My daughter has to take an artifact to school that will help her classmates learn more about what her family does for the winter holidays. The only thing that we do is serve food to the homeless. Should I send a canned good or food in? Is that a bad idea. Serious answers only, PLEASE!
2006-12-11 06:13:51 · 8 answers · asked by Niki 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I would send her with your favorite (or her favorite) family recipe with a copy for everyone. I would have her talk about where your family volunteers and what it is like (what kind of things you do and how others could get involved or where donations might be sent) and how good it makes you feel to give to others by caring and giving of your time and showing that you care about humanity. Better yet, have her take in a picutre of your family working (not a picutre of the recipients). I would tie in your family recipe and have her express how fortunate you feel to be able to make share your time as a family, have the good fortune to make a favorite recipe, and how important it is to recipients to have even perfect strangers extend themselves, their families to make a difference in someone elses life. I think it's wonderful!
2006-12-11 06:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by pamela 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I know exactly what you are talking about. I know that there are a lot of people who do not celebrate certain winter holidays, and so one way to help your child to not feel left out is to have them bring in food for the class to eat. The children in the class will not ask any hard questions for your child to answer, because they will be too busy munching on the food. Your child will be able to talk about your family, and how you help homeless people, while passing out food. That is what I recommend to do.
2006-12-11 14:32:28 · answer #2 · answered by T-Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not a can of food, but send her with pictures (if you have any from your time at the shelters) have her make a collage of the pictures or memories she has
If you dont have pictures have her go through magazines and cut out words, picutes, etc to tell her classmates a story.
2006-12-11 14:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I love that idea. If that's a tradition your family has year after year, bringing in a canned good is a perfect representation of that. I would expect that after she explains the meaning of it, at least one other child will be inspired to do something similar.
2006-12-11 14:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Erin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'd say that you might not 'formally' celebrate Christmas, but you most certainly do extend to others the true meaning of Christmas.
Buy her a nice new outfit.
She's giving of herself, and that's the best "artifact" of all.
Have her tell her story...if they don't get it, it's their loss.
2006-12-11 14:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by tmlamora1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring in a nativity, A Christmas tree, an advent wreath.
Only true symbols of the season will do.
Merry Christmas!
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2006-12-12 03:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by Hum_archmage H 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Make a scrapbook page with pictures of the feast and of y'all serving.
2006-12-11 14:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by mrssamikeyp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋