Kids Care! 75 Ways to Make A Difference

7 - 12 years. This book helps children formulate a plan of action to make a difference, and then to help them see the plan through to completion.

Kids Care about People:

• Helping others feel more comfortable in new surroundings
• Helping older people with day-to-day chores
• Learning to listen
• Making cards and small gifts to bring good cheer
• Helping kids who miss a lot of school
• How to hold fundraisers
• Food and blanket drives

Kids Care about Pets:

• Making cat and dog toys
• Growing their own catnip or baking (and selling) dog biscuits
• Creating a home pet care service
• Making 'welcome' toys for humane shelters
• Learning games to play with cats and dogs for their exercise and companionship

Kids Care about Wildlife:

• Helping animals in their own neighborhoods or backyards
• Making removable stick-on window art to protect birds
• Building birdhouses for birds whose habitat is threatened
• Growing sunflowers for wildlife

Kids Care about the Environment:

• Useful (and funny) recycle bins
• Door 'snakes'
• Rain catchers