62 Acts of Kindness for Kids

Acts of kindness are something that can brighten up anyone’s day. When we perform acts of kindness for others, it makes them feel happy and appreciated. It also makes us feel good about ourselves, because we’re doing something positive for someone else. Performing random acts of kindness is a great way to teach kids how to be generous and caring people. It helps them to develop a strong character, and it makes the world a better place-one act of kindness at a time! If you need help coming up acts of kindness to do with your kids, don’t worry! I have compiled a list of 62 acts of kindness for kids.

SOME of these can be random, but I don’t believe all acts of kindness should be random! We should be kind to our friends and family most of all!

No Prep Acts of Kindness for Kids

Here is a list of acts of kindness for kids that take no preparation or forethought.

1. Smile at someone
2. Tell someone that they are special to you
3. Say thank you when the cashier says goodbye or thanks for shopping with us!
4. Sit with someone who is sitting alone at lunch
5. Hold the door for someone
6. Do a chore for someone without them knowing
7. Tell a joke to make someone laugh
8. Return a grocery cart at the store if you see someone finishing unloading their groceries
9. Pick up litter if you see it on the ground
10. Let someone go ahead of you in line if they are in a rush
11. Invite someone to play at recess
12. Give a compliment
13. Take your neighbors garbage cans up for them
14. Call your grandparents
15. Say thank you to service men and women
16. Check on a friend
17. Give high fives to friends
18. Do a chore without being asked
19. Help someone unload groceries at the store
20. Give someone a hug
21. Teach someone something new

Plan In Advance Acts of Kindness for Kids

1. Make a nice drawing for someone and give randomly
2. Make a nice drawing for your grandparents
3. Write a letter to your aunt
4. Take flowers to your grandma
5. Take a friend their favorite food
6. Make dinner for someone who just had a baby
7. Take breakfast to someone who had surgery
8. Bring in bagels for your teacher
9. Send a thank you to your mail carrier
10. Take a gatorade to your garbage men
11. Bake cookies for your local fire department
12. Take chickfila to your local police station
13. Put change in a vending machine
14. Help an elderly neighbor with yard work
15. Plan a day to clean up litter at a park
16. Visit a nursing home
17. Take cards to veterans
18. Feed ducks
19. Donate your toys you don’t play with anymore
20. Wash your moms car
21. Make a get well card for someone
22. Help your dad fix something
23. Offer to help your mom cook dinner
24. Help your sibling with a chore
25. Volunteer at the animal shelter
26. Organize a park clean up
27. Make supply bags to hand out to homeless people
28. Shovel snow
29. Send Halloween candy to service men and women
30. Dry all the slides at the park after it rains
31. Go shopping for someone who is sick
32. Help your mom run errands for someone who is sick
33. Pick out coloring books and donate them to the local children’s hospital
34. Do chores for money and donate it to charity
35. Write a chalk message on the sidewalk
36. Take your teacher flowers from your garden
37. Make a bird feeder
38. Walk someone’s dog
39. Read a book to a sibling
40. Spend the day being extra nice to your siblings
41. Make some juice for your parents

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