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Happy thoughts: Leaf Raking Bandit

By Karrie on October 30, 2012 | Updated July 3, 2019 | 5 Comments

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Leaf Raking Bandits - fun project to do with your family!

 

Fall has arrived. Crisp air, cool breeze and leaves are falling everywhere. As I sat looking at my grass fill up with the falling leaves I came up with the idea of doing a fall family service project and maybe even turning it into a yearly tradition.

This past June,my friend Jamie and her husband went up to Hells Canyon for a fun weekend of fishing. While fishing, Jamie fell off a 12 foot cliff and sustained a major head injury. Jamie is on her way to recovery, however it has been a struggle for her family to get back to the daily ruitines that life bring us. Because of this, and because I just love her so much, we decided to choose their family for our fall service project. What exactly did we do? We decided to be Leaf Raking Bandits by sneakily raking up their leaves and leaving a fun little note behind! Not only was this “happy thought” easy and fun, but it was FREE!  Our family had so much fun doing this. We may or may not have been caught in the act! 🙂

My girls really got into this! They couldnt help themselves… they jumped into the piles several times before we bagged them up.

I have created a really cute printable with a fun poem on it that you can quickly print off and attach to a bag. And the best part, its FREE!

Click here to get your FREE printables for Leaf Raking Bandits

 

 Oh if you like this idea feel free to LEAF me lots and lots of comments. Hehe, get it? Leaf??

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  1. David says

    September 25, 2013

    Don’t rake up leaves!! Leave (haha) them on your lawn and mulch-mow them! It’s FREE, NATURAL, ORGANIC fertilizer!

    The only reason to rake up your neighbors leaves, is if you are bringing them back to your house to spread on your OWN lawn!

    It’s a very thoughtful gesture indeed, but mulching the leaves into the lawn is much more beneficial.

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  2. Becky E says

    October 31, 2012

    leaf it…love it! we don’t have many leaves on our property yet, what a better way to help someone else out and have fun adn serve:)

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    • Ashleigh says

      October 31, 2012

      Thank you so much for the comments! I am so glad you are enjoying the “happy thoughts” series. It was fun to get the kids involved in this one. Thanks again!

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  3. Leah L says

    October 30, 2012

    I love that your teaching your kids the gift of service. Way to pay it forward. Thank you again for this Happy Thought. I look forward to next weeks 🙂

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  4. trish says

    October 30, 2012

    I Love your happy thoughts! !! Great opportunity for service!

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