How to be kind: Some Ideas to help you get started on your journey, to help turn this world around, one act of kindness at a time.
Leave a note of encouragement for a friend or family member
Make a card for a nursing home resident
Help a neighbor with a task, such as raking leaves or shoveling snow
Donate toys or clothes to a children’s charity
Bake cookies or cupcakes for a local fire station or police department
Leave coins in a vending machine for the next person
Make flowers for a grandparent and deliver a bunch just because
Leave a kind note on a park bench for a stranger to find it
Help a younger sibling with their homework
Pick up trash when they spot it in a parking lot or at the park
Leave a kind note in a library book for the next person who checks out the book to read it
Help an older person with their groceries
Leave extra quarters at a laundromat
Give a compliment to someone in the grocery store
Leave a note of encouragement in a public bathroom
Offer to babysit for a single parent (best for older students)
Help a homeless person by buying them a meal
Leave a note of appreciation for a store clerk or fast food worker
Offer to walk a neighbor’s dog
Leave a fun drawing on a stranger’s car to brighten their day
Donate food to a local food bank
Leave a small gift for the mail carrier
Make a homemade thank you card for essential workers
Leave a kind note for the housekeeping staff at a hotel
Offer to help an elderly person with yard work
Leave a small gift for a librarian
Make a homemade card for a soldier or veteran
Leave a kind note for someone who works in a public space such as your local community center
Volunteer to walk dogs at a local animal shelter
Leave a note for a museum guide
Offer to help a friend or family member with a task they have been struggling with
Offer to run an errand for someone who is sick or unable to leave their house
Leave a kind note for a coach or team leader
Donate their gently used toys to a local domestic violence shelter
Leave a note of appreciation for a park ranger or lifeguard
Offer to pet sit for a friend or family member
Leave a small gift for a nurse or doctor
Offer to help a friend or family member with a personal goal
Leave a kind note for a hair stylist or barber
Bake cookies for their delivery driver
Help a friend or family member move
Leave a small gift for a hospital worker
Offer to help a friend or family member clean their house or apartment
Donate gently used books they’ve already read to a local library
Teach a friend or family member a new skill
Read to a neighbor or friend’s dog (this is also a great way for young readers to practice their skills!)
⇒⇒⇒ Pick one or two, or make up your own and have fun. Be amazing and try to do all 46! ⇐⇐⇐
