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The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

December 2, 2017 By Deb Chitwood 2 Comments

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I’ve been in love with Kindness Elves since 2013 … ever since I first heard of them from Anna at The Imagination Tree. I’ve been curating ideas for using Kindness Elves from that first year on. I’m putting my Kindness Elves posts together here so you can easily find all the ideas and resources. I’ll continue to add new Kindness Elves posts to this one as I publish them.

The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

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Where to Find the Best Kindness Elves (and Accessories)

Where to Get the Best Kindness Elves with Options for Skin, Hair, & Clothing Color

In this post you can find out where to get the best Kindness Elves and accessories that make using Kindness Elves super easy.

How to Have a Kind Classroom with Kindness Elves {for Teachers and Parents}

How to Have a Kind Classroom with the Kindness Elves {for Teachers and Parents}


 

There’s a brand new eBook “teaching materials kit for teachers to use alongside their Kindness Elves in the classroom.” I also like it for homeschools and for parents who want to support their child’s teacher in encouraging a kind classroom at school. Kind Classroom is only £5.99.

How to Make the Switch to Kindness Elves if You’re Using Elf on the Shelf

How to Make the Switch to Kindness Elves from Elf on the Shelf

There are kind and gentle ways to make the switch to Kindness Elves from Elf on the Shelf.

The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

Ideas to Use with Your Kindness Elves

There are LOTS of great resources and free printables for Kindness Elves. You can find links to them in the posts below.

Using Variations of Elf on the Shelf to Encourage Kindness

This post was from the first year of Kindness Elves. You can find a roundup of ideas in my post “Using Variations of Elf on the Shelf to Encourage Kindness.”

Using Kindness Elves to Encourage Kindness - Ideas and Free Printables

In my post on “Using Kindness Elves to Encourage Kindness {Ideas and Free Printables},” I added more resources and free printables.

New Kindness Elf Ideas for Building Character This Christmas

In my “New Kindness Elf Ideas for Building Character This Christmas,” I added new ideas from the 2015 Christmas season.

Sweet and Simple Kindness Elf Activities for Toddlers

“Sweet and Simple Kindness Elf Activities for Toddlers” tells what my granddaughter and I did with the Kindness Elves in 2015. Although my granddaughter was a toddler, many of these activities would be great for older kids, too.

The Kindness Elves Meet Pete the Cat_Christmas
“The Kindness Elves Meet Pete the Cat … and Go on a Great Adventure” tells about one of our favorite activities with the Kindness Elves (along with one of our favorite children’s book characters)! You might want to do this or a variation of it. It would work with a variety of ages.

20+ Acts of Kindness Advent Calendars and Christmas Countdowns {Free Printables}
You’ll find more ideas to use with your Kindness Elves in my post with “20+ Acts of Kindness Advent Calendars and Christmas Countdowns {Free Printables}.”

You’ll find out how we used Kindness Elves to encourage acts of kindness in the family in 2016.

In this post, you’ll read about our 2016 adventure with Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat.

Teaching about Hunger and Poverty through a Food and Toy Drive

We had another rewarding experience with a food and toy drive in 2017. I used the food and toy drive to teach about hunger and poverty.

How I Prepared a Simple Kindness Elves Visit for Giving Tuesday

We started our holiday season in 2018 with a simple visit by the Kindness Elves on Giving Tuesday. This would work at any time of year, though.

The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, a Baby, and a Toddler Join Our Food and Toy Drive

We continued with our annual food and toy drive in 2018. The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, a baby, and a toddler joined our food and toy drive.

The Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat joined our 5th annual food and toy drive in 2019.

online and curbside family food and toy drive

The Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat joined us for our online and curbside family food and toy drive in 2020.

 


Ideas for Using Kindness Elves throughout the Year

The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves throughout the Year

Encouraging 100 Acts of Kindness with the Kindness Elves

Read about the new book, The Story of the Kindness Elves, and get ideas for using Kindness Elves to encourage 100 Acts of Kindness (or any kindness project).

Introducing the Kind Words Challenge with the Kindness Elves

During February, you can also use Kindness Elves for the Kind Words Challenge!

Sweet Easter Egg Kindness Project with the Kindness Elves

In the spring, you might want to try an Easter egg kindness project with the Kindness Elves!

Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves

Gardening activities work well with the Kindness Elves in the spring, too.

Encourage Kindness with the We're All Wonders Picture Book

You can use the We’re All Wonders picture book together with the Kindness Elves to encourage kindness at any time.

Simple Literature-Based Ideas with the Pink and Green Kindness Elves

Check out the new pink and green Kindness Elves along with literature-based ideas and information about Camp Kindness!

How to Do a Simple Version of Camp Kindness

I have some fun ideas for doing a simple version of Camp Kindness.

Can I Play Too? Book with the Kindness Elves

You can encourage kindness toward individuals who are differently-abled with our favorite book about inclusion and friendship.

At The Kindness Elves blog, you’ll find a number of ideas for using Kindness Elves throughout the year.

 



Have fun – and enjoy helping your child develop character – with your Kindness Elves! 🙂

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  1. Ysabel says

    November 23, 2016 at 6:31 am

    Those kindness elves look so cute on a Christmas tree. Thanks for the tip I now have an idea how to decorate my Xmas tree this year 🙂

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  2. Alison says

    November 28, 2016 at 8:10 am

    I love the kindness Elves! Great tips!

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