Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness

Whitney's First Annual RAOK Day is coming up in ONE WEEK!  If you haven't read what that's all about yet, GO HERE (or click the button below).  Here are some ideas of Random Kindnesses to do in this next week/her birthday.  
 

The possiblities are endless, really.  And your creativity is only limited by how much time you want to spend doing a Random Act of Kindness (RAOK)!  So here are some ideas to get your mind going!  I've split them up into two groups: the Plan Ahead RAOK's and the Truly Random RAOK's.  :)

PLAN AHEAD RAOK's:

1. Make some Valentine cards for a nursing home (or children's hospital) in your area.  (Afterall, Valentine's Day is just 3 days after Whitney's birthday!)  You can usually deliver these to the front desk and they will hand them out to their residents (or patients).

2. Do you crochet?  How about making some simple baby hats to help stop unnecessary infant deaths in countries with high infant mortality rates?!  Check out Caps for Good.  Here's another link that tells you about it.  I just learned how to crochet these caps using their simple pattern and already have about a dozen to send in!  They're quick and easy.  Caps need to be sent in by the 28th of February.  

3. Make a Thank-you note for your mail carrier.  Stick it in the mailbox with a candy bar or something.  

4. Clean out your closet and take your "haven't-worn-in-a-season" clothes to Goodwill.

5. Do the same thing with your kids' toys.

6. Bake some goodies for your neighbors, church secretaries, or other people in your life. 

7. Hand write some snail mail letters to grandparents, aunts or uncles you haven't seen in a while.

 

TRULY RANDOM RAOK's:

1. Return shopping carts to the store.

 2. Give a homeless man your change.

3. Give gloves/scarves to a homeless person.

4. Leave encouraging comments on blogs you read, but don't usually comment on.

5. Pay for someone's Starbuck's behind you.

6. When you go out to dinner, buy an extra $20 gift card, and hand it to someone when you walk out.

7. Leave a baggie of quarters taped to the vending machines in your local hospital.  

 

There are a ton of other things you can do... I hope these get your mind thinking!  The RAOK's don't have to be big or burdernsome... its supposed to be FUN!  And giving back!