Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.
My friend Jill has a non profit called Kids for Peace. Every January they do a kindness matters campaign with school children all across the world.
There is a checklist of kind acts, all thought of by kids. There are activities and celebrations. Photos and clips of kids doing kind things are shared by kids and teachers from hundreds of countries.
I once went to Washington DC with her to visit an official peace headquarters. We had a few kids, a couple of KfP representatives and the list. As we traveled we did the smallest kid thought of kind acts. The surprising affect it had on the many people we met was captivating. The smallest of kindnesses caused smiles everywhere we went.
I think it would be a great addition to our grown up calendars to have Kindness Matters day or month be a national holiday. I didn’t invent it but I think it’s a good idea.
Peace Kit 