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Ways for Kids to Give Back to Others

November 28, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

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We are a part of a community that extends outside of our home, our immediate family and our neighborhood. This is a really hard concept for kids to grasp, to feel for those that we don’t know or that we have never met and to give back. But there are ways that we can help our kids understand the importance of giving back and helping others.

In the spirit of the holidays, here are a number of ways for kids to get involved and give back to others from giving money to giving time and energy.

How to Give Back

When I first wrote about raising charitable kids, I included these ways that kids can give back (see the full post for more info):

  1. Money
  2. Time
  3. Goods
  4. Thoughts
  5. Purchases
  6. Labor
In the spirit of the holidays, here are a number of ways for kids to get involved and give back to others from giving money to giving time and energy.

Photo Credit: Deposit Photos-Volunteer Donation Welfare Helping Hand Concept

The beauty of giving back, is that it doesn’t have to come in a certain little package. While monetary donations are incredibly helpful, giving back with your time or efforts are equally as important, and often give children the ability to have a life-changing, eye-opening experience.

Why Give Back

I always loved volunteering and giving back as a child, from dropping change into a red bucket outside of a department store to singing Christmas carols at senior homes. The experience of joy on the faces of others excited me every time, and it was a feeling that I always wanted more of.

In college, I went to Tijuana a couple of times to help and serve in whatever capacity I could. When I talk about life-changing, eye-opening experiences, that was it for me. I had one experience putting on a festival of sorts, complete with games and activities and prizes for some of the local kids there. It was there that I briefly met Alejandro. He was a child with special needs in the midst of a meltdown. I sat with him, I held his hand, and I had no idea what I was doing. An out-of-body experience of sorts where I just knew what to do, even though I was completely clueless. I calmed him while his mother cried, and he walked out the door, but the memory stayed etched in my brain. I then went on to graduate, attend a Master’s program, and teach children with Autism. That day never left me. It shaped me and it helped me be who I am today.

Now this might seem like a bit of a digression from the point of this article. After all, the point of giving back is to help others. However, it is about developing the person as a whole, helping others and helping yourself, bettering everyone. 

The 12 Days of Blogmas

In the spirit of the holiday season, and as a kick-off to the 12 Days of Blogmas series, I encourage you to think about ways in which you can give back. Not only ways that you can give back, but ways you can get your kids involved in giving back too.

In the spirit of the holidays, here are a number of ways for kids to get involved and give back to others from giving money to giving time and energy.

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In the spirit of the holidays, here are a number of ways for kids to get involved and give back to others from giving money to giving time and energy.

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  • Kids Lightup Animal from Kinderglo
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  • Play Makeup Set by Little Cosmetics
  • Spicy Box of Awesome from Fuego Box
  • Set of paint sticks from Kwiksticks
  • Smile Brilliant Kit from Smile Brilliant
  • This May Be Wine cup + Starbucks gift card from Fab Flares
  • $50 Gift Card from Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
  • 1 Game from Set Games
  • Essential Oil Recipe Box from Simply Earth
  • Natural Organic Lipstick from Axiology Beauty
  • Kuisiware OneSpin Salad Spinner
  • Zeust Barbecue Grill Light
  • Bracelet and earrings set from Revel Designs by Shelly
  • Childrens Book signed by author from Danielle Soucy Mills
  • $50 Gift Card from Baby Cubby
  • White Wipes Teeth Wipes (for wine and coffee lovers) from White Wipes
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In the spirit of the holidays, here are a number of ways for kids to get involved and give back to others from giving money to giving time and energy.

Photo Credit: Deposit Photos-Kids in Santa Hats; Christmas kids with santa hats and presents; Kids standing together

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