If you do nothing else today, you need to read the winning entries for our #KidDay Laptop Giveaway. We received over 450 entries, and each one had us in tears. It is one thing to know that there are loving, caring adults out there—but it is another to read their
Written by: Whitney Raglin Bignall, PhD, pediatric psychologist and associate clinical director of The Kids Mental Health Foundation When you take the time to listen carefully to what a child is saying, you can really help build their confidence AND encourage them to share even more with you. Why does
Giving away 25 laptops is a fun way to celebrate #KidDay. What is even more fun is reading and listening to adults tell us about the amazing kids they know 🥹. We are so touched and emotional reading people’s entries. And if we have to get teary-eyed reading these*, then
There was a time when the phone ringing meant someone wanted to hear your voice. Conversations unfolded in real time. You could hear pauses, laughter, and hesitation. The tone of someone’s voice could carry as much meaning as the words themselves, sometimes more. Today, we’re more likely to glance at a notification than answer
#KidDay contest celebrates the power of connection and encouragement, marking 150 years since the first phone call and Camp Fire’s 116 years of youth impact. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Thousands of young people across the country will receive new laptops this Spring as national youth development nonprofit Camp
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is right around the corner (third Thursday in March)! If you find yourself running a little low on creativity, here are some ideas to help get you started writing/telling a kid in your life why they are absolutely incredible: + Try using a different word than incredible: Is
Here at Camp Fire, every day is about helping kids thrive. But we wanted to take one day a year to really do it BIG. That’s why we started Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in 1997. Every year on the third Thursday of March, thousands of adults across the country join Camp Fire
Our partners at On Our Sleeves are experts on youth mental health, so we asked them what advice they have for adults who want to encourage young people for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® on March 21st. Whitney Raglin Bignall, PhD, Associate Clinical Director, The On Our Sleeves Movement For Children’s
Every third Thursday in March, Camp Fire celebrates Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®, a holiday dedicated to encouraging the amazing young people in our lives. Since we founded it in 1997*, millions of people have marked #KidDay with messages to their favorite younger folks, telling them why they matter. It’s our
