100+ Acts of Kindness You Can Teach Your Kids

Published October 4, 2022

There’s a famous saying that goes: train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Indeed, a child’s formative years play a big role in how they behave as adults. At this age, they are like sponges. They absorb everything that adults around them do. The things you teach your child today will stay with them until their later years.

That’s why if you want your kid to grow up to be a kind and warm-hearted person, you need to teach them as early as now. To help you out, we’ve listed down some of the random acts of kindness for kids to learn.

Acts of Kindness for Kids at Home

1. Feed stray cats and dogs.
2. Make your own bed.
3. Throw your trash in the proper garbage bin.
4. Make someone else’s bed.
5. Clean up toys without being asked.
6. Feed the birds.
7. Plant something.
8. Don’t waste food.
9. Take out the trash without being asked.
10. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.
11. Help around the house without being asked to.
12. Clear up a mess you didn’t make.
13. Pick up litter from the ground and put it in the trash bin.
14. Help sweep the yard without being asked.
15. Leave food and water outside for the birds.
16. Set up or clear up the dining table without being asked.
17. Put your shoes and coat in the right place after school rather than dumping them on the floor.
18. Watch over your younger brothers and sisters if your parents have something important to do.
19. Clean your room without being told.
20. Help make dinner
21. Turn off the lights when not in use.
22. Help shovel the snow or rake the leaves.
23. Listen to your parents.
24. Play with your younger siblings.
25. Feed your pet and clean their cage/s without being asked.
26. Help your sibling with their chores.
27. Help put away empty dishes.

Acts of Kindness Ideas for Kids at School

1. Let someone get ahead in line.
2. Return books to the library.
3. Recycle paper after drawing.
4. Return what you borrowed.
5. Sit next to someone you normally don’t at the lunch table.
6. Share your food with a hungry kid.
7. Bring flowers to your teacher.
8. Tell your teacher when someone is being bullied.
9. Write thank-you notes to your parents and teachers.
10. Help a classmate who has a hard time with their classwork.
11. Use your pocket money to buy food for your classmate who can’t afford lunch.
12. Share your paper and other school supplies with your classmates.
13. Donate your old school uniform to a schoolmate in need.
14. Offer to play with someone nobody wants to play with.
15. Teach younger kids.
16. Share the game equipment you’re playing with, even if you had it first.
17. Offer to hand out the fruit and milk at snack time in school.
18. Show the new kids around your school.
19. Buy ice cream for a kid who can’t afford them.
20. Pack extra lunch or snacks for your classmate who hasn’t got any.
21. Clear your table after having lunch at the school cafeteria.
22. Help the teacher put up chairs.
23. Help the teacher clean the chalkboard.
24. Give up a bus seat for a disabled schoolmate.
25. Make a get-well card for a sick classmate or teacher.
26. Volunteer to hand out assignments.

Acts of Kindness for Friends

1. Compliment a friend.
2. Send a postcard to a friend.
3. Share a toy with a friend.
4. Offer to help an elderly friend or neighbor.
5. Make a get-well card for someone.
6. Make a homemade gift for someone.
7. Visit a sick friend or relative.
8. Send a get-well card to a sick family member, friend, or neighbor.
9. Lend your books to your friends.
10. Give high fives to a friend.
11. Share a snack with a friend.
12. Help a friend with an assignment or project.
13. Surprise a friend on their birthday.
14. Make a friend laugh.
15. Cheer for a friend.