Put change in a vending machine.     

Hold the door open for someone.     

Do a chore for someone without them knowing.  

Tell a joke.     

Return someone’s cart at the store.     

Leave a letter in a library book.     

Feed the birds.     

Leave happy notes around town.     

Put a small bin in your car to collect recycling.

When you’re throwing something away, pick up any litter around you and put that in the trash too.

Let someone go ahead of you in line.

Compliment a friend.

Wash someone’s car.

Write a thank you note for your mail carrier.

Set an alarm to go off at three different times during the day. In those moments, do something kind for someone else.

Plant something.

Bake dessert for a neighbor.

Walk dogs at the animal shelter.

Check in on an elderly neighbor.

Set up a lemonade stand and donate the profits.

Set the table for dinner.

Leave bubbles on someone’s doorstep.

Tell someone why they are special to you.

Donate outgrown clothes.

Talk to someone new at school.

Write kind chalk messages on the sidewalk.

Weed or shovel for a neighbor.

Donate food to the food pantry.

Bring flowers to your teacher.

Donate socks and supplies to the homeless shelter.

Call a friend you haven’t seen in a while to say hello.

Take treats to the fire station.

Read a book to someone.

Leave heads up pennies on the sidewalk.

Donate a book to a doctor’s office waiting room.

Tell someone how much you love them.

Say hello to everyone you see.

Hold the door open for someone.

Wave at kids on school buses.

Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other or a family member.

Invite someone to play on the playground.

Tell the principal how great your teacher is.

Donate a toy to Toys for Tots.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

Fill a kindness jar with candy for another family.

Make a thank you sign for sanitation workers.

Bring cookies to the custodian.

Help make dinner.

Make a get well card for someone.

Bring your neighbors’ garbage cans up for them.

Take care of someone’s pet while they’re away.

Share a special toy with a friend.

Clean up your room without being asked.

Leave kindness stones at the park.

Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood.

Give spare change to the food pantry.

Buy extra school supplies for a teacher.

Everyone is important. Learn the names of your school janitors, lunch ladies, and other people you see every day. Greet them.

Reuse paper when you are drawing.

Volunteer at a soup kitchen.

Collect money or items for your favorite charity.

Donate coloring books and crayons to the children’s hospital.

Ask for donations instead of birthday gifts.

Collect books for the library.

Decorate tissue boxes and hand sanitizer for nursing stations.

Make a homemade gift for someone.

Clean up your toys without being asked.

Deliver water bottles to the homeless shelter.

Give high fives to a friend.

Make a thank you card for your librarian.

Dry the slides at the park with a towel after it rains.

Send a postcard to a friend.

Smile at everybody. It’s contagious.

Write a positive comment on a friend’s social media account or for their compliment bucket. 

Have a clean up party at a beach or park. 

Draw a picture for someone who seems like they’re having a bad day. 

Make a list of things you are grateful for. 

Write a gratitude list in the morning and again in the evening. 

Help a family member who needs it. 

Put 50 paper hearts in a box. On each cutout write something that is special about your classmates. Keep the box and let people pull out a heart anytime they need a pick-me-up. 

Teach someone something new.

Write your friend, parent, teacher, or sibling a list of things you love about them.

Give a candy bar to the bus driver.

Tape a video message for faraway friends.

Smile at five strangers.

Pick up litter.

Give five different people compliments on something other than their appearance.

Is someone being especially kind? Tell the teacher! 

Ask people (grocery store clerks, mail people, etc.) how their day is going!

Send a ‘Thank you’ card or note to the officers at your local police or fire station.

Leave coins on the playground for others to find. 

Try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included. 

Write a note to a classmate who might be feeling ignored by others.

Sing songs at a nursing home.

Thank the people who provide those things (ex. Thank the bus driver for getting you to school, etc.)

Throw a party to celebrate someone just for being who they are, which is awesome.

When you hear that discouraging voice in your head, tell yourself something positive — you deserve kindness too! 

Make a card for a former teacher who taught you something important.

Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.

Compliment the first three people you talk to each day.

Bury treasure at the playground.

Adopt an animal online.