Happy December 1st, Friends! I’m so excited to bring back the Ripple of Hope Movement with 25 Days of Kindmas! As the holidays draw nearer, I find myself reflecting on the true meaning of the season. The holidays are my favourite time of year, but the older I get, the more aware I am that this season can be tough for so many.
For lots of people, the holidays bring up heavy feelings of struggle, grief, and loneliness. Because of this, I find myself looking for ways to make this time of year easier, brighter, and better for others. This is what inspired my 25 Days of Kindmas Campaign!
Now more than ever, we need to put kindness out into the world to help foster community, offer support, and build hope for those who need it most. With that in mind, let’s get into the 25 Days of Kindmas!
Each day of December leading up to Christmas, I will be posting a kindness challenge on my Instagram with two options (one that is low-cost and one that is more resource-based). I will also be vlogging my acts of kindness on TikTok! So make sure to follow me there to join in on the challenge and see what kindness I get up to!
If you want to create your own 25 Days of Kindmas, here are 30 low-cost and 30 resource-based random acts of kindness ideas that you can mix and match into your own Kindmas advent calendar!
Low Cost
- Help a friend decorate
- Compliment a couple of strangers you pass throughout the day.
- Send Christmas cards to people in retirement homes.
- Collect and return shopping carts.
- Leave positive reviews for small businesses.
- Write a note to a neighbour to tell them you love their decorations.
- Offer to take a photo for a family.
- Help someone with their gift wrapping.
- Offer to house-sit or pet-sit while a friend or neighbour is out of town.
- Shovel a neighbour’s way.
- Volunteer your time to a local non-profit.
- Donate holiday decor you no longer use.
- Hold the door for strangers.
- Call or write to a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while
- Go through your closet and donate clothes you no longer wear
- Help someone put their groceries in their car.
- Do a chore for a roommate or family member.
- Check in on a loved one you know may be struggling right now.
- Let someone go ahead of you in line.
- Send Christmas cards to soldiers overseas.
- Leave a thank-you note out for a delivery person.
- Go Christmas Carolling.
- Give up your parking spot for the person behind you when it is busy.
- Offer to babysit for free.
- Set the table for dinner without being asked.
- Be a good listener for a struggling friend.
- Take a family member or friend to go look at Christmas lights.
- Offer to drive a co-worker or teammate home when the weather is bad.
- Call a family member or friend just to say hi.
- Make a homemade card or gift for a loved one.
Resource Based
- Buy the order behind you in the drive-thru.
- Do an angel tree.
- Give new toys to a family in need.
- Surprise a loved one with a festive treat.
- Buy grocery store gift cards and slip them into strangers’ baskets or carts.
- Give out handwarmers on a cold day.
- Leave dollars in the toy section of the dollar store.
- Bake cookies for neighbours or friends.
- Buy food to donate to the food bank.
- Leave festive books in a local little library.
- Donate warm clothes to a shelter.
- Take hot chocolate and cookies to first responders.
- Leave a gas card at a gas pump.
- Pre-pay for a drink that the barista can give to someone later that day at the cafe.
- Donate pet food.
- Give gift cards to the homeless.
- Put some spare change in the Salvation Army bucket.
- Give candy canes to cashiers.
- Send flowers to someone who is missing someone or grieving this holiday season.
- Create care packages for the homeless.
- Take hot chocolate to Salvation Army Volunteers.
- Support a local business by doing some holiday shopping there.
- Bring a dish or dessert to a holiday party/event.
- Donate to a charity that is close to your heart.
- Bring treats to work/school.
- Create holiday self-care packages for your loved ones.
- Cook dinner for a loved one just because.
- Start a fundraiser.
- Host a movie night for friends and family to gather.
- Take a loved one out for dinner or coffee.
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Until Next Week, My Friends! Lots more holiday content to come!
P.S. I’m proud of you 😉