Random Acts of Kindness | Kindness Ideas




Kindness Ideas

Remember to leave the smile card … we want this movement to carry forward.

  • Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients
  • Buy a lottery ticket, put it in an envelope with a smile card and put it under a strangers wiper on their car
  • Ask your local police department to give out “kindness citations” instead of parking tickets
  • Leave a muffin or handmade note of thanks for your garbage collection person or newspaper delivery person
  • Help people load their groceries into their cars or, if it’s raining, hold their umbrella
  • Participate in the Kindness Ribbon program
  • Donate clothes to a shelter
  • Donate to a charity
  • Buy lunch for a homeless person
  • Plant some wildflowers along the roadside. Plant a tree
  • Pick up trash or pull some weeds in your neighborhood
  • Give another driver your parking spot
  • Hold a random acts of kindness party, where everyone shares stories
  • Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about random kindness and your own experiences
  • Give family and friends “kindness coupons” they can cash-in for special favors
  • Write a thank-you note to a person from past whom has made a difference in your life
  • Visit a retirement or nursing home and spend the afternoon talking with the residents
  • Drop off a plant, flowers or apple pie at the police department or neighbors house
  • Give out random acts of kindness buttons, ribbons, cards and books
  • Take a minute to think about what random kindness means
  • Be a kindness harbinger in everything you do – spread the word!
  • Help someone move






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  1. Start a Wave | KindnessinMotion.com - May 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am

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