Acts of Kindness

So thanks to "I Can Teach My Child", I've been trying to do some acts of kindness and also trying to include my children.  Here is what I have done or tried to do so far:

Nov 3rd: For a Thursday I had a hard time getting it together.  I kept forgetting my change or forgetting to look  for one of those random donation jars when I did have change.  I did buy my daughter's teacher a candy bar so she could give it to him on Friday.

Nov 4th: I took my kids to make pottery at one of those special stores, something we have never done.  We made dishes for Thanksgiving and talked about being thankful.

Nov 5th: I made my sister a casserole to put in her freezer.  We also went to an orientation for an animal shelter so my daughter and I can start to volunteer there.  My daughter donated some of her change to an another animal rescue league when we were out at the mall, where we shopped for our Angel Tree child.

Nov 6th: We prayed for those in need at church and also bought a gift for my friend who retired recently.

Not the best, I know I can do much better.  I also found this blog pin on pinterest that is awesome about acts of kindness and she did them with friends and family for her birthday: "How I Celebrated My 38th Birthday."

This week I would like to:

bring treats to my daughter's before care center

donate toiletry supplies at my son's school

volunteer at animal shelter

have my daughter bring extra gum to test week at school

pick up trash at park

I may not get something done every day but I hope to make up for it on other days.

Days of Kindness Two Days In

So it started yesterday, 30 days of intentional act of kindness with your kids.  I'm not sure if I will get to do each of these with my kids, but I want to at least talk about it with them.  Yesterday I brought treats to work for those that were helping me set up my store for Christmas.  I was going to make something, but then I saw that Walmart had Little Debbie Christmas treats out for $1.50, so I bought a few boxes.  I figured I would spend more trying to make something since I don't make things from scratch.

Tonight, my kids and I are going to pick an Angel from the JCPenney Angel Tree.  This is an easy online way to pick and donate gifts to the elderly or a child in need.

See more acts of kindness at I Can Teach My Child

Acts of Kindness

icanteachmychild.com is having 30 days of kindness and having a link up.  Here are a few ideas I would like to do the month of November:

Volunteer at animal shelter
donate food to food bank
pick up trash at park
donate $ to those jars when I go to the store
donate blood
donate used clothing
send items to the troops
make a bird feeder

You can find some ideas at Random Acts of Kindness.