A St. Louis elementary school student is honoring her aunt and helping cancer patients at the same time.

Madeline Domain, a fifth-grader at Rockwood School District in Missouri, came up with "Katiedo Kare Kits 4 Kids," ABC News reported.

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Katiedo was the name she used for her Aunt Kathy, who lost her battle with cancer.

"When she died, I thought I should do something bigger," Madeline told ABC News. "I thought, all kids want to do is be happy, and I wanted to let them be happy when they go through their treatment."

Each kit includes kid-friendly items: a stuffed animal, acoloring book and twisty straws.

So far she and her classmates have made 50 kits and plan to drop them off at the local children's hospital.

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