March~ Use Your Computer
So we are a little behind but better late than never right! :) Welcome to those of you who are just joining us!! At the beginning of this year I set a personal goal as a mother to instill the importance of philanthropy by doing simple and easy projects with my two oldest children.
In all honesty I had picked up a copy of
Nicole Bouchard Boles book~ "How to Be an Everyday Philanthropist" a year or so before and had never followed through with really using this amazingly helpful guide! So 2012 is the year! I decided to designate each chapter for a month in the year and use one of the suggested strategies in the corresponding chapter to highlight the importance of philanthropy in real hands on ways.
So March was 'use your computer' which was a very fun and easy way to give back without even leaving our home. My kids are constantly trying to haggle with me for computer time and this was a total win-win for all.
This is our photo journal of completing our March challenge and another valuable lesson that giving back can be fun, easy, and even educational!
{Links below for fun and easy click-to-donate sites so take a look!}
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| The kids choose the site FreeRice.com to start with where you can learn while you give back! The kids were tested on everything from Math, to German, to Flags from around the world and had a blast watching their rice pile up! For each answer they got right 10 grains of rice were donated to the United Nations World Food Program. |
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| The kids actually worked together answering questions and helping each other without fighting which made the experience even better! |
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| They even took turns being the one to 'click' the right answer to earn the rice;) |
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| By the time we had to leave for school that morning the kids had earned over 1,000 grains of rice for the needy and hungry people around the world; now that is a hugely rewarding endeavor for any child to be a part of and I know we will continue to frequent this site and others for years to come! If you are looking for fun and interactive ways to help your kids learn to give back here are a few that are listed in the book! Click-To-Donate CharityClickDonation.com HungryChildren.com Care2.com TheLiteracySite.com TheAnimalRescueSite.com TheRainforestSite.com This is just a few of the many helpful links listed in the book. For your own copy of How To Be an Everyday Philanthropist by Nichole Bouchard Boles: {'Click' Here :) } |
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