In the USA, our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is a time to show gratitude for all of our blessings. At Soft Star, we are thankful for your loyalty and support, which allows us to continue handcrafting our shoes. In turn, we donate a portion of our profits to those in need. This month, we are giving an extra donation to our...

Soft Star is proud to announce that we sold enough Playful Pancake cat toys in 2012 to donate 7 milking goats to hungry families in Sudan! For those unfamiliar with our Playful Pancakes, we use our leather and sheepskin scraps to make catnip-filled cat toys. All of our materials and labor are donated, and 100% of the proceeds for these...

Some of you may know about our wonderful 8 year old friend Cassidy who creates her Playful Pancake cat toys and sends 100% of the proceeds to the international "Kids for Kids" organization to buy goats (kids) for families in Sudan. So far her hard work and spunk has resulted in the purchase of 250 goats! If you are looking for...

We had an exciting morning today... the local news station, KVAL Channel 13 of Eugene Oregon, was here to do an interview with Cassidy and Patricia Parker. Patricia is the organizer for Kids For Kids, the charity Cassidy supports with her Playful Pancakes. Patriciais visiting from the United Kingdom for two weeks - a week in Oregon and a week...

Some of you may be familiar with the Playful Pancake cat toys made by our 7 year old friend Cassidy. She uses Soft Star Shoes leather scraps to craft and sell toys for a charity called Kids for Kids. Each "pancake" purchase is a donation equal to one goat which are given to families in Sudan. Soft Star donates the...