Teaching Them To Serve

I don't know if I have ever mentioned it, but I created a "Mommy and Me" group with my friends. I call it "Beach Buddies" (since we live by the beach). Our goal is to meet once a week doing crafts or letting the kids learn skills like cooking or dancing.Then, we let them play while the mommies chat a bit. Since we are a group of several mommies, we have so much talent! I feel blessed that my kids get to be exposed to such a variety of activities because of the various talent in our group. Our other goal is to have 1 activity a month be service.We want to teach the kids that there are always opportunities to help others and show them some of the different ways they, even as small as they are, can serve. This week we picked up litter in our community.

First, we had our troops line up and put on some gloves!

 

Group 1

Group 2

 

Then we divided them into groups (divide and conquer)

Bria helped push our garbage wagon

We had a dedicated te am delving right into the brush and canals to get every last piece of trash.

When all was finished, we had 3 full bags of trash! I was proud of the kids for their hard work.

It was a rainy day, but it is important to always help, even if it is difficult. Besides, getting a little cold is the perfect excuse to make homemade hot cocoa! (Thanks to my friend Casandra Anderson for hosting the activity and for providing the hot cocoa!)