Another Thanksgiving has come and gone and now the Holiday
Season is in full swing! This time of the year has always been one that I like! One
year I wanted to teach my kids about giving and sharing. So we made a
Thanksgiving meal all together then we plated up about 50 plates and drove
around LA and passed out the plates. It was an adventure and a learning
opportunity
My kids along with their two cousins who were with us ended
up learning so much about Giving Thanks and Sharing with others that year. Each
year after that they looked forward to Thanksgiving so we could help out in
some way others who had less then us. I was able to do this on a tight budget
because I had won a turkey and the fixings on a radio show. I already had my
turkey and everything else I needed so I thought why not make it a family
thing. My sister came with us to help distribute and since I worked with the
homeless and mentally challenged I was aware of what we were doing and where to
go.
It was one of my most favorite Thanksgiving dinners and my
kids talked about it for years to come! Even though they did not get to eat
their meal till we were done they were OK with it. And, that night at our Thanksgiving
meal they shared their stories of helping others!
As parents we can think about ways to help others and yet
make it fun and a learning situation for our children. Hope you all had had a
wonderful Thanksgiving Day! If you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving because you are
not from the US
you can also create a day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated once a year in your
own home. Then use this day as a day of giving and sharing with others who are
less unfortunate then your family.
And, so it goes…
