Summer. A season full of sunshine, laughter and lazy days at the pool...and hot and cranky kids and moms! Instead of complaining about the heat, surprise a friend or neighbor with this ice cream act of kindness. Doing acts of kindness for others is a great way to snap out of a cranky mood and teach your kids to do good at the same time. Do something special for others is a great way to turn any day around. Making the act of … [Read more...]
Teach Kids to Help Fight Hunger
Hunger is big. And sad. And can be intimidating to talk about with kids. But it's so important that we do. We want our kids to not just be empathetic to challenges others are facing, but also feel empowered to help. Caring about people who are struggling with hunger is great. Helping people who are struggling with hunger is even better. That's why we're so excited to partner with Scholastic and Feeding America for their Hungry to Help … [Read more...]
Random Acts of Christmas Kindness Printable Pack
You love the idea of doing random acts of Christmas kindness with your kids. You want to connect with them and make memories and do good all at the same time. You want to slow down and actually enjoy the holiday season. You love the free printable kindness calendars and really want to use them with your family or class this year. But the thought of planning and doing the specified RACK each day kinda stresses you out. Don't worry, you are not … [Read more...]
Ghost Bird Feeder Halloween Craft
Feeding the birds is one of our favorite acts of kindness! We got creative and made a ghost bird feeder to hang outside with our other Halloween decorations. This Halloween craft is made from things you probably have in your kitchen right now! How to Make a Bird Feeder clean milk carton white paint black permanent marker pipe cleaner birdseed scissors hole punch We started by using regular scissors to cut an opening in the … [Read more...]
25 Ways to Make a Difference This School Year
It's back to school time! My kids all started school last week and I am finally ready to start repinning fall things on Pinterest! New seasons and holidays are a great time to stop and think about ways you and your children can spread kindness so we came up with a list of 25 ways to make a difference this school year. 1. Donate school supplies. 2. Read...and read and read and read to a child! 3. Take food to your food pantry. 4. Wave at … [Read more...]
Easiest Random Act of Kindness Ever
Doing random acts of kindness with your family can get kind of addicting. It's not only a great way to teach kids about empathy and service it's also an immediate mood booster that can help turn a day around, especially when it's easy to do. And better yet this simple act of kindness can be done for just pennies--it really is the easiest random act of kindness ever! Our inspiration for this kindness act was an old saying, "Find a penny, pick it … [Read more...]
100 Acts of Kindness Challenge Week 4
It's the final week of this year's 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge! Kristina and I are thrilled to have so many people joining in and spreading kindness this year. Each week we've given a fun kindness challenge for everyone to complete as one of their acts of kindness. I love being a part of a worldwide kindness activity! The week 4 kindness challenge is to make a homemade valentine for a friend! The 100 Acts of Kindness project ends on … [Read more...]
100 Acts of Kindness Challenge
Life is about to get a lot more kind...the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge is starting soon! If you have been wanting to do more acts of kindness with your kids this is one of the best ways to start. If you were part of our 24 Random Acts of Christmas Kindness countdown this a great way to reinforce and carry on the good you did over the holidays. Doing 100 acts of kindness is good for everyone! Each year Toddler Approved hosts a 4 week kindness … [Read more...]