making a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
Of course we want generous and centered kids, but how do you involve young children in service? That’s easy. Break service into the three C’s: collect, create, and cash-in.
Collect
Teach kids to collect. Depending on the time of year, you can find agencies and churches collecting just about anything: school supplies, coats, shoes, glasses, blankets, and canned goods. You should be sure to jump on one of these already established drives.
Last fall, our family participated in a …
Children’s Art: How To Make Bowls and Feed the Hungrymaking a difference! • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
How can you serve the poor? Every Thanksgiving in Boise, the Idaho Foodbank does an event called Empty Bowls to raise money for families in need…. They ask local artisans and regular folk like me to donate hand painted bowls that are then sold downtown at a big
It’s Fall time and apples are at their peak this season! So we grabbed a few at the store, along with some caramels, and decided to make Caramel Apples for our fabulous teachers who work so hard to help us learn!
My kids love to help in the kitchen and…
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
