2019 Home for the Holidays

Page 18 2019 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 gift, but eventually realize Christmas is about Christ’s birth and giving generous gifts. In the rhyming story, kindness helps the children show gratitude for others. The book is locally illustrated by her sister-in-law Jessica Wrage. Wrage said you can read the book everyday until Christmas to teach kids about being kind to their family, neighborhood and community. There is a second book that is a companion to the Kindness book that gives families an idea of acts to do not just at Christmas, but all year. This book has 30 kindness suggestions that are on tear out pages promoting ideas. Though the first book presents the idea of kindness, Wrage said the second book equips families with ideas for acting and doing rather than just thinking. For instance, a couple choices are to take care of pets or donate toys. It also shows kids ways to be generous without having to spend money. Wrage said being kind is a gift to others. The books have been shipped as far away as Australia, plus California, South Carolina and Texas. Wrage said it will be interesting to see what is happening with them. Another way to teach kids about kindness is through a kindness advent calendar promoting activities for each day that exhibit kindness to others. Channel Mum on YouTube says these activities bring the true spirit of Christmas into your home while making others feel special. Continued u