July Character All Month

July Character All Month See NationalToday, AndTodayIs, NationalDayCalendar or DaysOfTheYear for more information on these and other holidays to celebrate this month. Holidays with Always-On Dates 1 National Postal Workers Day It’s #NationalPostalWorkersDay! The...

A Fruity Puzzle

A Fruity Puzzle Make a puzzle out of a picture of a piece of fruit or a fruit grouping. You can make the puzzle as simple or as elegant as you would like. The simplest would be to find a picture of fruit in the weekly store flyers and cut it into random or puzzle-like...

Cookies Teach Patience

Cookies Teach Patience Download printable version of activity Gather all the ingredients for your favorite homemade cookie. Ask the family what it would taste like if you ate the ingredients rather than following the recipe. Make the recipe as a family. Comment as you...

Patience Activities

Patience Activities   The activities here are fun ways to teach character.  The game aspect makes the lesson more memorable.  Each activity has processing questions at the end.  Without processing the activity, the exercise is just a game.  To make it a stronger...

What A Deal!

What A Deal! This activity requires a deck of playing cards, even a deck that is missing cards works for this game. Deal out several cards to each person. Go around the room and one by one each person needs to play a card by laying it down in front of them and telling...