Animal Safety Club

Elle is full of big ideas and she is "go-getter." When she gets her mind set on something, she follows through. For the past couple of months, she has been really interested in animals and how to help them. (I think it all started when she saw the movie "Dolphin Tale.") So, she decided to start a club called the "Animal Safety Club" and she got Easton interested too. They have spent hours outside making beds of leaves for animals, gathering "food" (bark, pinecones, leaves), making animal safety club "tool belts" and picked up litter to keep the animals safe. At first Don and I thought it was all sort of pretend fun but then found out that they were planning on taking in real stray dogs, cats and birds. She was really disappointed when I told her that wasn't an option because of safety and that diseases animals might carry. We looked into volunteering at the animal shelter but they are both too young. So, they decided that they could at least teach people about animals and how to keep them safe. They made invitations for people and put together an incredible presentation, all on their own. They used cardboard for display boards with pictures of animals and had speeches all written out. The presentation was awesome! Easton introduced himself and then sat back down. He was being shy but it was cute. Elle did most of the talking, introducing the club, talking about animals and gave ideas of how to help them--not littering, give food when they are hungry, be kind to them, etc. They passed around pictures of all these animals they colored and then even had a club song with bells they sang. It was really cute! (Elle told me she was worried that people wouldn't be interested in the presentation and might say they had to go to the bathroom just so they didn't have to listen. She is so funny! I told her they would love it! She was relieved when no one had to "go to the bathroom" in the middle.) I am so proud of them both for trying to do something good! They are such sweet kids!


Before the presentation






Animals Safety Club song with bells