561.884.3241 Info@GizKidsFoundation.org

Welcome!


Let's be friends.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter and Stay in Touch with Gizmo and his Pals.
Welcome To Our Website

MAKING A DIFFERENCE ONE CHILD AT A TIME.

Watch Now

Support Woof Chat Kids's Mission.


We aim to empower kids with the mindset and skills to prepare them to navigate those unexpected challenges. Woof Chat kids are the generation that learns the wise use of technology to thrive as resilient leaders and good humans.

DONATE NOW!

Giz Kids Foundation's Mission is...
Inspiring Creativity. Opening Imagination. Raising Kind, Happy,
and Clever Humans.

About Giz Kids Foundation.

We've made a name for ourselves since 2016 as a 501c3 Organization aligning with partner organizations, generous donors, grantmakers, and businesses. We're grateful for the support in our mission to deliver innovative academic-based media programs to children's hospitals, Title I schools, and after-school initiatives globally.

Giz Kids is here to help parents, teachers, and clinicians share and optimize relevant stories with relatable puppet characters that captivate youth and grow compassionate, kind, and resilient learners.

CAPTIVATE
THE IMAGINATION

We bring storytelling to life with a curious and zany puppet crew that kids can relate to. Woof Chat Kids videos and podcast series open imagination, creativity, and dialogues.

OUR PROGRAMS
NAVIGATING
THE CHALLENGES

In each episode, one or more characters present a conflict. These challenges may be social, emotional, physical, or mental, but the Woof Chat Kids crew springs into action to help a needy friend.

OUR PROGRAMS
BUILDING
SELF-ACCEPTANCE

Building emotional resilience is about Building self-acceptance. Teaching stress management strategies and growing self-esteem.

OUR PROGRAMS
AWARENESS
BEYOND SELF

Woof Chat Kids programs explore multiple layers of kid-relevant topics to inspire awareness beyond self and expand their attention toward others, their environment, the nation, and the world.

OUR PROGRAMS
What We Do
INTRODUCING CHILDREN'S MEDIA
with INTENTIONALITY.
TUNE IN VIRTUALLY

Educational Video Series.

Our academic and collaborative approach enables us to offer innovative storytelling in short-story videos that deliver kid-friendly themes from informative guests.

Learn more
LISTEN ON THE GO

Podcasts and Broadcasts for Clever Kids.

Giz Kids' newest puppet podcast, Woof Chat Kids, is designed to invite kids to open dialogue and expand learning, entertain, and achieve wellness strategies on the go!

Learn more
READING, THAT'S FUN!

Inspired Reading with Gizmo & Friends.

The Gizmo & Friends book series creates anticipation with relatable, recurring puppet characters from the podcasts and video series, making reading about them fun!

Learn more

LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME!

Introducing WOOF CHAT KIDS Show!

Since 2016, we've donated thousands of Gizmo & Friends children's books, plush pendants, and calendars to local community organizations.

Our latest project, the Woof Chat Kids Broadcast, featuring repurposed puppet-themed Podcasts, offers engaging topics destined to positively impact children's mental health, foster reading skills, and help kids thrive. The show appeals to ages 6-11 who are clever, imaginative, and technologically savvy. Generation Alpha kids resonate with relatable short-story episodes on the go.

Experience the Magic!

Something magical happens when children relax, watch, listen to, and share about their favorite puppet characters, presenting stories that identify with and solve challenges as friends with positivity, lightness, and unexpected zany moments.

01

Woof Chat Kids Podcast Pilot Launch

Giz Kids Foundation wraps up Read Across America week by launching the newest puppet crew to surf the waves and airwaves! Kids everywhere will listen and tune in for the Woof Chat Kids Podcast pilot episode debuting on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
See you soon, Woofchatters, everywhere on the planet!

02

Speak Up for Kids' Storybook Village's Annual Event

We're grateful to Suzanne Kline, Founder and the Giz Kids Foundation's generous donation of 1,100 Beep, Beep, Gizmo books to the Speak Up for Kids' Storybook Village's annual event. It's happening on Sunday, March 10, 2024, when the magic of books opens doors to new worlds for our kids.

03

Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone

Woof Chat Kids characters, Gizmo and Messy, put on a show at the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone held at the Joe Di Maggio Children Hospital in Hollywood, FL. The puppets were on board to model essential lessons about handling challenging situations. The pair interacted with pediatric patients, posed for photos, and donated plush Gizmo reading buddies and children's books.

The Latest Happenings

Stay tuned! We'll announce special school events and author programs crafted for Project UpLift. We envision reaching many more kids to read and learn about the Woof Chat Kids puppet characters that interest them.

  • Woof Chat Kids Releases in May 2024!
  • Speak Up for Kids' Storybook Village's Annual Event.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone.
  • Roots & Wings and Project UpLift.

Support Woof Chat Kids's Mission.


We aim to empower kids with the mindset and skills to prepare them to navigate those unexpected challenges. Woof Chat kids are the generation that learns the wise use of technology to thrive as resilient leaders and good humans.

DONATE NOW!