BE A FRIEND, NOT A BULLY

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

SIMPLE AND REWARDING EXERCISE FOR KIDS OR ADULTS

List the names of as many friends as you can whose names begin with the letters below. If you can’t fill all the blanks, ask someone you like to help you think of more names. Have fun trying to think of friends–old and new!

B________________________________________
E________________________________________

A________________________________________

F________________________________________
R________________________________________
I_________________________________________
E________________________________________
N________________________________________
D________________________________________

N________________________________________
O________________________________________
T________________________________________

A________________________________________

B________________________________________
U
L________________________________________
L________________________________________
Y________________________________________

Select three friends who might need to hear a kind word or receive a show of support. Do something nice for each of the three, or say something kind to offer encouragement.

(My little friend and goddaughter in the photo needed cheering up when her pet rabbit fell ill. Thankfully, her rabbit recovered within a few days.)