While you’re putting together your list of fun things to do with the kids this summer, why not incorporate doing something kind for others? Kids love helping out and it is one of the most rewarding activities you can do with them. It’s a great way to bond as a family and teach kids about compassion and community service. Here are 25 random acts of kindness for kids that you and your family can do together this summer.
- Offer to help carry in the groceries.
- Let someone ahead of you in line at a summer event or attraction.
- Make someone else’s bed.
- Tell your brother or sister how much you love them.
- Leave water bottles for the mail or garbage people.
- Make a card for someone and mail it.
- Pick up trash around a local attraction like the zoo, amusement park, etc.
- Hold doors open for people.
- Return a shopping cart for someone.
- Offer to pet sit for people when they’re on vacation.
- Offer to wash a neighbor’s car.
- Have a lemonade stand and donate the profits to a local charity.
- Make a “Birthday Party Pack” and donate it to a local food pantry.
- Hand out popsicles on a hot day.
- Donate books to Children and Families of Iowa.
- Invite another family over for dinner.
- Leave a few bottles of bubbles at a local park.
- Donate craft supplies to Youth Emergency Shelter and Services of Iowa.
- Share your garden or farmers’ market bounty with another family.
- Give someone a compliment.
- Teach a friend something new.
- Donate baby supplies to Recognized Radical Advocates for Children.
- Water plants for friends and neighbors while they’re away.
- Leave a used book at a Little Library.
- Say hello and smile at everybody.
Download PDF: 25 Summer Acts of Kindness
How will your kiddos practice kindness this summer?
