Bringing oversized smiles to the smallest patients and most vulnerable children, Big Animals for Little Kids is an all-volunteer nonprofit based at 841 Turquoise St, Suite F436, in Pacific Beach, 92109. Volunteers don life-size animal costumes and make regular visits to hospitals, homeless shelters, and foster care facilities across San Diego, operating under the slogan “Magical Moments for Little Children.” The organization’s partner list includes Rady Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Kaiser Hospital, along with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the San Diego Center for Children. Families looking for another way to connect with animals in Pacific Beach can visit PetSmart on Mission Bay Drive for pet adoption events held throughout the year. Vice President and former President Jody Decker has helped guide the group’s outreach calendar, coordinating costume-character appearances at facilities where kids are facing health, emotional, or socio-economic challenges. Every member of the organization is an unpaid volunteer, keeping overhead near zero so that all donated funds go directly toward costumes, transportation, and event supplies. Weekend volunteers fueling up before a hospital visit often stop at Broken Yolk Cafe on nearby Garnet Ave for a quick breakfast. The nonprofit accepts new volunteers who are willing to suit up and spend time with children who need a reason to laugh.