Helping Children to Participate in Donation
Organizing and donating items can be a family affair and even the smallest children can participate in an age-appropriate way. The Berenstain Bears series has a book called “Think of Those in Need” by Stan & Jan Berenstain which provides a storyline around cleaning out excess/unused items and donating them to charities.
The whole Bear family gets to participate in the process of sorting and selecting items for donation, delivering the goods to charities, and interacting with the different people who they helped (the elderly, children in a hospital, a store who raises money for those in need).
This is a feel-good story about the value of donations written in a very kid-friendly way. It can be a helpful way for children to learn new skills and to encourage a parent/child dialogue around the thoughtfulness of giving to those in need.
