Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness
Kindness is powerful. A simple act can brighten someone’s day, open a conversation, and even change a life. That’s why we’re challenging you to take part in Random Acts of Kindness.
We’ve put together 30 simple ways to show love to those around you. Each act is also a chance to share an invite to church—because you never know how God might use your kindness to lead someone closer to Him.
So grab some invite cards, step out in love, and let’s make a difference together! Your small act of kindness could be the first step in someone’s journey toward Jesus.
- Bake fresh cookies and surprise a co-worker or neighbor.
- Give flowers or a small gift basket to brighten someone’s day.
- Pay for the order of the person behind you in the drive-thru.
- Write a heartfelt note of encouragement and leave it on someone’s desk or car.
- Let someone else take the better parking spot—and do it with a smile!
- Leave a snack or drink for your mail carrier or delivery driver.
- Bless a server with an extra-big tip and a note of gratitude.
- Pay for someone’s movie ticket who’s waiting in line behind you.
- Slip a $20 bill to someone you know who is struggling.
- Cover someone’s meal or dessert at a restaurant unexpectedly.
- Drop off homemade treats at the police station, firehouse, or hospital.
- Bring a box of doughnuts to a school or workplace as a surprise.
- Pay for a stranger’s gas at the pump.
- Make a home-cooked meal for a neighbor or co-worker.
- Leave an envelope with a small gift on someone’s windshield with a note.
- Share a gift card for coffee or a local bakery with a kind note.
- Attach a candy bar or coffee gift card to a note and leave it on a co-worker’s desk.
- Start a “pay it forward” chain at a coffee shop by covering the next order.
- Drop off school supplies or classroom essentials to a teacher.
- Pay for someone’s laundry at a laundromat by leaving quarters taped to a kind note.
- Buy a hot drink and deliver it to a teacher or bus driver.
- Leave a generous tip in a tip jar with an encouraging message.
- Deliver essential grocery items to a single parent or widow.
- Offer to babysit for a single parent or a couple who rarely gets a night out.
- Send a Venmo or cash app gift to someone who could use a little extra help.
- Drop off fresh fruit and drinks for nurses or first responders at a hospital.
- Write a thank-you card to a teacher, mentor, or someone who has impacted you.
- Leave sticky notes with uplifting messages in random public places (mirrors, lockers, gas pumps).
- Leave a basket of snacks with a kind note in a hospital waiting room.
- Buy a new devotional or inspirational book for someone.
