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Smile
Wave and say hello
Hold the door for someone
Bring in a neighbor’s trash cans
Pay for the car behind you in the drive-thru
Buy someone lunch
Send or make a card, just because
Bring someone flowers, especially ones that you pick yourself
Bake cookies to share
Offer to pick up groceries for someone
Bring dinner to someone
Carry someone’s bags
Leave a kind note
Offer to watch someone’s children
Water a neighbor’s plants
Offer to weed a neighbor’s garden
Acknowledge strangers on the street (with a parent present)
Add money to an expired meter
Offer your seat to someone who needs it
Call an old friend to catch up
Make chicken soup for a neighbor or friend who is sick
Write a thank you note
Bring a treat to share at a parent’s work
Give compliments generously
Give a surprise gift
Make a thank you letter or picture for first responders and deliver it to the station
Give bags of toiletries and food to the homeless
Be polite to store clerks, tell them thank you
Volunteer in your community
Send a text to someone to let them know you are thinking about them and praying for them
Leave surprise notes for family members to find
Paint rocks and hide them around town for people to find
Listen when someone else is talking
Offer a shoulder to cry onReturn a cart for someone
Carry something heavy for someone
Donate items you don’t need
Learn people’s names and use them
Be positive and encouraging
Share a good book
Buy someone a small gift, just because
Leave encouraging notes around town
Donate school supplies
Plant flowers for others to enjoy
Be kind to a mom who may be having a hard time
Offer to take care of someone’s animals while they’re not home
Get together with neighbors for a cookout
Donate blankets to a shelter
Help a mom with her stroller
Ask “How can I help” when you see someone struggling
Pick up litter
Say “please” and “thank you”
Give a hug (Or fist bump, elbow bump, air high-five, etc.)
Bring in muffins for the teachers at school
Leave coins at the laundromat
Give a gift to someone who needs it
Plant a tree
Buy a cold drink for someone on a hot day
Leave a kind note or drawing on someone’s car
Introduce yourself
Share your skills and talents
Introduce friends you think will get alongDo a load of laundry for a new mom or someone who is sick
Write a thank-you note for your server
Give directions to someone who is lost
Befriend someone who is lonely
Lend a helping hand, whatever it may be
Share an inspiring story
Leave your extra change at the cash register
Help someone do a chore
Do a chore for a sibling without them knowing
Prepare a craft as a gift to show someone gratitude
Set up a bird feeder
Mail a postcard (or some drawings) to a friend or relative
Donate food to the food pantry
Leave a nice note in a library book for another child to find
Make your friends & family laugh today
Prepare a snack basket for the local fire department
Leave water & snacks for your delivery driver or mail carrier
Prepare a homemade gift for a friend or neighbor
Pray for someone who needs a friend
Do a secret act of kindness for someone
Create a “birthday box” for kids who can’t afford to celebrate (Deliver to the New Life Food Pantry)
Pack a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child (in the Fall) www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
Make bookmarks or doorknob hangers with a picture and kind words to give to people
Sponsor a child from around the world through an organization like World Vision. You will be able to write to your child and pray for them regularly. https://www.worldvision.org/sponsor-a-child
Assemble simple craft kits and give them to a local children’s hospital
Make and deliver thank-you notes and pictures for hospital workers
Gather loose change in a leftover baby bottle for Lifeline Pregnancy Center https://www.lifelinepregnancycenter.org/
Rake leaves or sweep the sidewalk for a neighbor, especially one that you know is elderly
Tell your friends or family how important they are to you and why
Write letters or draw pictures to troops stationed overseas https://amillionthanks.org/
Leave a generous tip with an encouraging Bible verse about joy
Adopt a local military mom whose husband is overseas
Donate outgrown children’s & teen’s clothes to Children’s Resource Network (click on Contact Us for drop off locations) www.childrensresourcenetwork.org/
Cut coupons and leave them on the shelf at the grocery store next to the product
Let the person in line behind you go first
Volunteer at a local animal shelter to walk dogs, clean cages, or just play with the animals
While at a restaurant, anonymously pay for the food for the family at another table
Plan a neighborhood food drive for the Food Pantry
