Random Acts of Kindness

My son loves lollipops. He sticks out his tongue and puts the pop on his tongue to get a taste. It takes FOREVER for him to get through a Dum Dum pop because he hasn't learned to put the whole thing in his mouth. How come everything at this age is adorable?

So when I saw this download, I knew I had to make these for his daycare class.



All you need are:
- Lollipops (I used Dum-Dums because they are smaller for 2 year olds)
- Lollipop printable
- Scissors
- Pencil or some other thin tool like a water color paintbrush
- Basket
- Paper filler or tissue paper

1. First, print out the flowers and cut them out.
2. Then use the end of your scissors to poke a hole in the center and insert the pop.
3. Take your pencil or I used the end of a thin paintbrush and curl the ends of the petals. This just added a little interest for me. I made 20 multipled by 8 petals was 160 petal curls! UGH! But I do this in front of the TV as I watch shows so it isn't as painful as it sounds! 
4. Line your basket or pot with tissue paper or shredded stuffing. Green would have been predicable so I used white tissue paper and put pink shredded filler on top. 
5. Then I arranged the pops into a bouquet.

NOTE: I first tried to arrange them in a $1 rectangle pot with styrofoam ball cut in half. I found that the popsicle sticks were too short and since I had 20 pops the pot wasn't big enough once they were arranged. This would have been perfect if I had less.

I love this idea because it reinforces sharing and patience. My son wanted them NOW. I had to keep telling him it was for his friends at school and that he needed to share. No special occasion just a sweet surprise and cost me close to nothing. I had bought the bag of pops a while ago (under $3). The basket and tissue paper I had on hand. Can't beat that.

I hope this brings a glimmer of sunshine on this dreary rainy day to the little kids. Hopefully for the ladies at daycare sake, all the kids eat these way quicker than my son does! These little treats might last all day!

Spread some random acts of kindness today!