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25 Days of Family Christmas Kindness

Dec 1 by 21 Comments




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25 Days of Family Christmas Kindness

Teaching our kids to use their manners is important, but to truly instill a sense of gratitude in them is something completely different. Saying “thank you” is the easy part. Gratitude goes far beyond having good manners — it’s a lifestyle as well as a mindset.

With Christmas right around the corner, I needed a change. This family needed a change. My girls were really excited to make out their holiday wish lists and get them sent off to Santa, but every time I asked them what it was they were going to give, they weren’t so quick to come up with an answer. Which honestly, I couldn’t wrap my mind around why they were being so self-centered when it came to the holidays since I am always trying to show them how truly blessed we are and ways we can give back.

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This year, I am on a Christmas Kindness mission. This year, we are doing things a little different. A few days ago we sat around the dining room table and I asked them about what kindness meant to them. After writing down their individual answers, I asked them how they felt they could be kind in 25 different ways. They each came up with their own ideas and we continued to discuss why kindness and gratitude are important.

To take Christmas Kindness to another level, I put their ideas into a printable calendar so every day in December (leading up to Christmas) we have to perform an act of kindness. After all, it’s better to give than to receive, right? These random acts of kindness aren’t hard to achieve and will most likely make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Not that’s something I want to give to my kids this holiday season.

If you feel like Christmas Kindness is something you and your family would like to participate in, you can click the picture below to print this calendar. We hung ours on the fridge so it’s a constant reminder of what we need to do.

Christmas Kindness Printable

 

Click –> Print your own Christmas Kindness calendar

You could also get a cheap frame from the dollar store and use a dry erase marker to cross off each day as it passes, like an advent calendar.

What other ways can we teach our kids kindness and gratitude during the holidays, and forever?




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Comments

  3. I love this idea. Sometimes I think my kids don’t realize how it’s the small things that can really make a difference in someone’s life. I know when someone does something nice for me, it really cheers me up.

  4. I love the idea a of a kindness calender. This makes me want o make one for the whole year! Imagine if everyone had Christmas spirit in them all year around.

  6. We have so many lessons to teach our children over the years. Kindness, generosity and gratitude are so important to learn. I think you’ve come up with a great way to teach the lesson and it will become a family Christmas tradition and provide your children with valuable skills.

  9. Woah nice idea! That’s why i will tell my family to do this! Thanks for sharing this wonderful things.

  16. Getting the kids involved with charity work or by simply helping others is one of the best experiences that we can share with them! These are wonderful ideas, without a doubt!

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