🧠 New Activity: Love Missions - A Fun Way to Teach Compassion

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🖍️ ✂️ ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK

Love Missions

Objective: Teach children how to approach the world with love by completing missions that focus on showing love to others, animals, and even themselves.

Materials:

• A list of "Love Missions" (you can write them on paper or cards)

• Markers, paper, or craft supplies for certain missions

• Optional: A small “Love Journal” or a notebook to track their completed missions

Steps:

1. Introduction (5 minutes):

   • Affirmation Talk: Start by explaining the affirmation "I approach the world with love." Ask your child what they think it means to show love to others and the world around them.

   • Talk about how love can be shown through kindness, helping others, caring for animals, and even by loving yourself through self-care and positive thoughts.

   • Tell them they are about to become "Love Ambassadors" by completing a series of Love Missions that spread kindness and love to everyone around them.

2. Create the Love Mission List (5 minutes):

   • With your child, come up with a list of simple acts of kindness or caring tasks. You can guide them to think of missions like:

     • Love Mission 1: Make a handmade card for someone special.

     • Love Mission 2: Give a compliment to a family member or friend.

     • Love Mission 3: Help set the table or clean up after a meal with love and care.

     • Love Mission 4: Water a plant and talk about how we show love to nature.

     • Love Mission 5: Draw a picture of what it looks like to approach the world with love (e.g., hugging the earth, helping others).

     • Love Mission 6: Share your favorite toy with a sibling or friend for a whole day.

3. Start the Love Missions (30 minutes):

   • Mission 1: Making a Card of Love (10 minutes)

     • Gather craft supplies like markers, paper, and stickers. Let your child make a special card for someone (a grandparent, friend, teacher, etc.).

     • Encourage them to think about what makes that person special and write or draw kind words that show their love.

   • Mission 2: Giving Compliments (5 minutes)

     • Ask your child to pick someone at home (or they can call a relative) and give them a heartfelt compliment.

     • Discuss how words of love can make someone’s day brighter.

   • Mission 3: Nature Love (5 minutes)

     • Pick a plant or a tree outside, and let your child water it or clean its leaves.

     • Explain that by caring for nature, we show love to the world around us.

   • Mission 4: Self-Love Check-In (5 minutes)

     • Ask your child what they love about themselves. Help them write or draw things they are proud of (e.g., being helpful, creative, or a good friend).

     • Reinforce that loving themselves is just as important as loving others!

4. Reflection Time (5-10 minutes):

   • After completing the Love Missions, sit together and talk about how they felt during each mission.

   • Ask questions like: “How did the person react to your card or compliment? How did it feel to care for a plant? What was it like to think about the things you love about yourself?”

   • Discuss how these small actions are powerful ways to show love to the world.

5. Affirmation Wrap-Up (5 minutes):

   • End the activity by repeating the affirmation together: "I approach the world with love."

   • Encourage your child to think of love missions they can do every day, whether it’s a kind word, a helpful action, or simply giving themselves a little love by remembering how special they are.

Why This Works:

• Practical Acts of Love: By completing the "Love Missions," children learn that love can be expressed in various ways—through words, actions, and care for themselves and others.

• Building Compassion: The activity encourages empathy and mindfulness of how their actions affect others, reinforcing the habit of approaching the world with kindness and love.

• Positive Reflection: The self-love component helps build self-esteem, showing children that love starts from within and radiates outward.

This activity creates a beautiful environment for children to live the affirmation "I approach the world with love," while nurturing kindness, empathy, and self-compassion in a playful and meaningful way.

BEFORE YOU GO

Other ways we can help:

• Follow our Charm Words Daily Affirmations for Kids podcast

• Purchase our first tracing affirmations journal

• Send us topics you want us to design activities for: [email protected]