Make a Coupon Book to Give As a Gift

Aug 27, 201820 min activity

Showing caring and kindness is something everyone can do. Even young children have things they can do that are helpful in the family. Encourage your child to perform acts of kindness by creating a coupon book to show they care. They can give each coupon to a family member or friend as a gift!

Daniel Tiger loves to spend time with his family. They laugh and share, play games, help each other, and go to fun places like the beach.

What things do you and your family like to do together? How do you help each other? How do you show that you care? Together with your child, talk about ways that you can help each other or show that you care. Then create a coupon book to share on special occasions or any day. Let your child know that the receiver can turn in a coupon to get a helpful gift, like a hug when they need one!

Materials

Directions

Cut pieces of paper in half or quarters to make blank coupons.

Ask your child to come up with ideas for ways they can help a family member or friend. Here are some suggestions:

Get a hug!
Help to set the table.
Help sorting socks in the laundry.
Get a picture!

Ask your child to write or draw each idea on a coupon or your child can cut and paste pictures from magazines that show the idea for the coupon gift. You can also make coupons of your own to give to your child, such as time alone with a parent or a fun experience.

Staple or paperclip the coupons together. Then on special occasions like birthdays, holidays or just a regular day, your child can give one of the coupons as a gift to someone in the family to show they care.