The inspiration behind our Weekly Kindness Project is from the touching story of a woman, Robyn Bomar, who spent her 38th birthday doing 38 random acts of kindness. Â She spent her entire day...
Becoming a Pen Pal
My older daughter organically started a pen pal relationship with her great-grandmother in Florida. On a whim one day she said she wanted to send a letter to Grandma Lainie and wrote up a...
Different Hearts United as One
At the core of every Mindful Littles event we do are three Cs: Children, Compassion and Community. Â Earlier this week these three facets came together in an overwhelmingly positive experience,...
“Mistakes are groovy.”
I distinctly remember one morning last summer when my older daughter was working on an art project and made a mistake. Â She paused for a moment and then on her own said, "It's ok. Mistakes are...
Sending Kind Thoughts Cultivates CompassionÂ
My daughter's amazing kindergarten teacher seamlessly integrated mindfulness into their everyday curriculum, and had a wonderful ritual to start each day. Every morning the class would sit...
Everyone is Special in Their Own Way
This week's kindness project was inspired by my daughter's softball coach. Â At the end of the season, during their pizza party, her coach gave each softball player a certificate for hard work...
Honoring the Mothers Who Are No Longer With Us
There is no other word quite like mother.  For many, like myself, the word represents someone who is the purest form of selfless devotion, someone who epitomizes unconditional love and...
Rock-Paper-Scissors and more…
One night a few weeks ago when the girls were taking a bath, they got into a tiff over a bath toy. Â My 2-year old wanted the toy that my older daughter was playing with. Â My older daughter...
Earth Day Fun With Recyclables
Mindful Littles was very excited to join Orinda Action Day on Earth Day, where we hosted a station that was all about "Arts/Crafts from Recyclables." Â Kids could create any art, craft or...
