A LITTLE girl with a big heart is using her pocket money to bring cheer to children less fortunate.

Six-year-old Thea Brunton, who goes to St Leonard’s CE Primary Academy, decided to make goody bags after going shopping at a craft store with her nan Kim. She asked to do something for others after buying the coloured bags. 

Thea had wondered why some children don’t have toys so mum Hayley explained how some children are not as lucky as she is.

Thea said: “I really want to care for other children so I went to the shop and bought it, I wanted to pick fun things for them to do

“I thought of it because mummy has recently been telling me that some children don’t have these things so that’s why I decided to make them.”

Thea, from Blunsdon, has a caring nature and loves craft activities. She bought toothbrushes, pens, pencils, games, sweets and headbands to go in the goody bags. 

Hayley encourages her daughter to go through her toys and donate to others too. 

Thea added: “I really enjoy helping other children so I decided to use my own money.

"I’m going to go to the shop and do some different ones and I want to put more sweets in them.

“I thought they would be fun. Some people don’t have toothbrushes and with the headbands, you can use them for different things.”

Hayley gives Thea a prepaid child-friendly gohenry card so she can learn about the value of money. After she didn’t spend her allowance on a family camping holiday, Thea knew she could spend that on making other children smile.

Mum and daughter will be dropping the bags to a charities such as the town's young carers and Swindon’s Women’s Aid and want to support children locally.

Hayley said: “Thea wants to take them herself but with Covid, you don’t know where you can drop them but a few have emailed me back.

“She has struggled going back to school and gets quite anxious. 

"The school has been talking with them about thinking about others, doing kind things and making people happy so I think she has picked up on that.

“With her toys, we didn’t want her to be spoilt so we wanted to make her aware that there are many kids that don’t get what she gets. 

"I often ask if there are any toys she would like to give and she usually comes back with things.

“But she is a little helper and I’m very proud of her.”