DAY 11 ✨ The Christmas Giving Jar I think every family needs a tradition like this.
Something quiet. Something simple.
Something that teaches your kids that Christmas isn’t just about what we get… but who we get to give to. This is our very first year doing a Christmas Giving Jar, and it might be my favorite tradition we’ve ever started. ✨ It’s nothing fancy…literally a little jar from Hobby Lobby and paper hearts the kids cut out themselves. But every morning we pull a card, and it tells us who we get to give to that day: – writing a prayer for someone we love
– doing a chore for a sibling without being asked
– thanking a teacher or a coach
– leaving a treat for our delivery drivers
– choosing someone to bless in secret Because here’s the heart behind it…
I don’t just want Christmas to be magical for us.
I want my kids to grow up believing that kindness is part of the season,
giving is part of the fun,
and joy multiplies when you share it. Seeing them get excited to SERVE someone else?
That’s the kind of magic that lasts longer than any gift ever will.
This is the home I’m building. 🤍 And if you watched me on The @carlashellis Show a few weeks ago, this is the tradition I shared.. the one that completely captured my heart… and now it’s officially part of our December. ✨ 25DaysofChristmasMagic IntentionalMotherhood HolidayTraditions raisingkindhumans ChristmasJoy