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Community Service: 7 Tips to Giving Back as a Family

...xample of service yourself. Don't let a busy family schedule keep you from service. Put service on your calendar. It is the perfect way to devote time to spend together. Choose the activity together. Talk about the different service opportunities in your community and use the discussion as a time to help your children understand the needs of those around them. It is a perfect way to open communication and teach. Choose service projects that match...

Summer Reading Motivation: Scholastic Summer Challenge

...orts during the summer. Perhaps contrarily, I am also a firm believer that summer reading, indeed any summer learning, must be fun, or at least attached to heavy rewards, or it's not going to happen. We've talked about various ways of motivating children to read during the summer, whether its having your kids dress up as their favorite book character for a literary dinner or making an educational scavenger hunt. Here's another awesome way: the Sch...

Family Service Projects That Involve Kids

...tions that will allow them to volunteer. Tips for Involving Kids in Family Service Projects When planning your family service projects, follow these tips with your children and watch how they come alive through the giving process: Choose family service projects that tap into their talents, passion, and interests. Give them leadership opportunities by putting them in charge of either an entire project or one piece of a larger project. Involve them...

Community Service Ideas for Kids of All Ages

...y, December 3 (#GivingTuesday) to help you dedicate your day to giving and service, including the following (see below for more details): Service projects in markets across the United States A #GivingTuesday daytime Twitter Party A giving focused Google+ Hangout Mom It Forward's Service Projects We put the word out in our amazing blogger community and these amazing bloggers stepped up to the challenge. With opportunities from coast to coast, check...

Summer Break: 5 Tips to Keep You on Task This Summer

...hile the kids fill their time this summer. 5 Tips to Keep You on Task This Summer Now that summer break is in full swing, here are 5 tips to keep you on task this summer. Kitchen Time With the kids at home, three square a day can feel like a full-time job. That's why it's good to have some little helpers. It's never too soon to bring the kids into the kitchen and have them help, whether it's cracking eggs or learning how to spread peanut butter, m...

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