samples of acts of random kindness
Look over the following suggestions of these great Acts of Random Kindness (ARK). Then make a list of ten random acts you could perform in your life at home, at school, or in the community at large.
- Leave a small gift at the door of a family suffering severe illness, like cancer.
- Pick out some place or object to improve. Clear out a vacant lot and plant trees and shrubs, straighten a street sign, or re-paint a bus stop.
- Return your shopping cart to the storage area.
- Turn in items to be recycled.
- Write a note to a teacher, thanking him or her for a lesson.
- Select a person in your neighborhood or class who is feeling down. Send that person a greeting card anonymously.
- If you’ve been a jerk (for instance, if you got into a name calling situation and lost control), apologize, even if the other person is wrong.
- Take birdseed in a small pouch and spread it where you see our feather friends congregating.
- Visit an animal shelter and bring some treats for the animals and the staff.
- Do a job (like mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, or shoveling snow) for someone who is having hard times, and surprise him or her by not charging.
- Take another student to the library with you and help him or her get started on a school report.
- Send a letter to someone (like a teacher or coach) who made a difference in your life.
- Let the impatient person behind you go ahead of you in line.
- Bake cookies or another treat, and give them away at school or at work.
- Bring pencils to school and give them away to people who forget to bring one.
- Slip some money into the pocket of a needy friend.
- Buy a movie ticket for the person behind you in line.
- Reverse roles. Do something for others who usually do something for you. Clean up the living room, make breakfast on Sunday, or do the laundry.
