The Giving Tree

We are always looking for ways to teach our children to give, especially during the Christmas season. This year we put together a giving tree to help them to think about others and not just about what they want for Christmas.

We chose twelve ideas to give back to others like the gift giving in the Twelve Days of Christmas.

We numbered brown card stock and wrote our giving ideas on the back. Twelve days throughout December we pull a tag down and then make/buy/deliver/send whatever the card says!

Some of our favorites include:

-Having neighbors or someone you haven't seen in awhile over for dinner
-Taping pennies to Sandy the horse at Meijer
-Leaving a homemade wreath or a pot of poinsettias on someone's doorstep
-Bringing goodies to different places in the community (like the local school, library, fire station, or post office)
-Donating items to families in need