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Volunteer Challenge for November Perfect for Families to Give Back

Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for November by gathering items for "blessing bags" to donate them to people who need them. 

Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for November by gathering items for “blessing bags” to donate them to people who need them.  About a year ago, my family spent a night in a motel to get away for a weekend. My son and I took a short walk to McDonalds […]

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Family Volunteer Challenge for October to Spread Kindness

Spread kindness this October and participate in our family volunteer challenge...donating outgrown winter coats to a local winter coat drive #volunteering #volunteeringwithkids #wintercoatdrive #donatecoats #communityservice #philanthropy

Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for October by gathering warm winter coats and donating them to kids who need them.  My kids grow like weeds. So keeping them in clothes that fit them is always a tricky, expensive endeavor. But we are lucky that so many friends have given […]

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How to Countdown to Summer Break as You Spread Kindness

You can spread kindness as you countdown to summer break.

Inside: Countdown to Summer Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Summer Break Paper Chain.  I will never forget my last year teaching…the burnout was real. And the stretch from Spring Break to Summer break felt longer than before and my mental health was in the toilet. […]

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Family Volunteer Challenge for April to Help Animals In Need

This April Volunteer Challenge focuses on giving kids a way to help animals in shelters by making simple blankets to comfort shelter dogs and cats. #shelteranimals #helpanimalshelters #volunteer #doglovers #petadoption

Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for April by making fleece blankets for animal shelters and pets waiting to get adopted.  I hadn’t really ever spent much time at an animal shelter. Until the summer we decided to get a dog. Our last dog had passed away years before and […]

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Volunteer Challenge for March for Families to Spread Kindness

The Family Volunteer Challenge for March is a fun and simple way for our kids to connect with and help the senior citizens in our community who feel lonely or alone. #volunteer #volunteerchallenge #kidshelping #raisingkindkids #helpers #raisinghelpers #raisingvolunteers #giveback #kidvolunteers #volunteeringwithkids #familyvolunteerideas #kidsvolunteerideas

Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for March by helping cheer up and connect with senior citizens with this simple art project.  After my grandma passed away years ago, my mom handed me a gigantic accordion folder. Inside, it was almost every note, card and drawing I had ever made […]

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Welcome to Coffee and Carpool: Raising Kind Kids.

I’m Nicole and am a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and the founder of The Raising Kind Kids Club where we share strategies and resources with busy parents and educators to intentionally focus on kindness, family connection, and bullying prevention.

We have hundreds of paid and free done-for-you resources to make teaching kindness and social emotional learning to kids easy, fun, and hands-on. Email me at nicole@coffeeandcarpool.com if there’s a resource that you wish you had.

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