Reverse Advent Calendar Ideas from 365giveI think the fun part of the Reverse Advent Calendar is deciding who or what will benefit from your 24 days of giving. Just like your daily gives, your Reverse Advent Calendar starts with one of the 365give giving categories – people, planet or animal. We have a few ideas to get you started this December and have added some daily giving suggestions. Ready? Lets see if any of these Reverse Advent Calendar ideas resonate with you!Reverse Advent Calendar Ideas That Benefit a Seniors Home – People GivesI have a soft spot for seniors, a really big soft spot. Weekly I make sure that I do two daily gives that benefits a senior I know, or in some cases don’t know. The joy I get from listening to stories seniors have, or helping them with simple tasks that have become difficult, to bringing over homemade cookies and banana bread is immense. Seeing the smile on my seniors faces when someone has taken the time for coffee, or just drop by to deliver my fresh baked goods makes my day every time. For me it is natural to think of seniors for my Reverse Advent Calendar.Use these ideas to fill your Reverse Advent Calendar box that can be delivered to a local seniors home.Make some home made baked goodsWrite a few notes of gratitudeAudio or large print books found at a local second hand book store or at homeGently used clothing particularly warm clothingDonate snacks, soups for seniors from your cupboardMake a tape of Christmas carolsMake homemade Christmas or Holiday cardsCreate some fun art pieces using recycled items from around the house. These flowers from Plastic bottles are great!Reverse Advent Calendar Ideas That Benefit an Animal Shelter – Animal GivesMy kids this year have chosen this option for our family Reverse Advent Calendar. Here are some great ideas that will get you started!Click to Give – Click to give on the Greater Good website to help feed animalsAdd second hand blankets or towels from around the house to your giving boxPurchase some dog and cat treatsFind inexpensive animal toysHave a pet food drive with friendsLike pet sanctuaries and shelters on social mediaHave a meatless day at homeVolunteer at the shelter for an hour in the month of DecemberLearn how to report animal cruelty in your communityOffer to take care of a neighbour’s pet of they are going away for the holidays Reverse Advent Calendar Ideas That Benefit an Environmental Organization – Planet GiveFind an environmental organization that you are passionate about. Everything you do for the next 24 days will directly go to this organization and benefit the planet.Click to Give on the Greater Good WebsiteSign an online petition that benefits the environmentSubmit a blog post to your environmental organization that explains why you support themLike their social media pagesSend letters of gratitudeHave a garage sale to raise money for the organizationGive someone a book about the environmentDonate used clothing to a local thrift store to save the clothes from landfillMake your own upcycled holiday gifts and donate the money you saved to the organizationHave a holiday party and ask for donations in lieu of hostess giftsInstead of giving gifts this year, make a donation to the organization on behalf of each person you would have purchased a gift forGiving Brings More Joy Than ReceivingIt is true and we all know it. The Reverse Advent Calendar is proof that making a focused 24 days of giving over the holidays brings more joy, happiness, and health to your family, your office or community organization. Doing this as a group makes 24 days of giving a breeze and helps out someone, an organization or a family who could use a concentration of joyful giving.Happy Holidays and Happy Giving! Give the Reverse Advent Calendar a try! Check out our other blog posts The Advent Calendar That Keeps on Giving and Create Your Reverse Advent Calendar that explain the Reverse Advent Calendar and how it will bring joy to so many over the holidays. Share Article: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email