- Share your building blocks with each other so you can construct a cool tower or other structure
- Share your art or craft supplies and make some pictures for each other or share with other family members and friends
- Go through your closet for things that don't fit you any more or you hardly ever wear, but one of your siblings might like, and add it to your sibling's clothes collection
- Go through your toy chest and look for things you don't play with any more, but your siblings might enjoy. Give it to your sibling to use (remember nothing that is broken, and no take backs)
- If you have to share a device with your sibling during your screen time, choose a two player video game so you and your sibling can have twice as much time on the game.
- If your sibling is younger than you are, and you finish your school work earlier, give your younger sibling some help
- If your sibling's teacher has assigned him/her a Go-Noodle to do, join in and do it with your sibling
- If your sibling's teacher has given him/her a cool video to watch and it is age-appropriate for you, view it with your sibling. You can learn new things together that way.
- If your family has a photo collection, look for cool pictures of your siblings, then share the picture with your sibling and tell him/her what you remember about the time that picture was taken.
- Give your sibling a compliment when you notice s/he is doing something well
- Tell your sibling you appreciate something s/he did for you. Your sibling might even do that thing more often.
- If you and your sibling each have a chore that is not your favorite, do each of the chores together. Sometimes working together on chores can make them more enjoyable (a second grade friend tells me this is true).
- If your family is trying to decide on a movie to watch, go with your sibling's choice once in awhile, even if it's not your favorite choice.
- If you are making yourself a snack, offer to make one for your sibling, too.
- Quiz your sibling on his/her math facts or spelling words
- During your reading time, share the same book and take turns reading a page aloud.
- Go through your book collection and set aside some books you think your sibling might like to read
- Open your own spa and give your sibling a manicure, pedicure, or both (girls only?, moms too? too weird?)
- Take some plastic Easter eggs and put some cool suprises inside them (like drawings you made, small toys you want to give away, encouraging notes) and give them to your sibling with a note that says "you have been egged."
- If your siblling has been taken over by Glass Man and has pitched a big, huge, fat fit over something, when s/he has gotten back to the green zone, is being flexible, and feels calm DON'T bring up the fact that s/he had a Glass Man moment. If you do, your sibling may feel sad, mad, or both.
- Remember there are pluses to whatever place you have in your family in addition to the things that are frustrating. Check out Julia Cook's book, I Want To Be The Only Dog. You can find it on YouTube.
If you have some ideas for acts of kindness you could do (or have done) for your brothers and/or sisters you would like her to post here, you can email them to her at [email protected]