30 Ideas for 30 Days of Kindness

For the past few years I have felt the need to recharge and really focus on kindness this time of year. With World Kindness Day falling on November 13, November just seems to be the perfect month for this focus.

Children learn by observing adults, even when those adults aren’t intentionally trying to teach them anything. This month I am challenging myself to be more intentional in spreading kindness in hopes that my children will learn and follow my lead.

Celebrate World Kindness Day on November 13 by completing 1 random act of kindness.

Help the Pelotonia Team by creating holiday cards for cancer patients. Each card will be delivered to cancer patients at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center on December 13th.

Put together snack packs for the Ronald McDonald House. Your gift of an on-the-go snack pack allows families to stay close to their hospitalized child without having to leave their child’s side for meals or snacks.

Build your library with books that promote kindness. Check out this list from The Imagination Tree for inspiration.

Compliment someone out of the blue.

Collect canned food and donate to a Little Free Pantry in your community.

Paint Kindness Rocks and scatter them throughout the community.

Participate in the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Empty Bowls project. As part of an international fight against hunger, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department invites you to purchase a bowl of soup to support the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

Write a Thank You note or paint a picture for the mailman.

Sign up for an event with Seeds of Caring. An organization that provides meaningful opportunities for kids to engage in service, social action, and community-building.

Put together blessing bags to store in your car. Have you ever driven past a person in need and wondered what you could do to help? Keep one or two of these in your car to have on hand! The best part is, your children can be involved in creating the bags and will most likely be present when handing them out as well.

Leave a happy note or picture in a library book.

Send a postcard to a friend just because.

Sign up for the Holiday Wish Program and provide a child under the care of Franklin County Children Services to request a special toy or gift.

Hold the door for a stranger.

Bake Cookies for the local fire department/police department as a “Thank You” for their service.

Conduct a book drive Books for Bedtime an organization dedicated “to give as many books as possible, to as many children as possible, in as many places as possible.”

Help spread the joy and power of sharing books by donating to a Little Free Library.

Write inspirational sidewalk messages around the neighborhood.