35 Random Acts of Kindness

35 Random Acts of Kindness

I love Christmas!! Time we spend with family, traditions, the lights, the smells, and the magic of the season. As a mom, you all know, we are trying to make sure it’s the best Christmas ever, for our families and we get a little stress by all the things we need to get done. Sometimes it feels like were rushing around so much that we don’t have time to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas!

Every year, I try to take a few minutes a day to find things that will help my family focus on the Christmas spirit. Last year, we did a list of random acts of kindness. The great thing about this, is that it doesn’t take a lot of time to do one a day but boy, does it put a smile on your face for the rest of the day!

You could have a family meeting and come up with your own list or if your family is like mine (a little competitive) you could see who could do the most by Christmas! Trust me, this will make it the BEST Christmas ever!!!!!!
Here is a few suggestions that get you started.

35 Random Acts of Kindness

1. 12 Days of Christmas for a neighbor or a family member- your kids will love this because they get to be sneaky, while leaving the gift!
2.  Sub for Santa
3. Give your kids old clothes to someone that could use them.
4. Shovel someone’s walk
5. Leave a treat on someone’s porch. It could be on a random porch!
6. Leave a BIG tip! We always order pizza on Christmas eve and we give the delivery person a large tip. It’s really fun!
7. Go caroling! Music makes everyone happy!
8. Scrape someone’s car windows
9. Donate to the Food bank
10. Hand out hats and gloves to the homeless
11. Pay a strangers bill through the drive thru
12. Leave a thank you note for your mailman
13. Carry someone’s bags to their car
14. Let someone go in front of you in the grocery line
15. Donate your old books to a children’s program
16. Send flowers to someone
17. Do a secret act to a family member
18. Buy a young mom a gallon of milk, bread or a bottle of peanut butter
19. Leave extra quarters at the Laundromat
20. Donate stuffed animals to the police station
21. Tie a quilt and donate it to a hospital
22. Take some new parents a date night kit (movie rental, popcorn, soda, candy)
23. Hand out candy canes
24. Give the crossing guard hot chocolate
25. Donate blood
26. Volunteer
27. Put your change into the Ronald McDonald box at McDonalds
28. Put hearts on someone’s door with words that describe what makes them special!
29. Surprise someone with a goodie!
30. Send a sunshine box to someone that isn’t feeling well (tissues, cough drops, 7-up, magazine).
31. Hide notes around the library to make someone smile.
32. Visit a Elderly care center and talk to the them.
33. Tell your family that you love them.
34. Compliment a stranger
35. Return a shopping cart for someone else.

35 Random Acts of Kindness