So here are the basics. Our 27 Days of Giving Guide™ was created to help you and your child have fun focusing on giving during the post Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas season. From Friday, November 29th-Wednesday, December 25th, each day of giving has a standard theme.
You can be creative and expound on the theme, but be sure to share the story behind the giving in your photo. Once you take pictures of your moments be sure to share your experience with us by hastagging #ElevateDads on Facebook or Instagram. We'll randomly select photos that represent the giving theme for the day and repost them with your story. We're so excited to see how you plan to make a difference right where you are! If you have any questions, please email us at info@elevatedad.com.
27 Days of Giving Guide™
Day 1: Give a Memory: share something or some place that made an impression on your life as a child.
Day 2: Give a Stranger Breakfast: secretly pay for or spend time with someone you don't know over breakfast.
Day 3: Give Attention to the Sick: spend sometime helping or serving someone under the weather.
Day 4: Give Congrats: be intentional and celebrate something big or small.
Day 5: Give Dignity: do something that restores honor and gives value to someone that may be unappreciated.
Day 6: Give a Stuffed Stocking: fill a stocking for the Salvation Army program or simply do the same and randomly select a family to give the stocking to.
Day 7: Give to the Unemployed: if you do not know someone than you can find a local organization that helps give support to the unemployed and either give your time, food, etc.
Day 8: Give From What You Have: this can be time with a friend, making a meal for a neighbor, etc.
Day 9: Give to Their Future: you could start a journal, spend time reading... anything that invests in your child's future.
Day 10: Give a Pet a Home: you don't have to buy a pet... you can help a turtle from the street and bring it back to a pond or maybe volunteer at a pet shelter. Be creative.
Day 11: Give to Those That Serve: this day is for military, policemen, firefighters, clergy, etc.
Day 12: Give Them Ice Cream: an impromptu ice cream date or making it homemade... the kids will love this one.
Day 13: Give to a Teacher: whether they attend public school, private or you're their teacher have them create a gift to give.
Day 14: Give Your Treasure: maybe it's an old baseball card or a coveted autograph... give away something with value.
Day 15: Give a Game Night: this can be with the kids or invite multiple families.
Day 16: Give a Story: share a story with your child that you have never shared before... maybe something from a book or one told from your own experience.
Day 17: Give an Early Gift: surprise your child and let them open a gift early.
Day 18: Give a Family Tradition: maybe it's going out to see lights or making a snowman... share an old tradition or make a new one.
Day 19: Give to the Unprivileged: whether it's someone in your neighborhood or at your child's school... give something that might brighten their day.
Day 20: Give Away a Toy: this can be a help to parents and kids... have your child pick one or more toys that you already own and give them away to a local shelter or center in need.
Day 21: Give to Your Community: this can be just picking up litter in a parking lot, coaching a team, or serving soup at your local coalition.
Day 22: Give Your Time: take the day off, turn off your phone or reschedule an appointment and create an adventure with your family. It doesn't have to be all day, just be intentional with the time you give.
Day 23: Give a Random Act of Kindness: open a door for someone, pay for the toll for a person behind you, give up your seat on the airplane. Be creative and pay it forward.
Day 24: Give Them a Recipe: share grandma's secret culinary tips... create something in the kitchen and make a recipe card or journal that they can keep or allow them to make something from scratch with your assistance.
Day 25: Give a Love Letter: write a specific letter to your son or daughter expressing your inner most feelings and hopes for them. You could even have them do the same for someone else.
Day 25: Give a Love Letter: write a specific letter to your son or daughter expressing your inner most feelings and hopes for them. You could even have them do the same for someone else.
Day 26: Give a Song: you don't have to be musical... just singing together in the car, caroling in the neighborhood or just goofing around the house. You can even write and record this one.
Day 27: Give Them the Meaning of Christmas: take time to share the heart of Christmas on this day... prayer around the table or sharing the story that made this day celebrated.
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