DAY TWENTY - The Daily Santa Podcast - Give First, Happy Hanukkah, Merry GIVE-mas, Santa news and more
12/20/24 • 13 min
DAY TWENTY - Give First, Happy Hanukkah, Merry GIVE-mas, Santa news and more
Welcome to the podcast! We are on Day 20 - this is going by really fast!
Our topic today covers Giving to Others
Today we look at giving to others being a giving person is very special
Christmas can be a time of great excitement and mystery
We can't wait to see the gifts piled around the tree
We enjoy giving and receiving gifts
but what if there was a gift that did not come wrapped in a box with shiny christmas wrapping paper, no bow, and it didn't rattle around in the box when yo shook it?
Giving first before getting isn’t always easy us to understand when we are young.
When we give, we focus on others and today we are going to look at 4 ways that we can continue to be generous throughout the year.
1. The Joy of Giving
can you be just as happy giving a gift this year as you are receiving one?
when we find joy in giving we unlock joy in our lives
giving to others is not just a one day christmas event - it can be everyday
2. Share your Talents
Giving doesn't always require money, a store or a purchase - you can give something that nobody else can give - you are unique and special.
what is one thing you are awesome at doing - play the piano, write a poem? Be creative - because giving does not always cost money
3. Generous with Time
We love to do, what we love to do
when we put away the things that we want to do - like our phones, tablets and gaming - we create time for others
time is valuable because they don't make more of it
who can you give more of your time to?
4. Generous with Kindness
Be generous and kind with your words
your words can make people strong or weak
give back to others by building them up and making others around you important
Let's give our best this year, even if it does not come from a store
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DAY TWENTY - Give First, Happy Hanukkah, Merry GIVE-mas, Santa news and more
Welcome to the podcast! We are on Day 20 - this is going by really fast!
Our topic today covers Giving to Others
Today we look at giving to others being a giving person is very special
Christmas can be a time of great excitement and mystery
We can't wait to see the gifts piled around the tree
We enjoy giving and receiving gifts
but what if there was a gift that did not come wrapped in a box with shiny christmas wrapping paper, no bow, and it didn't rattle around in the box when yo shook it?
Giving first before getting isn’t always easy us to understand when we are young.
When we give, we focus on others and today we are going to look at 4 ways that we can continue to be generous throughout the year.
1. The Joy of Giving
can you be just as happy giving a gift this year as you are receiving one?
when we find joy in giving we unlock joy in our lives
giving to others is not just a one day christmas event - it can be everyday
2. Share your Talents
Giving doesn't always require money, a store or a purchase - you can give something that nobody else can give - you are unique and special.
what is one thing you are awesome at doing - play the piano, write a poem? Be creative - because giving does not always cost money
3. Generous with Time
We love to do, what we love to do
when we put away the things that we want to do - like our phones, tablets and gaming - we create time for others
time is valuable because they don't make more of it
who can you give more of your time to?
4. Generous with Kindness
Be generous and kind with your words
your words can make people strong or weak
give back to others by building them up and making others around you important
Let's give our best this year, even if it does not come from a store
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DAY NINETEEN - The Daily Santa Podcast - Be Helpful, Selfie shares a Santa Secret, Listener messages, News and much more
DAY NINETEEN - Be Helpful, Selfie shares a Santa Secret, Listener messages, News and more
Selfie shares the secret to how Santa's sleigh is powered! We get some listener messages today, Big news out of the North Pole and Santa is caught napping!
We learn about being helpful today
are you a helpful person?
Do you help others? Helping provides them the opportunity to grow up to be a better person.
when we help others we build up our character.
Christmas is often associated with giving and sharing.
There is nothing more meaningful and fulfilling then to be generous to those in need especially this time of the year.
This is why Christmas is also the best time to help others.
Here are five reasons why helping others will actually benefit everyone:
1. Helping others will help us to see life differently.
Helping others will allow them us to see the world beyond our daily life.
Being helpful will help to teach us to be thankful for what we do have and to be happy in the simple things.
This Christmas, help them realize this by donating their old toys to someone that does not have what we have.
2. Helping others will teach us about sharing
Sharing their time, talent and treasures will help them realize that Christmas is not about how much they will receive but how much they can give.
That whatever material or financial “excesses” we may have in life will have more meaning when shared with others in need.
3. Helping others makes us aware of our community
Make it a Christmas tradition to do random acts of kindness such as giving a bottle of water to a tired security guard in a mall or sending a greeting card to a neighbor or friend who may be alone this season.
4. Helping others creates more compassion and humility.
we need to learn to care.
Being exposed to helping others will help us to be humble instead of thinking too highly of ourselves.
We will also learn to be more sensitive to the needs of others rather than being too pre-occupied with what will only benefit them.
Make a list together as a family of the people they wish to help and how they think they can help them.
5. Helping others will lead to real happiness.
Helping others creates happiness for all.
Knowing that we have made another person happy will allow everyone to experience real joy in their hearts.
Try this!
Try being a “secret Santa” to one person that you wish to make happy.
Start with someone in your family, or a neighbor, or even a playmate.
you are never too young or too old to be helpful
Santa is watching, let's be helpful today!
Selfie, how do you help others?
Santa how can we help at home? What can we do?
Thanks everyone - let's be super helpful today!
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DAY TWENTY ONE - The Daily Santa Podcast - Be Friendly, Happy Kwanzaa, A Special Press Conference, and more
DAY TWENTY ONE - Be Friendly, Happy Kwanzaa, A Special Press Conference, and more
Welcome back to Day 21 - we are happy to have you back again!
Big news announcement today on the show, we talk about the special Kwanzaa Celebrations and we look at being a friend to others
Welcome to the Daily Santa Podcast - this is Day 21
This is the podcast where together, we countdown to Christmas one episode at a time
For the latest on the show or to find out more about us,
Head over to our website
Today we are going to be talking about: Being a Friend
One of the best gifts that you can give someone this year is friendship - whether you are an adult or a not, being a friend to someone could make their life better and yours as well
Here are 5 friendship keys.
1. Be open, kind and understanding.
Always be open to being someone’s friend
Even if someone is different than you - you can still be their friend
2. Be inclusive.
“Don’t let anyone sit alone!”
“When I taught little kids, we had a buddy bench where you could sit if you were looking for a buddy on the playground,” she says. “Just that tool alone let us really talk about what it means to be friendly with someone.”
3. ‘Be there’ for your friends.
True friends depend on each other. They have each other’s backs. They are a source of comfort to one another.
Reminding them that you want to be there, in the good and bad times, to support them (and) showing them you care means so much.”
4. Stand up for your friends.
One of the bravest — and kindest — things a kid can do is to stand up for a friend. And although it’s an important part of friendship, sometimes it can be a bit scary to do if a bully is involved.
5. Understand that friendships aren’t always perfect.
We all do better when we have a friend in our life - is there someone that you can be a friend to?
that new friend needs you , just as much as you might need them!
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