Summertime Family Fun
As the summer starts, I have been thinking a great deal about how few summers we as parents have with our children. We only have one summer when they are infants, a few when they are toddlers, eight when they are children. The times I remember most from my childhood are the family activities done together in the times away from the routine of every day. When kindness is infused into those family activities, it makes them even more meaningful. Every summer is another opportunity to embrace this special, less-structured time we have with our kids, and a chance to enjoy the simple joys that a purpose-filled summer has to offer.
With gratitude,
—MiaLisa Millares, Executive Director
Engage in Kindness this Summer. Find easy ways to actively engage in kindness this summer. Check out our lists of great summer kindness activities.
Brighten Someone’s Day. Create one of these tear off flyers to brighten someone’s day. By sharing kindness in a small way you can have a big impact on someone’s life!
Summer of Kindness Camp. Are you looking for ideas on how to incorporate basic kindness into your summertime? Check out this template for a kindness camp to keep your child engaged, busy and spreading kindness all summer long. This template for camp can help you to focus on kindness!
Volunteer Listings. This summer is an opportunity to try a new volunteering opportunity. With less structured and scheduled time, take the opportunity to try something new and learn from that experience. Check out our listings to find the right fit for your family.
Summer Kindness Journal. After each family service opportunity that you participate in this summer, fill out this memory sheet. Make a collection of sheets, or paste into a notebook to keep track of all the goodness you are doing this summer!
CONVERSATIONS
How can we incorporate purpose-filled activities and kindness into the summertime?
How will you practice kindness toward yourself and others?
Share an act of kindness that you saw recently. How did it make you feel?
How would the world be different if every person did a kind act every day?
Take time to gather some great books about kindness and use these discussion sheets to help guide your family discussions this summer.
INSPIRATION
"Kindness is like a summer breeze." — Oprah