How Do You Involve Children With Helping Animals?
Kids love animals–and there is no shortage of ways for them to help out a local shelter or rescue organization–and at the same time learn responsibility, charity and kindness–while feeling the love in return. Here are some ways for kids to help our furry friends. Help your child organize a neighborhood collection drive for a local animal shelter or rescue. They can find out what’s on the shelter’s “wish list” and hand out flyers asking for donations. Suggest that your child get permission from a teacher or school official to organize a classroom, grade or school-wide collection drive for a local shelter or rescue. They can decorate a big box and place it in the cafeteria or classroom for faculty and students to drop off donations. Help your child organize a fundraising activity such as a bake sale, lemonade stand, or car wash with the proceeds going to a local animal shelter or rescue organization. Enlist the help of relatives, your child’s friends and their parents. Your child can
