by Jill Tomey | Oct 30, 2025 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday with a focus on Gratefulness. This Thanksgiving, post a whiteboard, chalkboard, or poster board where those gathered for Thanksgiving can write public statements of what they are grateful for this year. Leave it where...
by Jill Tomey | Oct 30, 2025 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
World Kindness Day Nov. 13 Create a calendar for the rest of this month all the way to the end of December. Have the family come up with ideas for kindness for every day until the end of the year. You can use the calendar to identify what you should be doing...
by Jill Tomey | Oct 1, 2025 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
A Character (Quality) Filled Halloween Halloween is traditionally full of costumed characters. This Halloween add some Character Qualities to the Festivities. Alertness • Be aware of your surroundings when you are trick or treating so you can stay safe and unharmed....
by Jill Tomey | Oct 1, 2025 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
National Do Something Nice Day Oct. 5 National Do Something Nice Day is focused on being kind to others by doing something nice for them. It can be volunteering with a community service group or doing a special something for a friend or family member. Another option...
by Jill Tomey | Sep 22, 2025 | Family Activity
Play It Safe Download printable version of activity This exercise starts with safety in the home. Discuss what to do in the event of a fire. Do you have an outside family meeting place set for all to gather? Do you have dry runs of how to get out of the house in an...
by Jill Tomey | Sep 1, 2025 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
First Day Of Autumn Varies between September 21 and 24 Make a Character Tree to identify character-based behavior on which you can focus. You can either draw or print a picture of a tree. Write suggestions of good behaviors on cutouts of leaves. If you write in a bold...
