https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 08:26:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/volunteeringcommunity-service-with-a-lo#post-1703123 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:39:24 +0000 yoursilverlining 1703123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Community service is an important part of our lives too, and sometimes that we feel is extremely important to have LO participate in.</p> <p>Right now, LO enjoys going to the pet store to pick out food/treats for the animal shelter and enjoys taking her items to the shelter and giving them to the dogs/cats there. We tell her she is helping our the animals, and she really gets excited!<br /> A local group in our area made Valentines to pass out at nursing homes so LO partook in that too. I’m toying with the idea of having her start to make a few Valentine (or Christmas holiday) cards a week year round, so that we have plenty to give out in December/February.</p> <p>We also go through and cull out old toys and clothes and donate those to a shelter for domestic violence victims. Of course, LO doesn’t really understand the whole concept yet at 2 years old, but she understands needing to share her toys with kids/babies who need toys too. </p> <p>Sometimes libraries need helpers, and community gardens are a great idea too. I bet putting together meals for meals-on-wheels (or a similiar program) would be doable with a LO in tow, especially if your LO likes being worn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/volunteeringcommunity-service-with-a-lo#post-1703109 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:33:06 +0000 rattles 1703109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had been looking for something to do with my LO too, and we just started once a month at a nursing home. A local mom's group hires a guitarist to come and play kid's songs and the kids sing with the residents and dance around in the middle. It's perfect for this stage (18 months). We also adopted a family at the holidays each year and plan to have her help shop for the kids. I figure that as her skills change, so will the ways we volunteer, but like you, it's important to me to have that be a part of our family life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/volunteeringcommunity-service-with-a-lo#post-1703095 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:30:13 +0000 Zbug 1703095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: community garden is a great idea!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/volunteeringcommunity-service-with-a-lo#post-1702699 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:22:44 +0000 looch 1702699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought my son to a beach clean up last fall, he was probably 30 months or so? He loved picking up stuff and putting it in the bag, but I didn't do nearly as much as I would have been able to had I been on my own that morning.</p> <p>I am also planning to bring him to a community gardening event, I know he'll love that, he even has his own gardening spade! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/volunteeringcommunity-service-with-a-lo#post-1702695 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:19:56 +0000 Zbug 1702695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I'm not currently working, I would really like to do some volunteer work. The problem is that the weekends are busy, and I don't want to give up that family time. I would love to volunteer during the week, but it would need to be something I could do with LO (8 mo) in tow. Anyone volunteer with a baby?</p> <p>Along the same lines, I would like LO to grow up understanding the importance of community service. Thinking ahead to the future, I would love for us to do some community service that she could actually participate in once she's a bit older. Ideas I've thought of include visiting nursing homes, donating toys/clothes, adopting a family for the holidays, making cards for seniors. Any other ideas? Does your LO participate in any community service activities? </p>