Hi everyone! I know things are getting harder this holiday season as more people lose their jobs and COVID is spreading faster than ever. Since my school is doing a wonderful fundraiser over the holidays, I thought it would be appropriate to share it with you. This fundraiser that my school is doing is forContinue reading “Help kids in need for the holidays”
Category Archives: Neighbors
Kindness Challenge: Wear a Mask
I want to ask everybody who is reading my blog to please wear a mask. If you do and it isn’t required in your area please also encourage others to wear masks. I want to make sure you keep yourself and others safe during this dangerous time. I understand if you have health reasons toContinue reading “Kindness Challenge: Wear a Mask”
New Challenge: Volunteer to help a small business
Special thanks to one of the members of the Girl Scout troop I met with yesterday for this awesome idea! Lots of small businesses are struggling as a result of COVID. Perhaps there’s one in your area that you really like that could use a helping hand. At the same time, you’ll you gain experience.Continue reading “New Challenge: Volunteer to help a small business”
New Challenge: Send Someone a Gift/Care package
As we get further into quarantine, life at home might be getting more frustrating and lonely for people. Even as things open up, it can be difficult to know where you feel safe and many people remain alone. There is a solution that helps people to feel more of a sense of contact without takingContinue reading “New Challenge: Send Someone a Gift/Care package”
New Challenge: Tell Someone You Care
When things are getting tough, it can be really important to tell someone that they matter and that you care about them. When someone is feeling down or upset, it helps to make them feel loved. The tricky thing is that you can’t always tell how someone is feeling, so why wait? You can call,Continue reading “New Challenge: Tell Someone You Care”
New Challenge: Make a Paper Crane
Sometimes, you can change someone’s mood with the simplest gesture. One of my favorites is making a paper crane and leaving it for someone. Have you made a crane before? You can find the instructions here. You can accomplish the same thing with a simple doodle, a funny poem (try a haiku), or a homemadeContinue reading “New Challenge: Make a Paper Crane”
New Challenge: Support Local Food Banks
Whether you can donate one can or one hundred, food banks need your help. During this economic crisis, many people are struggling without food. At first, many food banks were only accepting money (they couldn’t take food), but some are starting to accept food again. Check first before collecting food (in case your food bankContinue reading “New Challenge: Support Local Food Banks”
Challenge Day 30: Spread the Kindness
For 30 days, we have gone through an amazing journey of kindness. I have loved knowing that so many people have taken the time to complete the challenges, showing kindness to others. Over the 30 days, people on six continents and in 32 countries checked out my ideas to make our world in quarantine aContinue reading “Challenge Day 30: Spread the Kindness”
Challenge Day 21: Give Someone A Balloon
I still remember when we gave my cousin a balloon on his second birthday. We gave him other gifts too, but all he wanted to play with ALL DAY was the balloon! There is something truly joyful about balloons – they are an easy way to make someone’s day. The fun colors and satisfying bounceContinue reading “Challenge Day 21: Give Someone A Balloon”
Challenge Day 20: Recognize a Graduate
Anytime that I feel sad about missing out on school, I realize how much harder this would be for any graduating class. The eighth graders at my school will be missing graduation, the Disney Trip (for music), and many other milestones. The high school seniors are missing prom and graduation, among many other once-in-a-lifetime events.Continue reading “Challenge Day 20: Recognize a Graduate”
Kindness in Quarantine 