1. DH and I talk a lot about our kids, and not wanting them to be spoiled. And then I spent hours trying to reorganize the playroom and clear out stuff they have outgrown or don't play with, in preparation for the incoming wave of Christmas presents. So, kind of spoiled.
2. I have mentioned that I love our neighborhood. It feels like an actual, cohesive neighborhood--we know our neighbors, our kids play together, it's a great place.
3. Since becoming Room Mom, I've gotten good at Sign Up Genius. (Not that it takes much, but I've gone from knowing nothing, to being able to do stuff.)
4. Our county does a Christmas Bureau through the Dept. of Social Services where groups can sponsor a family. (Anything from a single mom and one kid, to a big family.) They ask that you donate at least one outfit and two toys per kid, plus Christmas dinner (either the actual food, or a grocery gift card.)
What if I organized the neighborhood to sponsor a family for Christmas? I personally know at least 10 families, and if you throw in people they know in our neighborhood, I think we should have enough people sign up to make this work. Then we would have something good that we do as a neighborhood--like Been Booed, except with less sugar high and more generosity. And it would be one more thing to discuss with my kids: kindness, giving, appreciating the things you have.
What do you think? Crazy, or plausible?