I am a huge fan of random acts of kindness and always being kinder than you need to be. it was a lesson my dad taught me well and one I hope to be able to pass on to my children. Each Christmas we carry out Advent Acts of Kindness and last summer we did a summer kindness project, but we needed something closer to home and this is where our acts of kindness for siblings come in. We created an Acts of Kindness Jar for kids.
My boys love each other with a passion and will not have a bad word said about each other by anyone, however, they also hate each other with a ferocity I have never encountered before. There is no happy medium in our home. So this is something we need to work on to make for a more peaceful and happy home.
So we decided on an acts of kindness jar. When we made our mother and child polymer clay necklace we also made a number of polymer clay hearts. The idea is that each of them is kind to each other and when we notice the act of kindness we put a heart into the jar. This would work so well with The Kindness Elves too
How to make your own Acts of Kindness Jar
- Polymer Clay
- Rolling Pin
- Heart cookie cutters
- glass jar
- Free Acts of kindness for Siblings printable
We marbled our polymer clay – you can see how here, before rolling it out and cutting out heart shapes in various sizes.
Harden your clay as per the instructions on the packet.
Every time an act of kindness takes place add a heart to your family’s act of kindness jar.
Free Printable 20 Acts of kindness for siblings
I did toy with having a jar for each of the boys and then reward the other when the jar was full, however, we decided that we wanted this to be a family project and that the rewards would be a happier family and perhaps a family activity at the end.
Your hearts do not have to be clay, they can be paper or card. You don’t even have to use hearts you could use sweets and then eat them all as a treat once the jar is full!
Kindness Jar Ideas include:
- Give a family member an unexpected hug.
- Do a siblings chore unexpectedly.
- Give unexpected compliments to a sibling.
- Leave a note filled with compliments in a coat pocket about all the things you like.
Why even bother with a kindness Jar Craft?
The idea for us was this was a whole family project and I wanted to reinforce good behaviour and the little hearts were a small positive reinforcement. I want to raise kids with compassion who see kind acts as part of everyday life. and notice how thier behaviour impacts the feelings of others. The ultimate would be to see this as normal everyday behaviours and not even need a family kindness jar.
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