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    Yes indeed Momof4 as I said it was brought up when talking with others at a meeting - never claimed the Random Acts of Kindness was my idea just that the idea brought up at a meeting prompted me to want to combine it with the Elf on Shelf I do with my program which is a different concept than shared at the meeting and for the record since your post seems to implie I did have have permission or thank the person whose ideas prompted my tweak on it I did thank and SHARE that new idea with the provider in question on her Facebook page to thank her for her idea as that prompted my variation from her idea.

    Just as the Random Act of Kindess concept shared from the provider at the meeting was found online from various other people's blog who had done it and shared it and she was inspired from from those ideas ... just as many others who colaborate and share online the purpose being others will be inspired by the idea and tweak it to use it with their groups ... how many providers make handprint ornaments with their group and know whose idea that was FIRST before it started flying around online ... the reality is that as great an idea the Random Acts of Kindness is it was not coined or created by the wonderful lady you are talking about either which is why I did not feel the need to cite her reference.

    As the concept has been around for years in fact our Local Ontario Early years did it the last couple years with people who use the playroom recording their acts and so forth so technically I could have got my idea from anywhere since Random Acts of Kindness term is well everwhere this time of year .

    So my apologizes if you seem to think I was taking credit for someone else's idea - I was not and am sure that others on here have heard of the concept of Random Acts of Kindness before and know it was not my ORIGINAL idea nor did I create Elf on Shelf so am not taking credit for that either and nor do I imagine I am the first person across North Amreica to have the idea to combine the two concepts together and have our elf challenge kids random acts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darasmommy View Post
    Hi. Cute idea. But so check with all parents first. Some may not not like it while others would. Some may not participate in Christmas also.
    It's my house!
    I celebrate Christmas, if they don't well then SORRY I"m not going to change my house to please you. I have my tree and 3 nativity sets up. If it was THAT important to a parent then they should have found someone who also didn't practice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
    Sorry, but the Random Acts of Kindness was brought up by a wonderful friend of mine here in London, Ont. who deserves the credit. If you would like more information I'd be happy to provide it for you.

    She provided some of us with the pages she typed up and her ideas.
    Quote Originally Posted by Inspired by Reggio View Post
    So my apologizes if you seem to think I was taking credit for someone else's idea - I was not and am sure that others on here have heard of the concept of Random Acts of Kindness before and know it was not my ORIGINAL idea nor did I create Elf on Shelf so am not taking credit for that either and nor do I imagine I am the first person across North Amreica to have the idea to combine the two concepts together and have our elf challenge kids random acts.

    My girlfriend has been doing RAOK every year on her birthday since she was 16 (now 30) and does one for every age...so this year she did 30 RAOK. It's not a "original" idea and many many people have been doing it for years and it just so happens to be a BIG talked about "tradition" this year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
    Sorry, but the Random Acts of Kindness was brought up by a wonderful friend of mine here in London, Ont. who deserves the credit. If you would like more information I'd be happy to provide it for you.

    She provided some of us with the pages she typed up and her ideas.
    People have been doing random - read unplanned/unexpected acts of kindness for generations prompted by teachers within the classroom, sunday school teachers, parents to their children to give to neighbours as in leaving plates of cookies on the doorstep of an elderly neighbour. I know I have heard of the "random acts of kindness" moniker as if it was a new thing across the media but really it is an old concept just reminding new generations to not be so selfish and willingly give back. Really sad that we need to be reminded in this way but in support of Reggio she shared an idea of how she was adapting something she had heard about to her particular group of daycare children which is what we do daily with games, poems, songs, menus, etc. Not exactly sure what is up here but no one has the market cornered on being kind or suggesting that others do it too.

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    Um, ok, I meant that my friend made a list of the ideas she's going to use and I wanted to get permission from her before we give out her specific ideas. I'm sure it's been done a lot before. Anyway, to those of you asking for the information, as soon as I get her permission I'll forward it to you. She has some great plans.

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    He is in Grade 1

    I never heard of Elf on the Shelf until friday when the grade 1 girl I look after came home all excited about him in her classroom at school. I thought it was just something the teacher had thought up until I read this post!
    I buy gifts for my daycare kids at Christmas..try to keep to $ 20.00 limit. Most of my daycare are school kids, so not sure if I am going to do Elf on the shelf.
    They like to help me with Christmas baking and they love the decorations. I have a wreath on the front door (doing the decorating today) with a cute snowman hanging in the middle. I hang small candy canes on the Christmas tree that I give out to them for a treat. I put out the home made nativity scene that an uncle made for us years ago..complete with lights in it. I have Christmas carols on CD's that we sing along to. I have two large lighted deers (buck and a doe) that we put out on the front lawn, which they really love, along with lighted lollipops and all the lights on the house(no more bushes, they all got cut down). OK, I am getting into the Christmas spirit now that I am talking about it!

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    Random Acts of Kindness has a foundation and a website. Here is the link...if you search the database you can find 273 different ideas for random acts: http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas

    There is also lessons plans for educators as well as TONS if useful and fun ideas!

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    Also speaking if Elf on the Shelf...here is a hilarious blog entry by one of my favorite bloggers about the subject. Warning: Dont be offended because it is meant to be funny so read it with a light heart http://www.peopleiwanttopunchintheth...f-mommies.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Serendipity View Post
    Also speaking if Elf on the Shelf...here is a hilarious blog entry by one of my favorite bloggers about the subject. Warning: Dont be offended because it is meant to be funny so read it with a light heart http://www.peopleiwanttopunchintheth...f-mommies.html


    it because it is so very true ~ some of the ideas I have seen make me laugh .... the the lady whose Elf snuck into everyones beds while they slept and PAINTED THEIR TOES ... seriously whose children sleep still and deep enough to remove their blankets and grab hold of their feet and sit there and paint their toes perfectly for the morning and well aside from that small probability what parent RISKS them waking up and getting caught ~ INSANE indeed ... either that or what did the elf put in the kiddies bedtime hot chocolate to have them sleep so soundly and still not to end up with red toe nail polish all over the bed????

    While I love the idea of the Elf and the fun he creates ... I admit that I am like this blogger and think that many of the ideas out there will make more bloody mess for me than is worth the 3 seconds of magic it makes for the kids .. I am opting for more 'quick and painless' places for him to be found and since I am doing this during daycare hours it basically be Elfie getting caught exploring 'invitations' I would have set out for during quiet time anyway and having left them their little 'act of kindness challenge' for the next day ... he wont be making MESS in my house that's for sure I will live that for any insane clients of mine to have their elf at home doing on the 'night watch'
    Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect."
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    I totally bought into the hype and went and got the elf this weekend.

    This is one of those things that we will do as a family. However, if a daycare family is doing it too then the kids will recognize it and it will feed into the belief.

    I have heard of some schools having their kids make RAOK boxs as an advent calendar. Every day they open a box and complete that RAOK. Nice idea to count down to Christmas.

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