The Meaning Of Christmas For Kids

[ks8829]

I ask my 13 year old son if he and his friend wanted to volunteer at the soup kitchen to help feed the homeless for Christmas holidays just to get him thinking about other less fortunate people out there. I will talk with the other parents to see what we can plan to teach the kids the real meaning of the giving during the Christmas Season.

[ks8829]

Check out the ABC video on yahoo about Brandon Foster, 11 years old from Seattle dying of Leukemia and had only 2 weeks left too live, he did not ask for anything for himself but wished for the homeless to be feed, he touched so many people that they volunteered across the country and people gathered food to feed the homeless, all inspired by Brandon Foster who died last Friday in his mom's arms but was able to witness the outpouring of food that he generated from his last wish.

[michaeljames92]

Isn't Christmas about presents?
nah just joking. It sounds like a good idea. I always feel bad around the time of holidays, because there are billions around the world who can't even feed themselves, let alone get Christmas presents.

[Voiceontapex]

not to turn this into something else, but i read a really sad article online today about how a santa at a mall was interviewed and said that this year kids are tearing his heart out cause instead of asking for toys or things like they used to, they are asking for money for mommy to buy back the house, or for a new job for daddy, its pretty sad stuff

im fortunate that I still have a job, and am not one of the many being laid off this year and im definatly picking up a few of those salvation army angels this year that they have at the trees in certain stores

so i can hopfully help make some kids christmas a little better than it would have been

[ks8829]

not to turn this into something else, but i read a really sad article online today about how a santa at a mall was interviewed and said that this year kids are tearing his heart out cause instead of asking for toys or things like they used to, they are asking for money for mommy to buy back the house, or for a new job for daddy, its pretty sad stuff

Great ideal, maybe we could start a tread asking everyone to do something for someone else less fortunate this Holiday season.

[Voiceontapex]

yea i try to do it every year, when i was younger my dad got laid off right before christmas, and my parents had to try and tell my brother and I that there wasnt going to be much of a christmas, but then the salvation army came and dropped off new cloths for my brother and I, and we both got a ninja turtle action figure lol, it wasnt much, but to a 6 yr old who wasnt expecting anything, it felt like alot, and i still remember that and always will

[mirv]

at walmart here, they have a tree or something which has christmas wishes from children who's parents can't afford to get them anything nice for christmas. the way it works is the child is pretty much anonymous, and so is the person who buys the presents. you take a card, buy the present, and bring the present/card back to walmart, who then distributes the presents accordingly. my mom took a card last week, i think i may do the same.

[scottevans77]

Check out the ABC video on yahoo about Brandon Foster, 11 years old from Seattle dying of Leukemia and had only 2 weeks left too live, he did not ask for anything for himself but wished for the homeless to be feed, he touched so many people that they volunteered across the country and people gathered food to feed the homeless, all inspired by Brandon Foster who died last Friday in his mom's arms but was able to witness the outpouring of food that he generated from his last wish.

I watched that video the other night at work. If I would've been alone, it probably would have made me cry. It's amazing that this knowing he was dieing cared more about others than himself.

[PEZGolf]

I ask my 13 year old son if he and his friend wanted to volunteer at the soup kitchen to help feed the homeless for Christmas holidays just to get him thinking about other less fortunate people out there. I will talk with the other parents to see what we can plan to teach the kids the real meaning of the giving during the Christmas Season.

Excellent choice. When my daughter was in high school, I encouraged her to join the Key Club, which was sponsored by our Kiwanis Club. When she asked what they did, I answered, "Community service, wherever it was needed." She did join, and enthusiastically participated in projects such as visits to the Nursing Home, and a cleanup project at the County Humane Society. My parents taught me early in my life that it was our obligation to serve the community. "The community gets better and stronger if everyone does community service" was my Dad's motto, which he lived up to. We have not worked in the Soup Kitchen at Christmas, but have helped the Salvation Army during the year.

[Snake]

im fortunate that I still have a job, and am not one of the many being laid off this year and im definatly picking up a few of those salvation army angels this year that they have at the trees in certain stores

My wife and I do that every year. We pick a couple of angel tree kids the same age as our kids and then let our kids pick out toys and clothes for them. We also have them go through their toys each year before Christmas, decide which toys they don't play with very much and donate them to charity. It teaches our kids how lucky they are to have nice clothes and toys and they actually look forward to doing it each year.