like it’s coming from your heart when you make it for someone so little,” she said.

Meghan Durbak writes for The Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune.