Kindness. I think it’s safe to say that kindness is a quality us moms choose to instill in our children at a young age. As a mom to a 3-year-old, I find myself reminding her to “be kind” and “speak kindly” on a daily basis. Most days I could use some of the same reminders. May today serve as a gentle reminder for all of us.
Today on National Random Act of Kindness day lets celebrate by spreading some love in hopes that it will create a domino effect in our communities. After all, kindness is contagious. Here are 20 ideas of random acts of kindness you and your family can implement today and every day:
- Compliment a stranger
- Purchase a $5 Starbucks gift card and share it with a fellow mom while shopping
- Deliver a bouquet of flowers to a friend
- Shovel your neighbor’s driveway after a snowfall
- Write a love note and put it in your spouse’s work or lunch bag
- Mail a note of encouragement to a friend
- Pack an extra healthy snack for a co-worker
- Bring in your neighbor’s trash can
- Grab an extra coffee for a co-worker before work
- Write a thank you note to your mail carrier and leave it in your mailbox
- Pick up litter around your neighborhood
- Leave a generous tip for your waiter
- Mow your neighbor’s grass
- Bake some cookies or bread and deliver to a friend or neighbor
- Bring in a couple of carts from the parking lot at the grocery store
- Pay for a coffee for the person behind you in line
- Volunteer at your child’s school
- Make dinner for a new mom
- Help a senior load their groceries
- Be kind to yourself
If you’re looking for more ideas I recommend the journal, One Good Deed a Day. This journal offers good deed suggestions and a way to track all of your kindness. You can purchase the book here. This is a great journal to use as a family as a daily reminder to be kind.
Share your random acts of kindness with us using #BeKindWithMMMB
