Pre-K Book Club: Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed
Emily Pearson’s book Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated way to introduce and reinforce the “pay it forward” concept of kindness. It gets high reviews on Amazon. It even has discussion...
Meals on Wheels on the Horizon
It’s official. Our first Meals on Wheels delivery is on the calendar, and the good people over at Metro Meals on Wheels have guided me to their new handbook for families, created in partnership with Doing Good Together.
We’ve been...
Raising Happiness: Join the Discussion Online
Each Thursday over at the exceptional blog Raising Happiness they are hosting a discussion of the book, also titled Raising Happiness. This book has been on my “to read” stack for a while, and the weekly chapter-by-chapter posts...
Gifts from the Garden
Have you added a vegetable garden to your landscape? If so, consider sharing your harvest with the local food shelf.
As a former farm-girl transplanted to the cities, I’ve always tended a big garden. About this time every year, though...
Emphasizing Empathy
It seems like empathy has been all over the news lately. At least, three specific New York Times articles have been chasing each other around in my head . Maybe they can help us in our quest to raise caring and engaged kids.
The most recent...
Transforming a Frequent Family Outing
Our family spends a substantial amount of time at the local zoo, and this week we looked for ways to make the experience more meaningful.
What are your family’s favorite, frequent adventures?
Have you looked for ways to add a DGT dimension...
Our DGT-Style Holiday
Have you wondered how to keep up the good works while sitting lakeside? As it turns out, DGT’s Kitchen Table projects are extremely portable!
Designing oven mitts for Meals-on-Wheels was the perfect Kitchen Table Project for our annual...
Pre-K Book Club: The Giving Tree
I’m embarrassed to admit that, until recently, I did not like The Giving Tree. This week I rediscovered it as a surprisingly good discussion book for a five-year-old!
Shel Silverstein just might be my favorite poet of all time, (Where...
Smile Specificity
Specificity is the secret to crafting for a cause. At least in our house! Knowing where their cards were headed really motivated them to create cheery art.
Our Color-A-Smile effort fell a bit flat a few weeks ago, in spite of my high hopes for...
Coloring a Smile… And a Laugh!
I discovered Color-A-Smile on DGT’s project page a few months ago, when Minnesota’s winter had our house adrift in artistic renderings of butterflies, Santa, and tutu-wearing cats.
Color-A-Smile redistributes children’s art to nursing...