Bucket Filler Kindness Set
Everyone carries an invisible bucket. This set explains what it means to fill one, lists six easy ways kids can do it, and includes cut-out “You filled my bucket” cards to give.
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Everyone carries an invisible bucket. This set explains what it means to fill one, lists six easy ways kids can do it, and includes cut-out “You filled my bucket” cards to give.
A calm-down corner in one printable: six gentle strategies for big feelings, a star to trace while breathing, and a flower-and-candle breathing exercise.
Cut out the choice cards, then sort them onto the KIND and UNKIND mats. A hands-on way to talk about how our choices make others feel.
A gratitude tree to fill with things kids are thankful for, plus an “I am thankful for” journal page with a draw-it box. A warm fit for November.
Two “Caught Being Kind” award certificates per page, with lines for a name, date, and teacher. Print, cut, and celebrate a child who chose kindness.
A fill-in “recipe for a good friend”: cups of kindness, spoonfuls of listening, and room to add your own. A sweet keepsake to color and hang up.
Eight cut-out affirmation cards like “I am kind” and “I am brave.” Keep them on a desk or a ring for a gentle daily confidence boost.
Eight discussion cards to spark kind conversations at morning meeting. Pick a card and share — a gentle way to start the day.
A 5-page kit for the classroom: a read-aloud discussion guide, the story mapped to the five SEL competencies, and the “Kindness Raft” activity. See the For Educators page for bulk copies and author visits.
Six cut-out cards with warm openers and space to fill in. Kids write a kind note for a friend, teacher, or family member, then hand it over and watch them smile.
A gentle social-emotional page. Children point to how they feel with six friendly faces, then finish sentences about one kind thing they can do. A calm way to talk about big feelings.
A weekly tracker where kids write one kind act a day and color a heart for each. A simple, encouraging way to make kindness a daily habit at home or in class.
A gentle literacy activity for after story time. Kids draw and write the beginning, middle, and end of The Grumble-Gator’s Greatest Raft, building comprehension and recall.
Two pages for Unity Day and Bullying Prevention Month: a cut-and-loop kindness chain to fill in and hang up, plus a “wear orange” coloring page with a kindness pledge. Made for October 21.
A free kit for Bullying Prevention Month and any kind day. Five pages: a read-aloud discussion guide, a 31-day kindness challenge, a kindness pledge, and “Caught Being Kind” cards. Made to pair with the book.
A cover plus five coloring pages of Toby, Barnaby, and friends around the pond. Sized to print on regular paper at home.
A pond-themed word search and a “help Toby reach the raft” maze, with an answer key. Happy screen-free fun for ages 5 and up.
A 5×5 board of small kind acts. Do one, color the square, and try for five in a row. A gentle way to turn kindness into a game.
Four bookmarks with kind little sayings from the pond. Color them in, cut them out, and share one with a friend.
A pond word scramble and a decode-the-secret-message puzzle, with an answer key. A little brain workout for ages 6 and up.
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“A fist can break a branch, but a kind word can plant a forest.”— from The Grumble-Gator’s Greatest Raft
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