Last night we celebrated a friend’s 35th birthday.
In celebration, we completed thirty-five acts of kindness.
Here’s what we did:
1. Write a thank you note to someone for special reason
2. Leave money in someone’s pocket for them to find later
3. Drop off clothes at a donation bin
4. Leave coins on a horse ride at the grocery store
5. Give sand toys to another family on vacation
6. Hold the door open for someone
7. Say Please and Thank you to the wait staff
8. Donate a bag of clothes to the needy
9. Leave a giftcard at a bus stop
10. Put a giftcard on someone’s car
11. Give a cake to the birthday girl
12. Leave nice comments on someone’s facebook photos or status
13. Say “Hi” to a stranger
14. Drop a bunch of pennies on the streets for people to find!
15. Leave a generous tip to our waiter/waitress
16. Leave a book at a coffee shop for others to have
17. Send a nice text message out of the blue to someone
18. Send a nice text message out of the blue to someone
19. Send a nice text message out of the blue to someone
20. Send a nice text message out of the blue to someone
21. Send a nice text message out of the blue to someone
22. Write a secret note for someone in your house to hide for them to find to brighten their day.
23. Tape a free car wash to someone’s car
24. Post a “Give A Compliment” sign in town
25. Offer some dessert (rainbow cake) to a homeless person (the first person we approached was diabetic and passed on the offering!)
26. Give a lottery ticket to a stranger
27. Post a “Take One” sign somewhere in town
28. Leave a scratch off lottery ticket on a car
29. Give a lottery ticket to a waiter
30. Buy hot cocoa and give to the Salvation Army workers
31. Place a positive quote somewhere for others to see
32. Place a positive quote somewhere for others to see
33. Place a positive quote somewhere for others to see
34. Say yes to filling in for someone at Sunday school
35. Pick up 5 pieces of trash