1. Smile and say hello.
  2. Take someone on a walk on a nice warm day. Pushing a wheelchair can
    be fun!
  3. Visit with your pet. Oh the joy a wiggly, warm ball of love can bring to
    someone who is confined to their wheelchair.
  4. Make something for them. A drawing, a paper flower, a pretty button to
    wear. Show your friendship with a special homemade item.
  5. Visit the special needs classroom at your school. Offer to read books,
    help with a craft, help the teacher.
  6. Dance! Visit with your favorite music and have fun "dancing!" Even if you
    can just hold their hand and move to the beat! Bring a few fun scarves
    with you!
  7. Invite a family with a special needs child to a church function. Offer to help
    with the child so the parents can talk and enjoy their time. Many families
    do not get out much because it can be very difficult to manage all by
    themselves.
  8. Have a picnic! You will have to know what special diets the person is on
    and learn how to make some of the special foods. But an afternoon with a
    few families at a park is a wonderful time to be together.
  9. Bring your special friend to a school event or game!  Having kids their
    own age meet them at an event really helps.
  10. Blow bubbles. This is a fun outdoor activity, especially with our Rett girls!
  11. Find a park with a handicapped swing. Meet up at the park and push her
    on the swing.
  12. Help a family out. Offer to help with yard work, cleaning out the garage,
    etc.
  13. Be a grocery shopping buddy! If you are too young to babysit, you can
    still go with the family and help in the store. The extra pair of hands to
    push a cart or entertain a baby sibling is a big help. You can imagine it
    would be hard for a mom to push a cart and a wheelchair at the same
    time!
  14. Help out at a doctor's appointment.  Go with the family to the appointment.
    You can stay in the waiting room with your special friend so the parents
    can speak with the doctor without distractions.
  15. Car wash! This is a fun activity you can do right in the driveway on a warm
    sunny day.  Help your friend squirt the water, dip her hands in bucket of
    suds, sing some songs!
  16. Beauty time! Get together with your friend and brush her hair. Put in all
    kinds of bows. Do your hair too! Sit in front of a mirror and pose and make
    faces. Take a picture of the two of you that you will cherish forever!
  17. Go with your mom to their house to babysit. Even if it is just so the parents
    can go for a walk.
  18. Make flash cards and other helpful things. Talk with the mom about what
    kinds of things they use to communicate with their daughter. Many use
    flash cards and other homemade items that are time consuming to make.  
    You could be a very big help with this!
  19. Make dinner for a family with a special needs child.
  20. Make up a game. This is a big challenge! You have to com up with
    something you can do without walking, talking or using your hands!
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