If you didn’t know, yesterday was Random Acts of Kindness Day. I spent the day lounging about the house being kind to myself. After a twelve-day work week and a busy Valentine weekend, I deserved it!

I’ve seen a lot of posts about this being Random Acts of Kindness Week, so I thought I’d put together some ideas of how you can celebrate it. In my classroom we have a poster that my students can earn a sticker for if they are caught doing an act of kindness. Our goal is one hundred acts. Like a lot of things we do in school, they asked if they get rewarded when they reach one hundred. I said, “Yes! You get the reward of knowing you did one hundred kind things!”

They weren’t thrilled about that answer, but I digress.

In our SkirtSports group we’ve had a ton of ladies sharing ambassador gear and all kinds of fun stuff. I love that sometimes our go-to is free things, but I also feel like there’s so much more we can do.

• Take out someone’s trash/Bring in trashcans.
• Mow someone’s lawn.
• Return your/other’s shopping cart.
• Compliment someone you don’t usually talk to.
• Smile at a stranger.
• Open/hold the door for someone.
• Pay for someone’s coffee.
• Text a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while.
• Write a note for a coworker.
• Clean up a mess you didn’t make.
• Donate to a charity.
• Go for a run with a friend.

There are just a few things I can think of that will be sure to brighten someone else’s day.

What can you do this week to make someone smile?