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How to Make Kindness Keychains

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Inside: These kindness keychains are the perfect friendship craft for kids to make and then give away to their friends as a kindness activity kids can make.


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On our street, we had this great kid who lived next door. She was super friendly, super kind, and included everyone. She knocked on doors of kindergarteners, my third grader, my fifth grader, and even came by once to hang out with my 8th grader.

She rollerbladed and rode bikes and ran through sprinklers in the yard with my kids.

But then we got news that she was moving out of state.

And my kids were devastated. 

So as they were having one last sleepover, and one last rollerblade ride, and one last bike ride, she and my daughter also got to crafting.

They made each other these friendship keychains they could hang up or hang onto their backpacks so they could remember each other. 

And you don’t need to wait for a friend to move away to make these kindness keychains.

They’re fun, easy, and are simple gifts kids can make for their friends.

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Why we’re raising our kids to be kind and to be good friends

We’re raising our kids to be kind.

And in order to be kind themselves, our kids need to surround themselves with other kind kids. 

Friendships are crucial to our kids’ overall mental health. It helps them build confidence, makes them feel welcomed and included, and gives them a social buffer that will bully-proof them.

But there’s a difference between a good, true friend and an okay friend. 

Related: Helping kids determine who is a good, true friend with this checklist

So we also spend a lot of time talking about friendship and what makes a good friend.

Related: How to help your kids be a great friend 

We read books about friendship, and play this Trash or Kind game, and make Compliment Suns so we lift our friends up.

But we can also do less serious, more fun things to celebrate friendship like making Friendship Cookies with friends and making these Kindness Keychains for our friends.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

Supplies Needed for the Kindness Keychains:

  • string
  • letter beads
  • keychain rings
  • scissors
  • tape

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

How to make these Kindness Keychains:

1. Decide on the phrase you want to say and find the beads needed to spell it correctly.

coThese kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

2.Use a piece of scotch tape to wrap the threading end of the string so the string doesn’t unravel as you put each bead on.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

3. Tie a knot large enough at the other end of the string so the beads don’t come off. Make sure to test it to avoid a bead disaster.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

4. When you’re done stringing all the letters on, tie on a keychain ring and knot it.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

5. Tie off the loose ends of the string.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

6.Last step is the most fun: give the kindness keychains away as gifts to friends.

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

 

These kindness keychains are a great friendship craft and a fun gift to make for friends as a kindness activity for kids.

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I’m Nicole and I am a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and I mostly survive on strong coffee.

I share my best parenting tips and tricks for intentionally raising kind kids, creating a stronger family connection, and bullying prevention.

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