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Philanthropic Play

Youthful activities that promote social good encourage kids to give back

Implications - Parents are turning to socially conscious activities for kids to encourage good will. Teaching lessons about sharing and climate change, these activities showcase methods of social good in a more fun, engaging manner, utilizing playtime to promote social awareness among youths.
Trend Themes
1. Youth Environmentalism - Teaching children about environmental issues from an early age through fun and interactive means, such as building a solar-powered classroom, can inspire them to take action against climate change.
2. Upcycling - Artful initiatives that promote upcycling like the 'Repair Kid' project encourage children to creatively recycle old materials to create new and imaginative products.
3. Physical Play - Community events like 'Let's Roll' that combine fun, exercise, engagement, and youth can encourage disadvantaged children to participate in sport, increase participation of girls in sport, combat obesity, and reduce the numbers who fall in the NEET category.
Industry Implications
1. Education - Youth environmentalism initiatives and animal-saving sewing kits provide education on environmental and social issues to children.
2. Arts and Crafts - Upcycling initiatives like the Repair Kid project and animal-saving sewing kits promote creativity, self-expression, and imagination in children through the creation of unique and personalized products.
3. Sports and Recreation - Community rollerskating events, bike sharing for kids, and physical play initiatives like Let's Roll promote sports and physical activity for disadvantaged children, combat obesity, and encourage children to engage in family-friendly activities.
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5 Featured, 45 Examples:
254,650 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Jun 13 — Jun 14
Trending:
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Featured Examples

Bike Sharing for Kids
Bike Sharing for Kids
The P’tit Velib Program in Paris is an Extension of Its Velib Network
It is only a matter of time before more cities follow in the footsteps of Paris, France, introducing their own P’tit Velib program. A bike-sharing network for kids, it addresses the fact that many... MORE
play_circle_filledAnimal-Saving Sewing Kits
Animal-Saving Sewing Kits
Mirim Seo’s Saving Endangered Wildlife Sewing Kit is Educational
Mirim Seo’s Saving Endangered Wildlife (SEW) Kit is designed to raise awareness about endangered rain forest animals. The kit consists of eight types of animals that can be crafted together by... MORE
Community Rollerskating Events
Community Rollerskating Events
'Let's Roll' Offers Disadvantage Kids the Chance to Move and PLay
A social enterprise like Let’s Roll deserves all of the exclamation marks. Why? Because some of the most invigorating community groups are those that combine fun, exercise, engagement and youth,... MORE
Artful Upcycling Initiatives
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The Repair Kid Recycling Project Encourages Kids to Turn Old into New
‘Repair Kid’ is an inventive recycling project by Cis Deyl, who travels to festivals, markets and schools in a big camper van and gives kids the chance to take apart broken tech devices... MORE
play_circle_filledClimate Change-Fighting Classrooms
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This Fourth Grade Class Built a Solar-Powered Classroom
Mr. Sebens’ fourth grade class set up a Kickstarter campaign to help them fund their very own solar-powered classroom. North Carolina teacher Aaron Sebens taught his class about the different... MORE

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