Random Acts of Kindness Day 2022 is February 17th, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take kindness with us into our day-to-day lives. The purpose of this special day is to remind us how important kindness is, and that no act of kindness is too small. Explore these ideas on how to spread kindness below, and/or explore & download our activity templates in our Kindness Bundle.
- Share my favorite book with a friend
- Help cook a meal for my family
- Volunteer at an organization that interests me
- Cheer on a friend at their sporting event, concert, recital, etc.
- Compliment a stranger on their best quality
- Write a positive review for your favorite restaurant
- Leave a nice note in someone’s locker, room, or office
- Leave a surprise gift for the mail carrier
- Make someone laugh
- Pick up trash around town
- Smile at someone who looks sad
- Tell a teacher I’m thankful for them
- Leave some spare change in the tip jar at a cafe
- Teach someone a skill that I already know how to do
- Send fun mail to someone I haven’t spoken to in a while
- Offer hot chocolate to a neighbor in the cold
- Donate unused toys or clothes to a local shelter
- Leave a surprise positive note in a library book
- Invite a friend over for a meal or quality time
- Tell a joke to lighten the mood
- Help a neighbor with yard work or shoveling snow
- Do the dishes or clean up shared spaces without being asked
- Sit with someone sitting alone at a lunch table or event
- Use YOUR skills or talents to benefit someone in need!