40 Acts of Kindness

  1. Blessing bags for the homeless.
  2. Give out bubbles to the kids you see throughout the day.
  3. Pay for the coffee of the person behind you at Starbucks.
  4. Offer to return a shopping cart to the store for someone loading a car.
  5. Bring store bought dessert for a police station.
  6. Donate stuffed animals to a fire station.
  7. Donate treats to an animal shelter.
  8. Be a designated driver.
  9. Surprise someone with flowers.
  10. Thank my mail carrier.
  11. Baby sit for a mom.
  12. Write to a teacher who has changed your life.
  13. Bake someone cupcakes.
  14. Tape popcorn to a redbox for someone’s movie night.
  15. Donate a coloring book and crayons to the pediatric department of a hospital.
  16. Put quarters in the toy vending machines at Toys R Us.
  17. Leave diapers and wipes in a public bathroom.
  18. Post a motivational quote on a public bathroom mirror.
  19. Write a note to management about someone that treated you well.
  20. Send a friend a funny e-card.
  21. Pack a box of food for a food bank.
  22. Write a card to your parents.
  23. Serve food at a soup kitchen.
  24. Hide dollar bills in the toy section at the Dollar Tree.
  25. Place a pile of change by a fountain with a note about making a wish.
  26. Buy carousel rides for the kids in line.
  27. Send a sunshine box for someone that is sick.
  28. Surprise someone with dessert.
  29. Take parents a date night kit.
  30. Take a package to someone going through chemo.
  31. Add money to someone’s meter that is almost expiring.
  32. Let someone go ahead of you in line.
  33. Thank a soldier for their service.
  34. Be a mentor.
  35. Make a generosity kit and give it to someone that is stressed.
  36. Donate clothes to charity.
  37. Drop off donuts to an office.
  38. Leave detergent at a laundromat.
  39. Buy $1 scratch off tickets and pass them out to people.
  40. Leave a gift for the server after a meal in addition to the tip.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Linh! I heard you sing at church last Wednesday. I think this list is awesome, I've done quite a few of these. If you decide on the police station one, let me know. I think that one would be kind of fun. ~Pat G.

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    1. Hey Patrick! Thanks for the kind words, I'm definitely going to be doing all of them at some point over the next 40 days and you're more than welcome to join!

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