As educators, we can teach sel curriculum in our classrooms to help students understand social-emotional concepts. You can use this kindness vocabulary activity to help students understand social concepts like kindness and bullying. When we talk about character education in our classrooms, we usually think about teaching our young students how to share and how […]
Rainbow Art Painting for Kids with Pointillism
Inside: Create rainbow art painting projects perfect for spring or to bring the outdoors inside using Q-tips for Pointillism art. During spring and summer, my kids love being outside. We plant in our garden and love watching our flowers pop up. We head outside for neighborhood walk scavenger hunts. And my youngest daughter who is […]
12 Family Bonding Activities at Home
Inside: Use these 12 Family Bonding Activities at home to help you connect with your kids, build a strong family identity and have more fun at home. My family had been cooped up in the house for a few days due to bad weather and today was the first nice day. But with more bad […]
Monthly Family-Friendly Volunteer Ideas for Kids
Inside: Spread kindness with these family-friendly volunteer ideas for kids each month through this Family Volunteer Challenge to help make volunteering a habit for kids. About a decade ago, there was a huge campaign in Los Angeles to get more people volunteering. Disney teamed up with dozens of local organizations, and if an adult volunteered […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for December
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for December by focusing on giving rather than getting Christmas gifts. A few years ago, I was shopping with my kids at the mall during December. We were holiday shopping for family and putting things on their wish list for them. The Christmas carols […]