One of my big things at Christmas is teaching Lily that there are children far less fortunate than her and to be charitable. Luckily her school subscribed to Operation Christmas Child where you fill a decorated shoe box with practical gifts for a child in the second and third world.
So tonight we’re decorating the box and Lily’s going to make a picture to put in it, ‘so somewhere a child knows that we care about them at Christmas’ as she so beautifully put it. I was a very proud Mummy in that moment!
Check out the site, it’s just a little thing to do in the run up to Christmas but it could mean a lot to someone else.
Our Finished Box
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Thank you Liz for the heads-up on this valuable opportunity to give back…so important as we count our blessings this time of year!
What a wonderful thing to do and “way to be” teaching your Child such valuable lessons-
Happy Day
Thank you for the link. What a wonderful thing to do and for the kids to learn.
~Corinne
Great idea, and such an important life lesson! Thanks for sharing about that opportunity and idea. I love it.
Happy day!
Melissa
We’ve participated in Operation Christmas Child, too, and it’s always fun. I think it’s so important to teach our children about giving, especially at this time of year. -Julia
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