So, we are still planning holiday celebrations, according to the children and their preferences while they are participants in the group homes. Many of our children will go home or to relatives, past foster parents, etc. But, for the ones remaining in the group, For the days leading up to the holiday, we will have house decorations, and create something to look forward to. The children participate in this and are always proud of how their house looks.
We have always been blessed by the Angel Tree participants. The children decorate angels and then put a wish on the back of it. Each child decorates several Angels, and different businesses in the community place them on the tree in their place of business. People choose the Angel, and grant the wish for the child. It always works out just perfect. One year we got 2 new placements the day before Christmas, and at the same time a donor gave cash so that no child would be left out, and no one was!
Watch for those Angel trees and have the joy of participating. Volunteer to help make decorations. Most of all, become a foster parent so that no one is truly left out!