Gratefulness: Thankful Hands Kid-Friendly Craft ProjectThanksgiving—The month of November is a great time to focus on things we are thankful for in our lives. When our kids were little, we traced their hands onto construction paper and wrote down the things they were grateful for on them. This has been a tradition ever since.…
Teaching Kids to Give Back Through Your ActionsThe irony didn't hit me until late that night, when we were all tucked safely in bed. We had driven Brent, a formerly homeless yet now rehabilitated friend, to Wal-Mart, to surprise him for his birthday. We share the same birth date, and I wanted to buy him a pair…
The Grateful Tree: Teaching Kids to Put the “Thanks” Back in Thanksgivingmy world • raising giving children
Does thankfulness take a back seat to wish lists as the December holidays approach? Is giving the last thing on your child’s mind during the season of Santa Claus? In our home, The Grateful Tree is November’s equivalent to an advent calendar, helping our kids mark the days before Thanksgiving…
