I am Alexis, World Traveler and I would love for you to join me on my many travels to different countries. Together we will learn about the children and families of these lands. We will learn it is ok to be different, that we are all God's Children.
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Alexis's mother and I feel it is important to teach Alexis about diversity and cultural awareness. We want Alexis to know that people of different cultures may be different from us but that it is ok to be different. We want her to know that if we understand their culture that the differences are not really that great. From the time Alexis was born we have been talking to her about world events, and racial tolerance. She has never heard a racial slur in her six years of life. The foundations for racial attitudes are laid as infants and toddlers and after the age of nine their racial attitudes tend to stay the same. That is why it is so important that we never let our children hear or see any form of racial intolerance. When you live in rural Indiana it makes it more challenging to teach about diversity and different cultures. We came up with the idea to have her study about a different country each month and we will do fun activities such as eating at restaurants, playing games, visiting museums, dressing , and listening to music depicting the country we are studying. Follow Alexis on her many travels around the world and feel free to join her as she learns about the many different cultures.

~Mamaw~

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Collecting Hygiene Items For The Homeless


Last week was Make Your Mark Week and Alexis pledged to collect hygiene items for the homeless. Together with other family and friends Alexis has collected :
  • Toothbrushes
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Lotion
  • Toothpaste
  • Razors
  • Dental Floss
  • Deodorant
  • Body wash
  • Bars of soap
  • Socks
Alexis boxed everything up with a few handmade cards and Daddy is delivering it to a nearby homeless shelter today.

Homeless shelters are always in need of travel sized items and many of these items can be purchased for $1.00 and if you use coupons sometimes you can pick these items up for cheap or free! We also save our travel size samples that come in the mail, they are great to use on projects like this.

Oh...and all of the items in the pictures above were purchased at the Dollar Tree...$1 will provide 4 toothbrushes to a person in need.

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