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Acts of Kindness for Kids

Looking for some Acts of Kindness for Kids? Here are 75 simple ideas that can be done by kids young and old to help make the world just a little bit happier!

Hi friends!

Wanted to pop in to talk about random acts of kindness for kids. A couple of weeks ago, I shared the photo above on Instagram with the following caption:

Lately after swimming lessons we’ve been passing a lady on the corner with a cardboard sign. A few weeks ago Squish asked what it said so I told him, “Homeless. 2 kids. Need help”

We talked about how sometimes bad things happen and people need a little extra help. And about how lucky we are to have all that we do because there are a lot of people out there with less.

One of the biggest lessons I want to teach my kids is to always help when they’re able whether it’s with their time, money or resources.

He seemed to understand but quickly moved on to another topic. This week we saw her again and totally unprompted, he said “Mom, we should get a snack for her and her kids.” And I couldn’t resist.

I recognize that there are people out there who hold signs like that as a scam. But in my heart I want to believe she’s a good person who just needs a little extra help right now.

So I turned around and we went into the store. He picked out some of his favorite crackers and I added granola bars and water and he marched across the parking lot and handed her the bag.

Talk to your kids. Have the hard conversations. Teach them to BE THE CHANGE. They’re listening.

In a world full of so much hate raise them to know the importance of being kind and helping others.

So here’s to hoping there’s a couple kids in my house learning this important lesson and a couple kids out there who are a little less hungry for the next few days.

  Today Squish heads back to school and thus our #100milesummer challenge comes to an end. We hit our goal 12 days early. That means we did 100 miles in 72 days. Squish walked, biked or scootered every single one all on his own. He learned to ride his bike without training wheels. Little Miss mastered her scooter and did several miles completely on her own as well. I’m so proud of them.

  Now that school is starting, we were looking for a new challenge. I realized that from the first day of school until Squish’s birthday is 75 days. After our random act of kindness after swimming lessons, I thought it might be fun to put together a list of 75 random acts of kindness so we could tackle one each day from no until his birthday.

  Here’s the list I came up with-

75 Acts of Kindness for Kids

1) Pick up trash (this could be at a park, on the side of the road, in a store) 2) Send someone a card 3) Donate some old clothes or toys 4) Leave drinks for the garbage men (especially if it’s hot out!) 5) Leave cards for your neighbors on a walk 6) Pay for the person behind you in line 7) Leave a dollar in vending machine 8) Tell someone’s manager what a good job they are doing (maybe you had a great server at a restaurant or cashier at the grocery store) 9) Send a postcard to a friend (even if you’re not traveling, grab one for your fav local spot!) 10) Make meal or snack for mom or dad 11) Leave nice chalk messages on a walk (ie Have a great day! or Thanks for being a great neighbor!) 12) Make blessing bags for the homeless (fill a bag with a reuseable water bottle, socks, underwear, gloves, tooth brush and other hygiene items they might need) 13) Give a stranger a compliment 14) Invite someone to play with you (at school, at the park, for a playdate) 15) Leave crayons/ coloring book somewhere (the auto repair shop, the pharmacy, a cart at the grocery store) 16) Drop off food for firefighters or police officers 17) Make a fabric scrap blanket to donate (get a few scraps of fabric, make cuts along the edges and tie them together) 18) Make cards for sick kids at the hospital 19) Decorate a jar to save spare change to donate to charity 20) Bring your neighbor’s trash bins up driveway after trash day 21) Leave positive, empowering notes on the mirror in public bathrooms (You’ve got a great smile or you look fabulous in that color, etc) 22) Decorate a bookmark to leave in a library book before you return it 23) Bring allergy-friendly treats to a holiday gathering 24) Teach someone something new 25) Collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald 26) Leave sand toys at park 27) Decorate hand sanitizer for nurses or teachers 28) Leave a note and flower on a windshield telling someone to have a great day 29) Bake cookies for someone 30) Hold the door for someone 31) Write a thank you note for a coach or teacher 32) Color pictures for nursing home residents 33) Hide a note in daddy’s wallet or mommy’s purse 34) Offer to take a pic of a mom and her kids 35) Record an “I love you video” for grandparents 36) Make playdough for friends 37) Bake muffins for your parent’s coworkers 38) Hide a new Hot Wheels car on the playground for a kid to find 39) Put away carts in the parking lot 40) Make birthday boxes for a food panty- include things like cake mix, frosting, balloons, candles 41) Support a local farmer (shop for some fruits and veggies at the farmers market) 42) Plant wildflower seeds by the side of the road, in a parking lot etc 43) Leave a jar of bubbles at the park for others to play with 44) Make sandwiches for the homeless 45) Leave pennies for Sandy or a quarter in the cart at Aldi 46) Let a parent sleep in 47) Take out the trash 48) Do something nice for your siblings 49) Paint “I love you” rocks or tokens 50) Hide a joke for someone to find 51) Tell someone what you love most about them 52) Donate old towels to an animal shelter 53) Donate old books 54) Leave snacks for the package delivery people 55) Spread holiday cheer for an upcoming holiday (mini pumpkins with happy faces on them, heart stickers, christmas ornaments) 56) Adopt a family for Xmas (Salvation Army, Angel tree etc) 57) Leave an envelope of coupons in a shopping cart 58) Make a homemade birthday present for someone 59) Turn a jar or can from recycling into vase and fill with flowers for someone 60) Buy someone a cactus or succulent 61) Make a card for the bus driver 62) Help do the laundry 63) Bake treats for a new neighbor 64) Make a busy box to leave at a restaurant (Get a lunchbox and fill with crayons, stickers, small toys and other things to entertain kids while waiting) 65) Mail a hug (Stretch your arms out wide and trace your hands, arms and head. Cut it out and fold it up to mail) 66) Park far away to leave closer spots for someone who needs them 67) Send a good luck card for back to school 68) Help rake leaves 69) Buy something locally made 70) Leave tennis balls at a dog park 71) Wash the car 72) Pick up toys without being asked 73) Ask someone how you can help them today 74) Draw a picture for a teacher 75) Read your sibling a book

I tried to keep these acts of kindness for kids pretty general but some of these are tailored slightly to our family, the time of year etc so feel free to adjust as needed. You could pick and choose from this list to make a smaller challenge if you wanted!

I wanted to turn our list into a book so we can bring us with it over the next couple of months and refer to it when we’re deciding which act of kindness to do. I also wanted to make it somewhat visual since my kids can’t read yet, so I found images that depict the acts to make it easier for Squish to identify the one he’s looking for or make a decision.

If you’re interested in that version, you can grab your free PDF copy below. To save paper, you can print 2 or 4 pages per page when you print it out and then just cut out all the pages and staple them into a book of 75 acts of kindness for kids! (Obnoxious amount of star stickers not included)

Enter your email below to grab your free PDF! And if you start this challenge, be sure to share on social media and use the hashtag #bekind75

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Enjoy! –Lindsay–

  First found here: Acts of Kindness for Kids