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Start a Family Giving Jar
One thing we love about kindness is that it can often be done as a family. In the lead up to one or more of your family’s celebrated holidays, consider how kindness could become a family tradition. First, find an empty jar–it can be a pickle jar, a peanut butter jar, a Mason jar, or any other jar you have lying around. That’s your Giving Jar. For the entire month leading up to your family’s holiday, make it a tradition to place a few pennies or a few dollars—anything considered spare change—in the jar at the end of each day. Then, the week before your big holiday, select someone who’s going through a tough time financially and work as a family to give the jar to them anonymously.
Make a Homemade Bird Feeder
If you think it's nice hearing the birds chirp outside your window each morning, this adventure’s for you. Making homemade bird feeders is a fun way to get to know which birds are native to your area, and a great way to help feathered friends when their food sources are scarce in the wintertime. This adventure’s good for the environment too, as bird feeders can be made using all-natural items from your yard, or recyclable products.
Send Someone a Happiness Kit
If you’ve noticed that a new kid in school is having trouble making friends, or if a neighbor or family member has been feeling blue, send them a happiness kit. Start with a spare shoebox, mug, or basket. Next, fill it with a few things that you think might bring this person joy. Maybe a joke book, a mug with a smiley face on it, some fresh fruit, a kindness rock, or other items you think they’ll enjoy. Finish it off with a handwritten note of kindness to the person who is feeling blue. When it’s all ready, leave it in a place where you know your friend will find it.