World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th each year, and it’s the perfect reminder of the importance of kindness in our daily lives. A simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day, strengthen positive relationships, and even improve mental health.
Whether it’s saying something nice, helping a neighbor, or giving a thoughtful gift, kindness has a ripple effect that can make the world a better place. Celebrating this international holiday is a wonderful opportunity to teach children about empathy, compassion, and the concept of kindness in a fun way.
What Is World Kindness Day?
World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on November 13th as part of the World Kindness Movement. It’s a day dedicated to promoting good deeds, spreading kind words, and encouraging people everywhere to make the world a better place through simple acts of kindness. From schools and families to workplaces and communities, this international holiday reminds us that kindness is a powerful force that can create a ripple effect of positivity all around us. It’s the perfect time to reflect on the importance of kindness and find fun, meaningful ways to share it in our daily lives.
How to Use Our World Kindness Day Activities
This delightful World Kindness Day printable is filled with 25 different acts of kindness for kids and families to try. You can challenge your children to see how many they can complete in one day, or let them close their eyes and pick one at random.
Another great idea is to spread the activities throughout the week and turn it into a kindness challenge. It’s a fun activity to do together as a family, in classrooms, or with your school community to encourage a culture of kindness. You can also use these kindness ideas to decorate a kindness tree, kindness chain, or classroom bulletin board, or to fill up a kindness jar with each random act of kindness written onto a piece of paper.
No matter how you choose to use it, it’s a great way to share positive messages and remind everyone that even the smallest acts of kindness can have a lasting impact.
World Kindness Day Activities for Kids
Here are the following activities included in our printable, each one a simple way to spread good deeds and kindness:
- Say something nice to a friend
- Let someone else go first
- Hold the door open for someone
- Clean up without being asked
- Video call a family member you haven’t seen in a while
- Take extra treats to school and share them
- Write a nice note for your principal
- Donate food to your local food bank
- Donate toys to a children’s hospital
- Take supplies to an animal shelter
- Donate blankets to those in need
- Make a handmade gift for someone
- Leave a gift for your mail carrier
- Donate to your favorite charity
- Give a hug to someone who needs it
- Help a sibling do their chores
- Candy cane bomb a parking lot
- Help an elderly neighbor decorate
- Make cards to thank emergency service workers
- Bring your teacher their favorite drink
- Donate warm clothes you no longer need
- Bring a hot meal to a homeless person
- Pay it forward at the coffee shop
- Tell someone you love them
- Bake Christmas cookies for a neighbor
These simple gestures are the perfect combination of reflection and action, helping younger students and older students alike understand that kindness doesn’t have to be complicated to make a positive impact, and maybe observe the ripple effect of kindness as people take their thoughtful acts and pay it forward with their own small acts of kindness. Even the smallest act of kindness can make an impact to someone’s day!
Blank Kindness Challenge Printable
We’ve also included a blank version of the World Kindness Day printable so children can come up with their own unique kindness ideas. This is a great way to inspire creativity and thoughtfulness.
Challenge them to brainstorm different acts of kindness they can do for friends, family members, school staff, or their community. They can write their ideas and kindness activities on sticky notes before collecting them all together on the blank printable.
Download the World Kindness Day Printable
Download our free World Kindness Day printable PDF and get started on spreading kindness today. It’s a great option for schools, home learning, or family activities that encourage simple acts of kindness and positive behavior.
Terms of use: Our random acts of kindness printable is free for personal use and classroom use.
Happy World Kindness Day! Whether it’s through a kind word, a helping hand, or a small thoughtful act, every gesture matters. Teaching children to be kind is one of the best ways to build a kinder world and a stronger, more caring community.
We hope you enjoy these delightful world kindness day activities. The best part is that kindness is contagious. Once you start, it spreads quickly!
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If you enjoyed these World Kindness Day activities, be sure to check out more fun printables for kids on our site. We have many other activities that help nurture positive character traits in younger children and older students alike.
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If you enjoyed this World Kindness Day activity, please share this blog post with friends, teachers, or family members so they can join the kindness challenge too. The more people who take part, the bigger the ripple effect of kindness we can create together!
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