Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day- a day to show those you know and love as well as strangers that a small act of kindness can go a long way. 

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Here are our top suggestions on how you can spread the kind vibe today…

  1. Buy a homeless person some food and drink
  2. Walk dogs in your local kennels 
  3. Volunteer at your local food bank 
  4. Invite your neighbour over for dinner 
  5. Donate to your local charity shop 
  6. Send a card to someone ‘just because’ 
  7. Buy a stranger a drink at your local coffee shop 
  8. Donate books you’ve read to your local library 
  9. Donate any unwanted towels to your local animal shelter 
  10. Donate old eyeglasses to your local opticians 
  11. Donate unwanted food to your local food bank 
  12. Hold the door open for someone 
  13. Give your server a generous tip
  14. Give any spare change in your purse or wallet to a charity 
  15. Donate to a charity that is advertised on TV 
  16. Adopt a pet 
  17. Pick up something that someone has dropped
  18. Donate your child’s old toys to your local children’s centre 
  19. Give a stranger a compliment
  20. Offer to be the designated driver 
  21. Take treats into your office to share with your co-workers 
  22. Sell items on eBay and donate the proceeds
  23. Hold the elevator for someone 
  24. Give up your seat for a senior citizen or pregnant lady 
  25. Buy extra groceries and leave them in the food bank drop off point at your local supermarket 
  26. Plant a tree
  27. Treat your mail person when they deliver your mail 
  28. Pay for someone’s lunch 
  29. Hold a car boot sale and donate the proceeds 
  30. Volunteer at your local homeless shelter 
  31. Walk a neighbour’s dog 
  32. Call someone you’ve not spoken to in a while just to say ‘hi’
  33. Pick up litter at your local park  
  34. Feed the wild birds in your garden 
  35. Sponsor a child
  36. Let someone go ahead of you in a queue 
  37. Write a positive review for an author whose book you enjoyed 
  38. Compliment a member of staff to their manager 
  39. Buy a lottery ticket for someone else 
  40. Praise a child to their parent 
  41. Babysit for a new parent 
  42. Pay for someone else’s parking 
  43. Pay for someone else’s meal at a restaurant 
  44. Pass on an inspirational book to someone who will benefit from the words 
  45.  Compliment a co-worker to your boss 
  46. Leave a positive comment on someone’s picture on social media 
  47. Teach someone a new skill 
  48. Sell something on Facebook Marketplace and donate the proceeds 
  49. Feed the ducks at your local park 
  50. Give a homeless person some warm clothes 
  51. Donate your old DVDs to your local nursing home 
  52. Leave positive feedback on a local business’ social media page 
  53. Donate bedding to your local homeless shelter 
  54. Offer to carry someone's shopping to their car 
  55. Bake a cake and give it away
  56. Make extra food and invite others to share it 
  57. Pay for someone else's petrol at the station 
  58. Pay for someone else's postage at the post office 
  59. Put your neighbour's bins out and bring them back after collection 
  60. Send someone a picture that will make them smile 
  61. Give something that has value to someone for free 
  62. Buy someone else's breakfast 
  63. Pick up someone's prescription for them 
  64. Do some gardening for someone 
  65. Do someone's grocery shopping for them 
  66. Take something to the tip for someone 
  67. Leave a positive review on eBay 
  68. Leave money by a vending machine to treat a stranger 
  69. Pick up litter on the beach 
  70. Buy someone's movie tickets 
  71. De-ice someone's car 
  72. Buy someone else's ice cream at the van 
  73. Write a kind letter and send it
  74. Give someone breakfast in bed 
  75. Deliver and pick up someone's dry cleaning 
  76. Pay for someone else's bus fare
  77. Pay for someone else's taxi fare 
  78. Offer your packet of tissues to someone who has a cold 
  79. Pay for someone else's drinks at the bar 
  80. Pick up your co-worker and drive them to the office 
  81. Pay for someone else's train ticket 
  82. Volunteer at your local charity shop 
  83. Drive someone to the post office to pick up a package they've missed 
  84. Pick up a friend or family member's child from school and drop them off at home 
  85. Offer to take someone to the hospital to save on the taxi fare 
  86. Listen to someone going through a hard time 
  87. Volunteer at The Samaritans 
  88. Give a journal to someone who needs to write down their feelings 
  89. Clean someone else's house 
  90. Remove the weeds from someone's driveway 
  91. Look after a pet while their owner is away 
  92. Pay for someone else's items at your local corner shop 
  93. Look after your neighbour's house while they are on holiday 
  94. Post a positive message on social media 
  95. Praise your boss to their boss 
  96. Offer to do a top up shop for someone 
  97. Praise a writer for an article they have written 
  98. Compliment a co-worker on their appearance 
  99. Tell a family member or friend how much you love them 
  100. Say 'hi' to a stranger in the street