NURSERY staff raising cash for sick kids in honour of a colleague whose baby died have almost doubled their fundraising target.

The Evening Times told last week how big-hearted workers at Cardonald Private Nursery were holding a Go Purple Day for Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's Schiehallion Appeal.

They rallied round nursery practitioner Andi Whitelaw, whose little girl Lexi Lee died of cancer in 2015 aged just a year and a half.

Staff wanted to generate £1000 for the cancer ward at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, but now they have raised more than £1700 with cash still coming in.

Cardonald Private Nursery held their Go Purple Day last week and, as well as turning the nursery purple, they had a host of other activities on the go.

Two dads had their legs waxed by Jane Murray from Jem Beauty with one of the plucky fathers also shaving his head.

Nursery practitioners Danielle and Kirsty were both drenched during a game of Soak the Teacher.

Acting manager Rachel McLean said: "We even had some older siblings who had just left for school returning to run our very own little nail bar.

"There were other games going on for parents and children such as guess the staff baby, balancing a 20p on a lemon in water, throwing a ball to a bucket and a raffle, which many local businesses donated to also.

"Over all we had a great turn out and a fun day and the staff couldn’t be more proud."

Speaking to the Evening Times last week, Andi said she had been touched by her colleagues' efforts.

Lexi Lee was treated at Glasgow's sick kids hospital when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and spent much of her short life in the hospital.

During many visits to the GP, her mum and dad had been told she had a virus or was constipated.

Finally, Andi, now 18, took her daughter directly to A&E shortly before Christmas 2014 and medics found she had cancer.

Sadly, despite chemotherapy, Lexi Lee died of the illness on May 3, 2015, aged just 18 months.

Ahead of the fundraising event last Friday, nursery pupils were taken on a day trip to the hospital so they could see the work of doctors and find out more about where their funds would go.

Children had the chance to help out in the teddy bear's hospital and toured the building, seeing the hospital's Medicinema.