Yesterday Mindful Littles had a wonderful opportunity to lead a mindful service project at one of our local elementary schools. Â We partnered with Julie Atkinson of Center of Hope...
Friendship Rock Garden
This week's kindness project is an idea that was inspired by some of our dear friends. It's a ritual they started after moving into their new home. Â Â Any time they have new guests, they...
Groovin’ & Soul-Soothing With Seniors
Last Sunday Justin Cole from Joy in Motion chose "Old Times Rock n Roll" as the song choice for our Mindful Littles Groovin' for Good dance, and the lyrics couldn't have be more appropriate....
A New Birthday Tradition: 6 Random Acts of Kindness in Honor of Turning 6
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...
