Inside: Encourage and spread some kindness this February with these Kindness Elves Valentine’s Day Activities. We are always looking for ways to bring more kindness into our family. Because raising kind kids isn’t a one-time thing. It takes practice, and consistency, and modeling. We talk about kindness with these 60 Kindness Discussion Starters and read […]
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Kindness Craft: Kind Heart, Happy Heart to Tie Emotions to Kindness
Inside: This kindness craft is the perfect way to connect kindness to feelings of happiness so kids want to speak and act with kindness more often. It’s a great way to focus on social-emotional learning. Last summer, I was a guest speaker at a convention for volunteer Girl Scout troop leaders and we were talking […]
9 Reasons Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Be Kind
Inside: Here are 9 reasons why you should teach your kids to be kind to help reassure us that it’s worth the effort and energy and time. Life is crazy busy as a parent. We have to teach our kids everything…from picking up their shoes so we don’t trip again, to using their manners, to […]
How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day With 14 days of Kindness Notes for Kids
Inside: These kindness notes for kids are a perfect way to celebrate the 14 days leading up to Valentine’s Day and to help your kids spread kindness to their siblings One of my favorite things as a kid was passing out my cheesy Valentine’s Day cards to my classmates. And I loved collecting their cards too. […]
Kindness Games to Teach SEL Curriculum in a Fun Way
Inside: Use these Kindness games to teach kindness and kindness concepts in a fun, silly, hands-on way. My kids love to play games, ever since they were little. But life isn’t always a game. Sometimes you have to pause the games you want to play in order to do chores or learn a new concept […]