For many people (including me!) the holiday season is all about spending time with friends and family. It’s also a time when people like to show care for people they don’t even know. It’s important to be kind to others all year long, but try and do something extra special for someone today!
Here are some ways you can brighten someone’s day:
Make a card for your teacher. Write all of the things you like about him or her inside!
Help your mom or dad with chores around the house. Don’t wait for them to ask, just pitch in!
Ask your family if you can start a money jar for spare change. When the jar is full, research a charity to donate it to.
Help a family member or friend learn a new skill! We’re all talented in our own ways, why not spread the knowledge?
Go through your toys and ask a parent if you can donate ones that you’re not playing with to a charity.
You know what’s great about giving to others? It makes you and the person receiving feel awesome! Tell us how you’re celebrating Giving Tuesday in the comments section below.
Today is Giving Tuesday! What’s it all about? It’s a day of global giving. People are encouraged to give back by making a donation to a charity or volunteering in their community.
Free the Children is joining the movement again this year. They’re challenging people to give a Gift of Impact that will help transform lives in Free the Children’s overseas communities by giving school supplies, clean water, health care, and more. Their goal? To raise $50,000 and help bring education to 1000 children.
Today on the blog, we’re giving you a chance to WIN a red panda kit!
The Red Panda kit includes:
· A wildlife plush (like the one you see above!)
· A personalized adoption certificate
· A stunning species poster and information pamphlet
· One reusable gift bag
For a chance to win the Red Panda kit, comment below and tell us what you like about the Red Panda. You can also email us at the address below.
Contest closes on December 12 at 11:59pm. Contest winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog on December 15. Full contest rules and regulations can be seen here.
Today is Giving Tuesday! On this day, people are encouraged to give to charity and volunteer. To help inspire you and your family, meet 6-year-old chickaDEE reader Isabel. She started “Isabel’s Pet Portrait Fundraiser” as a way to raise money for the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC. Isabel raised over $500 by drawing pet portraits. Way to go, Isabel! Read on for more on Isabel’s story.
Isabel with her pet bunnies, Christopher and Myrtle.
chickaDEE: How did you get the idea to start drawing pet portraits for charity?
Isabel: My friend Jen, who is a volunteer at the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC, really liked my drawings of bunnies I make and asked me if I could do something with my drawings to help the bunnies and other animals who need homes. I like to draw animals and I thought people would like portraits of their pets.
chickaDEE: Why is the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC important to you?
Isabel: Because they save animals’ lives. I adopted my pet bunnies, Christopher and Myrtle, from there and I love them. A lot of the bunnies and guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, rats and all the other small pets get dumped outside when their owners don’t want them anymore. They get hurt and cold outside. The Small Animal Rescue saves them and gives them food and water and treats and love. Then they find them homes. There are lots of animals there who need a home and I would like people to adopt them.
chickaDEE: How did people hear about your fundraising idea?
Isabel: My mom posted it on Facebook and my friends at the Small Animal Rescue told everyone they knew about it.
chickaDEE: How many pet portraits did you draw?
Isabel: I drew 53 pet portraits!
chickaDEE: Do you have any tips on drawing animals?
Isabel: Spend lots of time with animals. Also, use pencil first so you can erase things you are not happy with and then when you are done, use marker over the lines.
chickaDEE: Do you have any plans to do this again?
Isabel: Yes! I am going to do this again in the new year. If you join my page on Facebook* you will hear about the next time I do it. Also the Small Animal Rescue can let you know about it, too.
Thank you to Isabel for sharing her story with us. Now, check out some of Isabel’s artwork!
