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Planning an Altruist-Themed Birthday Party

by Jason Roth

The Opening of the Presents

Let your child unwrap the presents. (Be careful not to let anyone in on the surprise until after all the presents are opened!) Then with the other children's help, ask your child to arrange the opened presents in order, from least expensive to most expensive. Ask the children to discuss what it means to be generous, and ask them to compare and contrast the most generous child with the least generous. Take out a chalkboard, and have the children make a list of at least ten things it must say about someone for a child to be so cheap.

Next, ask your child to pick out his three favorite presents. For the next thirty minutes or so, have the children decorate a box that can be used to ship those presents to the Salvation Army or the Red Cross. For every tear your child cries, tell him that his piece of birthday cake will be that much smaller.