At ballet this week a mom told me about a great idea her family does.
-After her daughter's last birthday party, they sat down and her five-year-old picked out presents to give away. Texas Children's Hospital only receives toys that are new and unopened. This was a great way to offer brand new toys to children. They dropped them off together.
It inspired me to think about ways to incorporate giving into birthday parties.
-Another friend has her children give away one old toy for every new toy they receive. They give the older toy to the church, a relief organization or whatever seems appropriate. See the donations blogs for some ideas. http://houstontimeframes.blogspot.com/2013/04/loving-others-project-2-donations.html and http://houstontimeframes.blogspot.com/2013/04/loving-others-project-2-donations_6.html
-Instead of a gift, people could give a donation in honor of the child. Perhaps the child could pick an organization they want to support and announce it on the party invitation. Then instead of buying a the birthday child a gift, the person could donate to that organization. I noticed an "in honor of" section when donating to https://showhope.org/give-hope/donate/, but I am sure this could work with many organizations.
-Maybe instead of having their own birthday, they could bring a snack to Star of Hope for the Snacks and Goodnight time and celebrate their birthday with everyone there! http://www.sohmission.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=272
What are some other ideas here? I'd like to hear from you.
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