Inside: Use these Friendship Cards to pass out to friends and give as kindness notes to new friends.
Some of my most treasured mementos are sweet note cards from my friends.
And while most of them came during Valentine’s Day, there’s no need to wait until Valentine’s Day to send a sweet note to friends.
These we-go-together pairs of Friendship Cards are perfect for any time of the year to give to a friend.
And to help our kids spread some kindness and good cheer, we can supply them with these free friendship cards they can give out to classmates, teammates, scouts, and close friends.
Helping Kids Understand Good Friendship
Learning about friendship, how to be a good friend, and when to walk away from toxic friendships are hard lessons to learn for kids.
They will absolutely have to learn the hard way as they grow up and interact with others. But, we can also give them resources and tools, and strategies to be a good friend, find new friends, and know who is a good friend to them.
We can teach them how to be a good friend with these tips.
And we can teach them what makes a good, true friend with this Good, True Friend Checklist so they can decide for themselves who is worthy of their friendship.
We can help them learn about the different types of friendship with this Bullseye Friendship. We can walk them through understanding who should be in their “inner circle” and who should stay in their “outer circle.”
We can read books about friendship like these:
Strictly No Elephants – Being left out of a group is no fun. Good friends invite you to join in, no matter what. Even if you have a pet elephant.
Pink Tiara Cookies for Three- It’s hard to invite a new friend into a friendship to make the group a trio. But including new friends to join in is important.
How to Be a Friend- Practical how-to ideas for kids to be a good friend and find good friends
Nothing Rhymes with Orange- It can be super tricky when you feel lonely when you’re left out. But being an includer is a great way to be a friend.
My Friend is Sad– What would cheer up a friend? Sometimes, it’s the simplest of things.
Friends– True friends are never really apart, even when they have to be apart.
Two– It’s super tricky when a new friend is friends with your best friend and suddenly you’re left out.
Enemy Pie-When kids have an “enemy” the quickest way to turn them into a friend is by serving Enemy Pie
Peanut Butter and Cupcake– It can be so hard to find a friend to play with. When Peanut Butter asked, “Can I play?” he doesn’t always get the kindest response.
We can read I am a Good Friend Emergent Reader and follow up with Discussion Starters and Writing prompts.
We can make gifts for friends to lift them up with these Friendship Flowers.
Or we can also make these Lucky to be Your Friend Ladybugs.
We can help them make new friends with this Friends Role Playing.
We can write about what we look for in a friend with these Friend Wanted Posters.
We can work with friends to make Friendship Cookies where everyone brings a special ingredient to contribute to the cookies.
How to Use the Friendship Cards
1. Print out the Friendship Cards on cardstock. (download it below)
2. Cut out the cards so they’re ready to use.
There are many we go together pairs to choose from:
- mac and cheese
- pancakes and syrup
- peas and carrots
- peanut butter and jelly
- cereal and milk
- hot cocoa and marshmallows
- hamburger and fries
- spaghetti and meatballs
3. Write a note on the back or side of the friendship card and sign your name.
4. These are great for birthday cards, just because, or to use as Valentine’s Cards for friends.
5. Give them to your friend as a present, as a sweet note, or hide it in their backpack or jacket pocket.
Download the Friendship Cards here.
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