Toddler Approved is hosting a wonderful project called the 100 Acts of Kindness Project. I love the idea of JDaniel and I doing things for others between Jan. 15th and Valentine’s Day. Each week she puts up a challenge for you to complete as some of your 100 Acts of Kindness.
This week’s challenge was to give kindness to siblings. JDaniel doesn’t have siblings. There are times when he has said he would love to have a younger brother or sister to play with. There are times when I wish we had given him a sibling but, that wasn’t meant to be.
JDaniel asked me about why many of his friends and relatives have siblings and he doesn’t last fall. I tried to explain why we only have him. He seems to understand why.
JDaniel decided after that conversation that he has been given something just as special. He informed me that he was given friends and cousins to love just like brothers and sisters. Friends are welcomed with hugs. Cousins are talked about often. JDaniel truly cares deeply for these surrogate siblings. They are a very special part of his life.
When it came to this challenge, JDaniel came up with what he wanted to do all by himself. He wanted to make Valentine’s Day cards for his friends using the salad spinner just the way we made the cards we gave to his teachers in the first Acts of Kindness Challenge. He loves pushing down on the salad spinner to make the watered-down tempera paint fly.
While I cut the paper into card-size pieces and watered down the paint, he gathered the salad spinner and a golf ball. Once everything was ready he wanted to do all the creating himself. He put the card stock into the salad spinner and place the golf ball in. The paint had to be dumped in without any help and of course, the spinner had to be spun by him alone.
When the cards were done, we laid them out to dry before adding felt sticker hearts to them. He was thrilled with the results and couldn’t wait to share his gifts of brotherly love with his friends.
If you too have an only child, I hope you will find surrogate siblings for them. It is not just like having a sibling, but it does teach them to learn to get along with and care for others. It would be an act of kindness for them.
This post is linked to Mrs. Matlock’s AlphaThursday.
The cards turned out so well! Love all the brightness of them.
Very nice craft. Sadly, my daughter doesn’t even have first cousins and her second cousins live very far away. But she loves her friends and enjoys undivided attention of her parents 🙂
Very sweet. He handled the sibling thing well it sounds like. And? I love his creations!
He is an amazing boy!! The cards came out amazing.
What a fun project! I love when we can find a way to teach our little ones to think of others, even when that can be such a challenge sometimes. Sounds like he did a great job with it!
I love that you found a way to participate in this challenge – and his cards are beautiful!
The cards look beautiful, and what a sweet, smart boy you have!
I like the idea of finding surrogate sibling for an only child. Very important.
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Wonderful post for today’s letter. Beautiful cards!
What a wonderful mother you are and such a smart boy you have. Love the cards and that was such a good idea.
So beautifully written. I love the cards. And I love what a kind heart he so clearly has.
The cards are beautiful! I think of our cousins as extended family too. Sending hugs to JDaniel for thinking of Charlie and Grace!
Your son made some cute cards. It’s nice for children to express themselves through crafts.
My son is an only child, but he has twin cousins that are six weeks older and another older cousin that are all like brothers. In fact, as a young adult he’s rooming with two of them.
What a sweet boy you have and so talented too! Those are some great cards. His surrogate sisters and brothers are lucky to have him in their lives.
I think you’re Making Memories:)
What a lovely sentiment. And project for you two to share together. I’d say he’s a very lucky little boy.
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I come from a large family. My mom had 10 children (although 2 died at birth), so no shortage of playmates for me (smile). This is such a heartwarming post. You are laying a firm foundation for your child to build upon (grow) by making these memories with him. The cards turned out great.
Thanks for sharing.
Midnight Rainbow
I always say you are an incredible mom! It is great to see JDaniel starting his own wonderful tradition. Nothing says love like a card made from the heart! Enjoy the weekend!
Love the cards! And how sweet that he wanted to do that!
What a great idea he had. Those are beautiful!!
How creative he is!
those cards are beautiful 🙂
What a great project!
JDaniel Must not fall far from the tree because he is a Magnificent and Marvelous person just like his Mom…
The cards turned out great… the salad spinner painting technique Must Make it so Much fun for him…
Thanks for linking to the letter “M”!
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Another great project for my grandchildren! Thank you!!
This will be fun to do in May when our little guys are here.
What a great project for your little fellow, on so many levels!
I love this post and the magnificent cards! (I was an only child until I turned 11 and my little brother was born…and then again when I was 20years old when my little sister was born!) What a sweet son and loving heart and an awesome mom to teach him such great life lessons!
Blessings & Aloha!
running a wee bit behind in my blog reading! thank you for stopping by!
Stopping by from the TGIF Linky Party. What a fun activity and beautiful cards! 🙂
Lovely art project … and an especially sweet idea! I stumbled your post, pinned it to my Kindness Projects and Kids’ Valentine’s Day Activities Pinterest boards, and tweeted it! 🙂 Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com
great ideas, thanks, http://www.being-a-mama.blogspot.com/
What a fun idea! If only I had a salad spinner (plus one I could use for painting)! Thanks for linking up to Fun Stuff Fridays on Toys In The Dryer!