The kids helping other kids!

While helping the family in the previous post, I had my kids get as involved as we could with helping the family. One of the main questions the kids had was why are we giving them presents and not Santa. I explained to them that when you are poor all you think about is your needs. So the kids ask Santa for socks and underwear because that is a need and they don't have enough money to just buy them. They don't get to ask Santa for toys. I think that really hit home for my kids.

So I took the list of things the kids wanted and let them help pick out a toy for each child. Then I also got them some socks, underwear, and slippers for each of the boys.

We also got many more gift being brought over so I let the kids help wrap what we bought the boys along with the extra gifts everyone was bringing over.

The kids really enjoyed wrapping the gifts, and even though their wrapping was far from perfect I think the boys they are being given too won't mind.

I'm so glad we are able to do this and show the kids how fortunate we are, especially this time of year! I hope to make this an annual family event and find more families in need to help out!