Over 150 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas

/ Ripple of Hope Movement

Hello Friends,

I am so excited that Ripple of Hope Movement is officially launched! To help you get started on your random acts of kindness as apart of Ripple of Hope Movement here are over 150 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas. They are broken down into a couple different categories. From completely free to higher cost options to low effort to a lot of effort there is a random act of kindness on this list for everyone!

FREE – In the Community

  1. Hold the door for someone
  2. Offer to help someone with their groceries
  3. Pick up litter
  4. Give a stranger a compliment
  5. Let someone go in front of you in line
  6. Leave encouraging letters on peoples cars
  7. Mow a neighbours lawn
  8. Walk a neighbour’s dog
  9. Give someone directions
  10. Show someone around who is new in town
  11. Babysit for free
  12. Help someone safely cross the street
  13. Water a neighbours lawn
  14. Take a photo for a family or couple
  15. Wash someone’s car
  16. Hold the elevator for someone
  17. Write and leave a kind message on a napkin
  18. Offer to put back someone’s shopping cart for them
  19. Help someone with a flat tire
  20. Leave an encouraging sticky note in a public place
  21. Write an encouraging note and tuck it into a library book
  22. Walk someone without an umbrella to their car in the rain with yours
  23. Invite someone new to sit with you at lunch
  24. Help clean up a spill
  25. Let someone merge in traffic
  26. Tell someone you know that you are proud of them
  27. Tell someone you know why you are grateful for them
  28. Make a friend laugh who is having a hard day
  29. Chat to the cashier as they are cashing you out
  30. Actively listen and be there for someone who needs to vent
  31. Give up your seat for an elderly, disabled or pregnant person
  32. Help someone pushing a stroller down the stairs or hold the door for them
  33. Smile and say hello to people you pass
  34. Return a lost item to its owner or turn it in
  35. Offer to fill up a friend’s water bottle
  36. Bring an astray shopping cart back to its rightful place
  37. Tell someone how cute their dog is as you pass them
  38. Tell a server’s manager they are doing a great job
  39. Let a pedestrian cross in front of your car
  40. Let someone take your parking spot

FREE – From Home

  1. Write soldiers letters
  2. Make dinner for a neighbour, friend or family in need
  3. Prepare a meal for your family
  4. Send/Give a heartfelt letter to a friend
  5. Do someone else’s dishes
  6. Bring a family member breakfast in bed
  7. Clean your siblings room 
  8. Pack or make lunch for someone at home
  9. Do a sibling’s chores
  10. Let someone else pick what to watch
  11. Make a list of things you love about someone and give it to them
  12. Use sidewalk chalk to write positive messages
  13. Call a grandparent just to say hi
  14. Leave a kind note in your parents work bag
  15. Pack in a sweet note in your child’s lunch
  16. Tell your parents how much you love and appreciate them
  17. Take a reusable water bottle to work instead of using a plastic one
  18. Go for a walk with a friend or neighbour
  19. Spend extra time playing with your pet
  20. Give someone you love a just because hug
  21. Refill the water pitcher
  22. Call a friend during their break/drive
  23. Unload the dishwasher without having to be asked
  24. Help someone choose what to wear
  25. Loan someone a piece of clothing

PAID – In the community

  1. Add coins into someones parking meter
  2. Buy flowers and hand them out on the street
  3. Buy a movie ticket for the person behind you in line
  4. Pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant
  5. Pay for a strangers library fees
  6. Bring snacks into work/school just because
  7. Give someone a gift card that you won’t use
  8. Leave a waiter a generous tip
  9. Pay for someone’s dry cleaning
  10. Pay for someone’s morning coffee
  11. Bring a co-worker coffee
  12. Pay for someone’s bus or cab fare
  13. Pay for someone’s gas
  14. Leave coins on a wishing fountain
  15. Leave change on a vending machine
  16. Leave a five dollar bill in a library book
  17. Buy groceries for the person behind you
  18. Send flowers to a friend just because
  19. Pop into a coffee shop and pay for a coffee and ask them to give it to someone who comes in later
  20. Lend someone change
  21. Pay a road toll for someone behind you

DONATIONS

  1. Donate toys to an orphanage
  2. Participate in a fundraiser
  3. Donate your allowance/your tips from one shift/a portion of your income to charity
  4. Donate old clothes
  5. Collect and donate your pop tabs
  6. Send colouring books to sick kids at a hospital
  7. Cut and donate your hair
  8. Donate food to a food drive
  9. Add a book to a little library
  10. Make and send a care package to someone in need

GIVING

  1. Give a teacher a gift as a sign of appreciation
  2. Plant a tree
  3. Give out cold drinks on a hot day
  4. Plant/leave flowers at a strangers grave site
  5. Send a care package to a soldier overseas
  6. Bring your friend lunch at work
  7. Give someone your pen
  8. Lend a book or movie to a friend
  9. Give a friend or a co-worker a ride home
  10. Make someone a homemade blanket
  11. Feed the birds in the park (proper bird food)
  12. Give an umbrella to a stranger
  13. Write a thank you letter to a coach or teacher
  14. Give snacks or a thank you letter to a mail carrier
  15. Bake your friend their favourite dessert
  16. Make bread for a neighbour
  17. Bake cookies and bring them to your friends
  18. Donate blood
  19. Donate used books to a library
  20. Make hand made book marks and add them to books at your local library
  21. Send a loved one a post card while travelling
  22. Recycle a bottle
  23. Make a cup of tea for a friend or neighbour
  24. Bring a friend who is struggling ice cream
  25. Bring candy or thank you notes for flight attendants

VOLUNTEER

  1. Help out at a homeless shelter
  2. Read to kids at a library 
  3. Plan a surprise party for someone
  4. Volunteer to do chores at a farm
  5. Mentor someone for free
  6. Tutor someone for free
  7. Volunteer at an animal shelter
  8. Donate pet food to an animal shelter
  9. Volunteer to work over time at your job
  10. Visit a nursing home
  11. Offer to pick up groceries for a friend or neighbour
  12. Offer to sew the hole in your cousins favourite sweater 
  13. Offer to help someone clean

VIRTUAL

  1. Check in on an old friend over text
  2. Leave an encouraging message/voice note for a friend
  3. Leave a kind and positive comment on someone’s post
  4. Leave a positive review for a small business
  5. Buy a teacher an item off of their amazon wishlist
  6. Send a virtual gift card or e-transfer to cover a friends coffee, drink or lunch
  7. Send an encouraging email to a colleague
  8. Share your favourite recipe with a friend
  9. Send someone something sweet that made you think of them
  10. Send someone a good morning text
  11. Remind your friends and family you love them with a simple text or call
  12. Send a cute animal picture or funny meme to a friend
  13. Send an inspirational quote to a friend
  14. Send a good article to a family member
  15. Send a reminder to a friend to drink water
  16. Make a spotify playlist for a friend
  17. Give someone who is struggling financially your streaming login 
  18. Kindly help your friend stay accountable and committed to one of their goals
  19. Send a book, show or movie recommendation to someone
  20. Share a positive review of a book or product you really enjoy on social media
  21. Leave a comment on an article you enjoyed or a recipe you liked
  22. Help someone out of a tough situation in a video game without expecting anything in return
  23. Send a card to someone who needs a pick me up
  24. Fill up a customer service survey after someone has helped you out

Until Next Week My Friends

P.S. I’m proud of you 😉

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