Weekly Activity: July 31, 2023
Kindness for Everyone
Love Bugs Clips Craft
(Early Literacy)
Who can we show more kindness to? These love bug clips are a simple craft that children personalize and modify however they wish. Encourage them to clip their love bugs on a family member or friend of their choosing.
Materials
- Paper and a 2-inch heart punch or a heart template and scissors
- Pompoms, pipe cleaners cut into thirds, and googly eyes
- Clothespins
- White glue
- Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
Assembly
- Cut out a paper heart (using a punch or template).
- Write a kind note on the heart.
- Wrap a pipe cleaner through the hole in the front of a clothespin, twisting it on top. This will be the bug’s antennae.
- Glue two eyes on a large pompom for the bug’s head.
- Glue the large pompom to the front end of the clothespin.
- Glue the small pompom behind the antennae to form the body.
- Glue the heart to the back of the clothespin to form the wings.
When the glue is dry, clip your love bug to someone you care about!
Be Kind to Yourself Challenge
(All ages)
Being kind to yourself takes practice! For the next week, see if you can complete one of the following challenges each day. At the end of the week, check in with yourself. How are you feeling?
Day #1: Recognize Yourself
Give yourself credit for something you have done or that you do well. Take a moment to bask in glory.
Day #2: Tell Yourself Something Kind
Look in a mirror and tell yourself something good about yourself. It can be anything from your looks to your soul. Look yourself in the eye when you say it.
Day #3: Treat Yourself
Spend time doing something that you like or eat one of your favorite foods. Savor the experience.
Day #4: Exercise
Go for a walk, ride your bike, do some yoga, play a sport—whatever it is, do it. Exercise makes us feel good both mentally and physically.
Day #5: Do Something for Someone Else
When we help others, we lift ourselves up too.
Day #6: Breathe
Take a moment to slow down and be present in the moment. Breathe in through your nose and out slowly through your mouth. Repeat three times and see how your mood changes.
Day #7: Give Yourself Grace
Maybe you have made a mistake or did not do as well as you hoped. Forgive yourself for not being perfect and take the next steps forward.
Sugar Scrub Gifts
(Teens, Adults)
Materials (per jar)
- ½ cup coffee
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Jars and craft sticks
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Microwave to soften coconut oil
- Art supplies for decorating the jars
Instructions
- Add dry ingredients together.
- Soften the coconut oil, then add it.
- Stir the mixture with a craft stick.
- Decorate the jar.
