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[quote=Anonymous]The previous posters are right about going to place - a 3 yr old will get in the way and you won’t be an effective volunteer because you will be distracted with your child.

So start doing activities at home that can grow with your child. If you don’t want to do them alone, get some friends over and make a play date out of it.

— get a refillable tote bag and every trip to the store have your child pick out on of there favorites - favorite crackers, favorite cookies, and so on. Buy one for him and one to donate. Have him put one item away at home and one item in the bag. Tell him how great it is to share his favorites with others. Once the bag is filled find a food drive sop off to donate and then repeat the process

— color pictures for Color a Smile - you send them in and the distribute to nursing homes, etc. They have easy to color pages on their website you can print off to color and send to them.

— make cards for Send a Smile

Just know when sending drawings and cards to these kind of organizations that if your kid mostly just scribbles in the paper, they can’t use them. You can have your child make a card by placing stickers with your help.

- make placemats for Meals on Wheels

— make toys for shelter animals - many shelters list the instructions right on their website. Toys for small animals are really easy - empty toilet paper roll stuffed with hay

— pick up Woman’s World magazine - each issue they list a place that collects items that support military members and their families. Have your child help you shop
For the items and box them up to send

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