{"id":2441,"date":"2014-12-09T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2014-12-09T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T16:48:00","slug":"random-acts-of-holiday-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/random-acts-of-holiday-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Acts of Holiday Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tuesday!\u00a0 Sorry to be gone so long again.\u00a0 There has been all sorts of mayhem in our busy little house, as always.\u00a0 Once again, I&#8217;m working on finding a way to post here more often.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see how it goes!<\/p>\n<p>I know that a lot of families do Random Acts of Kindness this time of year and I stumbled on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com\/24-random-acts-christmas-kindness-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this post from coffee cups and crayons<\/a> that listed 24 of them to do with kids.\u00a0 There are even free printables to go along with it. I especially like the idea of &#8220;candy cane bombing&#8221; a parking lot.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Free-Printable-RACK-Advent-Calendar-for-Kids-Spread-some-kindness-this-Christmas1-434x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fcubedblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/08\/13-days-of-christmas-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FCUBED<\/a> has just a few RAK ideas but I really liked the idea of taping popcorn to the Redbox machine.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fcubedblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-3.jpg?w=384&amp;h=522\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My friend Tiffany does her own RAK holiday fun with her kids each December and you can follow along with their sweet ideas on her blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/apparenting.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harried Homeschooling Mama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/f4e14-10519690_10152435116560740_5661556247910693618_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this one isn&#8217;t random acts of kindness\u00a0 but I really love the idea of <a href=\"http:\/\/zenshmen.blogspot.ca\/2013\/12\/25-days-of-zen-holiday-edition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25 Days of Zen &#8211; Holiday Edition<\/a> from Zen Schmen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/81f22-zentip1_wrapasyougo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And for heaven&#8217;s sake, don&#8217;t worry about starting late or doing enough days.\u00a0 Do a bunch of little ones in one day together, or do one a day from now on, or one total, or anything that works for you and yours.\u00a0 Those of you who know me know that I&#8217;m all about letting go of guilt and perfectionism!\u00a0 Just have fun with it!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget to slow down and enjoy the magic of the season.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tuesday!\u00a0 Sorry to be gone so long again.\u00a0 There has been all sorts of mayhem in our busy little house, as always.\u00a0 Once again, I&#8217;m working on finding a way to post here more often.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see how it goes! 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