Judaism teaches us that the world stands on three things: Torah, service to God, and acts of loving kindness. Kindness (in Hebrew — chesed) is foundational to living Jewishly, and every time we are kind, we not only help create a better world, we also make joy for ourselves. This simple craft gives children a concrete way to understand our duty to sprinkle chesed everywhere we go. Sometimes we can sprinkle a lot of chesed; other times, we may only leave a little. Either way, every act of loving kindness is immensely valuable and helps build the kind of world we want to live in.

Help your kiddos explore how they can show kindness (in Hebrew — chesed) with this sweet little craft book! Using the letters of CHESED, each page features a way to be kind:

Be…Caring
Be…Helpful
Be…Empathetic
Be…Sincere
Be…Encouraging
Be…Delightful

Kids can decorate each page however they like — with markers, stickers, dot markers, crayons, colored pencils, paint… anything! When they’re done, see if they can think of even more ways to show kindness! This is a great companion craft with the wonderful book Be Kind: You Can Make the World a Happier Place by Naomi Shulman.