The 5 Pillars of Giving - It is a pathway, or a journey students will take in order to help build the foundation for a lifetime of giving. Join our Challenge as we give you fun and meaningful activities to help instill the foundation of giving.
Read MoreOne of my favorite projects with my Giving Artfully Kids students is Blessing Bags for the homeless. Blessing bags are simply Ziploc bags filled with basic necessities, such as soaps, shampoos, and granola bars. We then have children, along with their parents to disperse the bags to someone in their community that could use it.
Read MoreWe're just a few days into our Advent calendar and we decided to try something a little different to change it up this year. For the past few years, instead of small presents or chocolate each day, we have our children doing kindness acts for each other, family, neighbors and friends. Our kiddos look forward to this activity every year - and they love the newly added twist.
Read MoreI want to share 5 great organizations that need your time and talents. They need volunteers to make handmade items. It is often assumed that most items needed are for knitters and crocheters. However, this list shows that crafting for a cause requires all different types of crafting skills. I picked organizations focusing on different social issues, ranging from helping the homeless to children in the hospital.
Read MoreThe holiday season is also a fantastic time to spread the cheer to others. It is an opportune time to get children involved and an excellent teaching moment on the importance kindness and showing empathy and compassion towards others.
Read MoreI am a sucker for feel-good, heart-warming, tear-jerker movies, TV shows, and even commercials. From the "I love you Daddy" last scene of The Little Mermaid, to Princess Mia allowing the children at the orphanage to walk the parade with her in The Princess Diaries to the Folger's Coffee commercial when the son returns from being deployed - TEARS. And all my husband can do is shake his head.
Read MoreThis is definitely one of my favorite blog posts to write. To research the web and find some great stories of those selflessly helping others - it just brings a warm feeling to my heart.
Read MoreHere are a few of our favorite kinds quotes from our Instagram account. I really love this part of my content research. It is a great exercise for me to do, especially on really busy or difficult days. It helps me re-center myself and focus on the important things in life - be kind, do good, and stay positive.
Read MoreDoes this sound familiar? Weekdays busy with work and children busy at school and then running from activity to activity. On weekends, instead of families relaxing, they are running from sports games to music lessons to dinner parties. Do you feel like in the midst of all this busyness, you are missing some much needed quality family time? As a mom of 4, I certainly fall into this category.
Read MoreI started my own business when I was 4 months pregnant with my 4th child. When I tell people that, I get the look ~ the look of disbelief, the look that I must be crazy. How am I managing it all? First, I clearly defined my priorities: my first job is being a mom. My second job is running my business. Then, I took some key lessons I learned as a mom of 4 and applied it to running my company.
Read MoreThere are so many great stories about kindness and those helping others, that we wanted to start sharing them with you.
Read MoreOur Giving Artfully Kids instructor, Jessica Vacco recently wrote a guest post for Class Crashers about how to prioritize kindness discussions in the home.
Read MoreAs a former teacher, I always wanted to teach my students more than just what came out of a textbook; what we had to teach them to do well on their state tests. I found myself spending hours each weekend trying to find local and national issues that I could speak about in the classroom and then after discussion offer my students teachable moments.
Read MoreSummer is officially here. For many of us, that means time at the beach or pool, playing outside in the sprinkler, endless popsicles, staying up past bed time, and many fun times in the sun. As a parent, we feel like summer break is our child’s reward for all of the hard work that they did during the school year. We love to watch them have well-deserved fun. In the midst of all of the summer activities, I find that sometimes the daily routines, structure, and rigid agendas, fall to the wayside. I sometimes have to remind my children to pick up their toys, say please and thank you, help our elderly neighbor bring in her trash.
Read MoreSchool is out and summer is here! Let's make it an impactful summer and have your child join us for a Giving Artfully Kids SUMMER ADVENTURE IN PHILANTHROPY!
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