Nancy's Corner - Mary Balagna, Project Linus
Clip: Season 2600 Episode 2625 | 5m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Mary Balagna, Project Linus, tells how weighted blankets help kids with sensory disorders.
Mary Balagna, from the national headquarters of Project Linus, joined Nancy to tell about their new venture, encouraging volunteers to stitch weighted blankets. The pressure provided by a weighted blanket creates a calming effect for children with sensory disorders, similar to swaddling an infant. The channeled blankets are stuffed with twin sheets to provide weight.
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Sewing With Nancy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Nancy's Corner - Mary Balagna, Project Linus
Clip: Season 2600 Episode 2625 | 5m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Mary Balagna, from the national headquarters of Project Linus, joined Nancy to tell about their new venture, encouraging volunteers to stitch weighted blankets. The pressure provided by a weighted blanket creates a calming effect for children with sensory disorders, similar to swaddling an infant. The channeled blankets are stuffed with twin sheets to provide weight.
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