The three little ones and I spent Wednesday, before their church class, shopping for two angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree in a nearby town.  It was fun, to help instill the gift of giving in them – and they really took charge and chose items that they thought the two children would like.  I chose a girl and a boy, both around 2 years-old, for them to play Santa for. 

The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program provides new clothing and/or toys for children. A sponsoring company or corporation places a Christmas tree in a secure, high-pedestrian traffic area or lobby. The tree is decorated with numbered paper angel tags with the first name, age and gender of a child who will receive the gift. Contributors remove one or more tags from the tree and purchase appropriate gifts for the child or children described on the tags. The toys are then delivered to the unit and later picked up by the parent to distribute to the child/children on Christmas Day.  For More Information visit www.SalvationArmyUSA.org

We still have a pair of shoes to buy for the young boy, but I’ll do that on Sunday and then the kids can deliver the bags of goodies to the Salvation Army on Wednesday when we go to town. 

How fun it was to see my children on the other end of gifting!  I enjoyed it immensely, and I hope they did, too!

Thoughts for this Christmas Countdown Day:  Giving is way more fun than receiving, especially when you get to help a child in need.