Many thanks to Picture Keeper for sponsoring today’s story and encouraging me to give back this holiday season!
We are in full holiday mode over here! I know it’s early for some (#sorrynotsorry lol) but I love the holidays. Our Christmas tree is going up tomorrow and I’ve already done a few holiday posts here on the blog. I love everything about the holidays from the extra time with family to the holiday decorations to all of the delicious food. I also love how much happier most people seem and how much more giving people tend to be during these next couple months. The season of giving is already here and I believe that doing small random acts of kindness can have a ripple effect. One time I had someone in front of me in the drive-thru pay for my coffee and it put a smile on my face for the rest of the day. Our kindness has a big impact and that’s something I want to show my kids! So today I wanted to share 10 random acts of kindness that families can do together this holiday season (and beyond).
10 random acts of kindness that families can do together:
- Shovel a neighbor’s driveway
- Bake a treat for a new mom
- Make no-sew blankets to donate to a homeless shelter
- Offer to help an elderly person load their groceries into their car or take their cart back into the store for them
- Drop some pet food off at an animal shelter
- Make cards and send them to those serving our country in the military
- Donate canned goods to a food bank
- Hold the door for someone while you smile and say hello
- Make thank you cards and cookies and drop them off at a police station or fire station
- Visit a nursing home to chat with the residents and sing carols
Picture Keeper wants to encourage people to give back this season and they are doing so by offering a great #PKSeasonofGiving giveaway where one person will WIN (2) $250 Visa Gift Cards & Picture Keeper Connect 16GB! Their hope is that the winner will keep one gift card for themselves and use the other to do nice things for others. I love the thought behind this giveaway and am so happy to be partnering with Picture Keeper again because I love supporting companies who do good things.
Wondering what Picture Keeper is? Picture Keeper Connect offers a simple backup solution for the irreplaceable pictures, videos, and contacts stored on your iPhone and iPad, Android smartphone and tablet, and Mac and PC computer. Whether you’re switching to a new phone, running out of storage on your smartphone, or wanting to safeguard important photos, Picture Keeper Connect offers simple photo backup solutions for all devices. It’s easy to use, too! Simply plug Picture Keeper Connect into your device’s charging port to free up space (no more “out of storage” message), transfer files from old devices to new ones, move photos to a computer or from an iPhone to an Android, or store memories directly on Picture Keeper Connect.
Picture Keeper Connect makes a great gift if you are on the hunt for that perfect holiday gift. Whether it’s for someone who is not tech-savvy, to make life easier for people constantly on the go, or as a creative stocking stuffer idea- those who like to take photos will love this! For more information, visit the Picture Keeper website or follow Picture Keeper on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
You can purchase the Picture Keeper Connect for $119.99, or right now, my friends over at Picture Keeper are giving my readers 40% off their own device by simply using the promo code ‘MakingTime40’ at checkout. Enter the #PKSeasonofGiving giveaway below for a chance to win the great prizes I mentioned earlier. I’d also love to hear about how your family gives back around the holidays so please consider leaving a comment to let me know :)
I love this idea! The more I can do with my family that is giving back to others they help you we all are. I am definitely going to do some of these ideas.
I love this so much. I think it’s our parental responsibility to teach the kids to give back wherever and whenever they can. Awesome resource and awesome giveaway!
Offering to shovel a neighbor’s driveway is a wonderful idea! That’s definitely a simple thing we can all do!
I love random acts of kindness. It’s so good to make others feel good!
Picture keeper looks like an easy way for be to backup my photos. I enjoyed your list of random acts of kindness families can do together. The holidays are the perfect time of year to give to others.
These are all great acts of kindness you can do as a family. Now that the kids are getting older we are able to do more. I think it is so important to teach kids to give back.
I’m in love with the encouragement to do good for others in this post. I wish everyone were this way year round but it warms my heart to see how strong it comes on during the holidays. Wonderful suggestions!
These are great ideas for random acts of kindness. I love doing random acts of kindness.
I could definitely use a Picture Keeper Connect. I take so many pictures and it would be great to have a backup.
These are all great ways to show kindness. We like to donate to our local food bank.
Picture Keeper is something I’ve been thinking about getting for awhile. I love your ideas for random acts of kindness. There are so many great ways to pass kindness along to others and it’s an important lesson for kids to learn.
I was just talking to my daughter about giving back to our community. It is so important to teach that to our kids. And a good reminder for myself.
Thanksgiving is the best day to show gratitude and this is the best gift. Nice suggestion
Giving to others is such a valuable way to teach our children thankfulness. I love your list! Going to add them to my idea board.