starting to decorate for the holidays? how about a KINDNESS CHAIN. great for wrapping around a tree or hanging from the dining room ceiling.
1.) cut strips of paper into 2" x 8.5" (basically a piece of construction paper sliced into 2" strips). use at least 2 different colors. depending on the holidays you celebrate, you can color coordinate (channukah = blue and white, xmas = green and red).
2.) grab your stapler and have a seat with your kids.
3.) ask them to write on each strip an act of kindness they have performed, you can write it for them if they aren't yet literate.
4.) bend the strip into a circle and secure with a staple. loop the following ones through the last one and keep going. see how long you can make it - you can even hold a length competition between siblings.
5.) when they are all out of loops, send them out into the world to do some more good deeds.
the lesson: showing them what the holiday spirit is really all about.
***added bonus: the money you can save on twinkle lights.
EXTRA CREDIT - if you use left over scraps of wrapping paper!!!
