Christmas Random Acts of Kindness

A great way to give back this year is by doing simple random acts of kindness this Christmas season. Bringing joy to others will not only help others, but bring you joy as well. Here’s a list of ideas to brighten someone’s day.

1. Smile at Everyone
2. Compliment a Stranger
3. Write a Letter to Someone you won’t see this Christmas
4. Let someone ahead of you in line.
5. Offer to take someone’s picture
6. Send a thank you note to someone your grateful for
7. Give Blood
8. Thank a Police Officer
9. Donate Canned Food for a Food Drive
10. Sing Christmas Carols at a local nursing home
11. Pick up litter around the neighborhood
12. Donate towels/ blankets to an Animal Shelter
13. Write a Thank You Note to your Trash Collector
14. Bring Donuts for Coworkers
15. Pay for the Person behind you in the Drive Thru Line
16. Hand out Candy Canes to kids at the Mall.
17. Tip your Server EXTRA
18. Babysit for a new mom so she can go Christmas shopping
19. Add Change to the Salvation Army Bucket
20. Leave a treat for the mailman
21. Volunteer at a Food Bank
22. ELF a Neighbor
23. Make Christmas Cards for residents at a Nursing Home
24. Help someone load groceries
25. Fill a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child
26. Send a Thank You Note to someone you are grateful for
27. Give a Teacher a gift card for school supplies
28. Grab coffee for the school crossing guards
29. Donate coloring books and crayons to a local children’s hospital
30. Pick an Angel from the Angel Tree
31. Make soup for someone sick
32. Leave a Positive Review for a local business online
33. Do a chore your spouse dislikes
34. Email a Soldier
35. Call your parents just to say “Hi”
36. Donate to Toys for Tots
37. Pick up someone’s tab at a restaurant
38. Offer to shop for the elderly
39. Leave change on a snack vending machine
40. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
41. Grab a hot cocoa for the Salvation Army Bell Ringer
42. Drop off flowers at the hospital for someone who needs cheering up
43. Call your Grandparents
44. Drop off treats to your local Fire Station
45. Donate clothes to a charity
46. Make a Care Package for a Soldier
47. Leave a note with a dollar in a library book
48. Hand out balloons to kids at a local Christmas event
49. Wrap gifts for someone on a time crunch
50. Wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas!

Let me know what random acts of kindness you do this Christmas season!