11 Ways to Celebrate MLK Day with Your Kids

JANUARY 17, 2022

11 WAYS TO CELEBRATE Martin Luther King Day with Your Kids

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1Watch or listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches.

This is an inspiring activity for older kids and teens. The “I Have a Dream” speech is about 17 minutes long; you can listen or watch on YouTube along with some of Dr. King’s other famous speeches. Follow up with a discussion about what Dr. King’s message means to your child and you.

2Visit local monuments, exhibitions or attend celebrations created in honor of Dr. King.

Visit the Roxbury Love Story mural, attend the Annual MLK Memorial Breakfast, participate in MLK Day at the MFA, walk the Black Heritage Trail or take in the MLK Tribute Concert by Boston Children’s Chorus and explore the many cross-cultural events, exhibitions, sightseeing trails and more.

3Read a book or watch a movie about diversity, equity and

inclusion. You can honor Dr. King’s legacy by choosing children’s books about anti-racism, social justice and more.

4Talk about racial inequality and social justice with your

child. Research shows that talking with children about these topics has a lasting positive impact on a child’s development.

5Read a children’s book about Dr. King and the Civil Rights

Movement. Your local library is a great resource for these.

6For younger kids, make a

“Peace” craft. Use art and creativity to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of peace and love. Draw and color peace signs to hang in your window, paint a dove using your child’s hand print, or create a heart garland to drape over the front door.

7Plant a tree as a living tribute

to MLK. While planting discuss King’s belief that a society grows great when men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Progress, like a tree, needs time to take root.

8Create your own day of

service. Consider the day as a “day on not a day off.” Americorps has been leading the charge for the last quarter century. Take time to visit americorps.com with your child and learn more about how you can create your own event and encourage kids in your community to volunteer and be of service––because serving others has a profound positive benefit on those who volunteer.

9Discuss your kids dreams.

Talking to your children about their hopes and dreams, both big and small, will be a meaningful catalyst for important family discussions.

10 Attend the MLK Jr. day in D.C. virtually. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously

proclaimed, “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do… you have to keep moving forward.” This year, you and your family can follow along virtually with the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk Parade that normally takes place in Washington D.C. in person.

11Visit KingBoston.org. Learn about MLK and the amazing work of King Boston through posts, blogs and community events. Follow along as The Embrace, a world-class memorial on the Boston Common, will be unveiled on MLK Day in 2023. 