Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids: 10th Anniversary Edition (Bucketfilling Books)

Fantastic book to teach children kindness, easy for them to understand illustrated very well. Read lots of times

We bought this for our 6 year old son who can sometimes struggle with kindness and was to be honest quite selfish. We had read the other positive reviews and thought we would give it a go. The book itself is paperback and features brightly coloured pictures to support the text. We read it together as a family; the sentiment is that if you are kind to people throughout your day then you fill an imaginary jar and that the fuller it is the happier you are; kind things happen to kind people. It also introduces ‘bucket dippers’ who take from other peoples buckets and simply gets across the idea of how this would make someone sad. It is a really simple concept that seems to stick with children; ours now refer to anyone mean as being bucket dippers! We also introduced a real jar to work alongside the book so that when we are kind we can visibly see the jar being filled. We would definitely recommend as a positive way to reinforce the effects of unkind behaviour.

I decided to purchase this book after my three year olds behaviour began to deteriorate. Most I'm sure is down to the current lockdown but the way she was speaking to us and acting was becoming very draining, not to mention how she was purposely upsetting her baby sister. The first day the book arrived, she seemed excited and we read it straight away. The language used on this book and the way it explains how our words and actions can "empty someone's bucket " as well as our own, seemed to click instantly. We've read it almost every day now and she constantly talks about filling up everyone's buckets by being kind. So pleased we bought it. Think it's perfect for instilling empathy in young children, and helping them understand what unkind words and actions can do. Highly recommend.

The concept is great. Exactly what I was looking for. One less star as the print is very basic but luckily the words kept my (just) 4 year old engaged.

This "Bucket Filling" project is one of the most important things I have come across in children's literature.. SO SIMPLE and yet FUNDAMENTAL to all human beings, young or old! I would prefer a different style of illustration but that should not distract from the BRILLIANT MESSAGE being put across. We need this idea to spread like wild fire! Todays world seems to make us inward looking and often only interested in 'what is in it for US'.. Which is ultimately self centred and is breeding discontent.. This book (or I long to call it a 'movement') encourages an outward focus of caring for OTHERS which can transform individuals.. AND BRINGS HAPPINESS to us as well as to others!!!

I am a teacher / headteacher and have used this book for years with classes, individuals and the whole school. We love the concept of teaching kindness and have developed this approach throughout school. It is wonderfully illustrated and a great read! Enjoyed by adults, children and everyone. I would highly recommend for reading at home, in school and teaching children about the message of kindness and the feelings it brings to people's lives.

I was a little worried when the book arrived looking through it I thought maybe it was a bit young for my son but this book is for children of all ages. I bought this for my 11yr old son who has asd and we both love reading it at night. I think it's written in a way that is accessible to young and old and those with additional learning needs. We would recommend to others as it teaches a valuable life lessons such as, It's nice to be nice and making others happy makes us happy too also that we can also hurt people and make them unhappy which overall makes us unhappy. Beautiful little book.

My daughter has just started school and she is currently learning all about emotions and the impact on everyone etc using this book, it's amazing! She loves chatting all about bucket dippers and how she loves being kind to fill buckets as we walk home, got a copy for at home and I think it's a game changer, such a brilliant concept! The author should be in the avengers because she's a superhero.

Really nice book! I really recommend it. Help children understand and practice the kindness to others. The kids see sometimes why people are sad and have a bad behave.

Absolutely loved the book, a must have book for every kid. Thank you

Love the way the book explains the need to help others be kind to others and the bucket analogy sticks !

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