78 Acts of Kindness

Here’s a list of 78 little things kids and adults can do to make the world a kinder place.

1. Clean your room and surprise your parents!
2. Read a book to a younger brother or sister.
3. Hug a family member.
4. Make a special breakfast for your family.
5. Be tolerant and caring to your siblings.
6. Help fold the laundry.
7. Clean a room in your house as a surprise (how about your brother or sister's room?).
8. Read a bedtime story to your younger brother or sister.
9. Offer to help with the dishes.
10. Share the TV remote.
11. Invite someone new over.
12. Call your grandparents.
13. Spend time with your brother or sister.
14. Take pictures of your friends and give them a copy.
15. Lend a toy or book to someone who is sick.
16. Baby-sit for free.
17. Call a friend who has moved away.
18. Call a lonely friend.
19. Offer a hug.
20. Write an encouraging note.
21. Help an adult.
22. Give a compliment.
23. Feed your pet without being reminded.
24. Do something special with your pet, like brushing them, playing with them, or talking them for a walk.
25. Volunteer at a local soup kitchen.
26. Donate old clothes to charity.
27. Pay the toll for the next car.
28. Wash someone's car.
29. Give a balloon away to a stranger.
30. Open a door for someone.
31. Write kindness messages with chalk on the sidewalk.
32. Help carry a load.
33. Say "hello" and "thank you" to employees at stores who help you.
34. Offer your seat.
35. Find and write to a penpal in a different country.
36. Pick up and throw away litter you see on the ground.
37. Put out birdseed for the birds.
38. Shovel snow, rake leaves, or help clean up a yard.
39. Recycle.
40. Choose reusable plates instead of paper plates.
41. Help another student clean out their desk.
42. Read a book with a friend.
43. Share a toy with a friend on the bus.
44. Give a treat away.
45. Lend a classmate a pencil.
46. Encourage a friend.
47. Smile at a schoolmate you don't know.
48. Help your teacher clean up.
49. Carry a classmate's backpack.
50. Say "Thank you" to the custodian.
51. Bring a flower to the school secretary.
52. Teach a classmate a new game.
53. Share a special sticker with a classmate.
54. Thank a teacher.
55. Leave something nice for a classmate you don't get along with.
56. Let someone else go first.
57. Sit with someone new.
58. Cheer up a friend.
59. Comfort someone who has been embarrassed.
60. Stand up for someone who is picked on.
61. Give an unexpected gift.
62. Make a new friend.
63. Write an encouraging note.
64. Help an adult.
65. Give a compliment.
66. Share a smile with every student you encounter.
67. Help a student make friends
68. Tell others that you appreciate them and why.
69. Be patient when someone is angry. Talk it over.
70. Forgive mistakes.
71. Listen to someone.
72. Show respect for each person you meet.
73. Write a thank you note.
74. When you're angry, take a walk so you can calm down.
75. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated.
76. Make kindness coupons and give them away.
77. Help a friend do the right thing.
78. Help out someone who has fallen.