This week's kindness project was inspired by my daughter's softball coach. At the end of the season, during their pizza party, her coach gave each softball player a certificate for hard work and...
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." Kids could create any art, craft or...
Special Needs Friends Like Nini
Almost 10 years ago I met an incredible woman named Nini, who has cerebral palsy. I had signed up to volunteer with a program called Best Buddies, where you get paired up to be a buddy to an...
Hope and Courage for Foster Care Youth
So often many of us, myself included, go through each day taking for granted some of the most simple pleasures in life. I almost never stop to think about the fact that I get to have...
Noticing Simple Acts of Kindness Brings Positivity
Kindness is something that happens more often than we realize or notice. It's just that most of the time when it happens, they are small acts- simple and spontaneous gestures. While these...
Kindness Baskets Deliver Cheer to Neighbors
Creating Kindness Baskets to deliver to friends and neighbors is a thoughtful way to lift spirits and strengthen community connections. Yummy treats, flowers and a cheerful note make a simple,...
Empowering our littles to be kind to themselves
This week I had the privilege of seeing Orly Wahba speak at a Kindness Assembly at a local elementary school, and then again during her evening "Kindness Boomerang" book signing event for...
Family Donation Box
This may have been one of those Kindness Projects that my family will remember and use for quite some time. I recently attended the parent-ed conference hosted by...
Nothing like a stomach bug to teach you about kindness
Last week our family got hit with the stomach bug, and we all went down like dominoes- first me, then my husband, then our older daughter and even my poor mother who was in town visiting....
A Big Valentine’s Thank You to our Local Firefighters
Gratitude was the theme of this weekend's Mindful Littles community service event. Yesterday we got together with several families from our community to give a big Valentine's Thank You gift to...