Acts of Kindness Planned by a 4 Year Old
My youngest was 3 years old when we started our daily “pennies of time” just 7 months ago. He is an exuberant, fast-paced boy, and he keeps me hopping. This
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5 Easy Service Acts to Jump-Start Serving with Your Kids
Jump-Start Serving with Your Kids Thank-You Notes You will need: Crayons, markers Stamps Envelopes Paper Stickers This, I think, is one of the best things to teach your child and
Act of Kindness: An Easter Egg Hunt
You HAVE to do this with your kids. We went and Easter Egged for our “penny of time” and all of us had a righteously fun time. Fill eggs with
Act of Kindness: Easter Bird Nests
Making Easter bird nests is something that started with my mom over 20 years ago. Mom would gather her four daughters, and we would make nests, fill them with Eastery
Service Project for Kids: Delivering Chemo Care Packages
Note from Sheila: Since the publication of this article, over 1,200 Chemo Care Kits have been donated across the world by families, community groups, and scout troops. That goodness has been done by
Service Project for Kids: Clean the Church Building
*Note: This post is intended to show that kids have the capacity to work to help others. It doesn’t matter if it is a friend’s house, a gravesite, a creek,
Act of Kindness: Donate Books to a Street Library
One of the acts of service that we did for International Book Giving Day was to donate books to the street library that we have found in our city. We
Act of Kindness: With “Little Blue Truck” for a Friend
For Valentine’s Day, we planned several book giving adventures. Our first one was to give a book away to a new friend. A little boy new to the neighborhood. We
“In the Community” Service Project Ideas
A year ago, I started thinking about serving with my boys and IMMEDIATELY was overwhelmed. “I mean, how can I manage serving with young, active boys? Serving takes too long.”
Act of Kindness: Cleaning a Creek
There is a creek near the elementary school that is littered, REALLY littered. Water bottles, cans, wrappers, plastic bags, bottle caps, and paper litter both sides of the creek. For