Let’s create a kinder world. Take a week, a month, or a year. Have fun and complete as many acts of kindness as you can.
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- Smile at 25 people.
- Take a treat to your local firefighters.
- Do a household chore without being asked.
- Donate something to an animal shelter.
- Take a board game to play at a senior center.
- Read a book to a younger child.
- Make a thank-you card for your librarians.
- Entertain someone with a happy dance.
- Create a family gratitude jar.
- Cheer for every player on both teams.
- Deliver a special gift to a child in the hospital.
- Make a new friend or welcome a new neighbor.
- Send a card or gift to a military family.
- Walk or pet an animal— but ask first!
- Go a full day without complaining.
- Hold the door open for someone.
- Learn to say “thank you” in a new language.
- Embrace your family with a big hug.
- Teach something to a younger sibling or friend.
- Write or draw a loving note for someone.
- Make and display a “kindness matters” sign.
- Raise funds and donate to your favorite cause.
- Watch the sunrise or sunset together.
- Breathe, stretch, and think a happy thought.
- Cut out ten hearts and leave them on ten cars.
- Donate needed school supplies.
- Thank a bus driver.
- Leave a flower on someone’s doorstep.
- Be kind to yourself and eat a healthy snack.
- Call your grandparents or an esteemed elder.
- Walk or bike instead of driving.
- Say “thank you” to a police officer.
- Bake cookies and share with your neighbors.
- Say “good morning” to five people.
- Pick up and recycle trash in your neighborhood.
- Take a family walk outside.
- Draw a heart in the sand or dirt.
- Write a thank-you note to your mail carrier.
- Make a wish for a child in another country.
- Volunteer in your community.
- Say “hi” to someone who looks sad.
- Write a happy message with sidewalk chalk.
- Paint a kindness rock and randomly place it.
- Share food with someone who is hungry.
- Sincerely compliment five people.
- Post a positive message on social media.
- Let someone go ahead of you in line.
- Help plant a garden.
- Reflect on acts of kindness you witnessed today.
- Create your own kind deed.
