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August 14, 2015

Easiest Random Act of Kindness Ever

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Doing random acts of kindness with your family can get kind of addicting. It’s not only a great way to teach kids about empathy and service it’s also an immediate mood booster that can help turn a day around, especially when it’s easy to do. And better yet this simple act of kindness can be done for just pennies–it really  is the easiest random act of kindness ever!

Easiest Random Act of Kindness Ever! You're kids will have so much fun with this one!

Our inspiration for this kindness act was an old saying, “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day you’ll have good luck!” Remember that one? Well, we decided to surprise some strangers with some heads up pennies for luck.

Easy Act of Kindness 

The only supply you need for this easy act of kindness are some pennies, even just one will do! We have a bunch in the change holder in our mini-van that we never end up need for anything else so we just use those.

All you need to do is leave a heads-side up penny on a sidewalk, parking lot, walking path, etc. That’s it! Totally simple. In fact it’s so simple this is one of those posts I almost didn’t even write.

How to use a penny to teach kids about kindness!

But we have so much fun doing it. And the other day when they were getting a little cranky in the back seat I announced that when we stopped we were going to do some penny acts of kindness the entire mood of the car changed. Instead of feeling frustrated they began to focus on where the best place to leave their penny would be.

Just like that a simple penny turned around our day even though we were the ones giving it away. So I’m sharing it because when something like a penny has that kind of power you just can’t keep it to yourself!

Oh, one more thing. My kids don’t just leave the penny heads up. They toss it in the air and see how it lands…and every single time it’s been heads up so far!

Love this! How a penny can teach kids about kindness. This has to be the easiest act of kindness ever!

If you are interested in doing even more acts of kindness with your kids or class be sure to check out all of my acts of kindness posts!

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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  1. Denise fitzgerald says

    August 14, 2015 at 9:44 am

    I would like to receive Megan Sheakoski’s newsletter. She’s such an inspiration to everyone. Her ideas in which to bring a positive environment to children and whomever they touch is so paramount in today’s world.

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      August 15, 2015 at 11:41 am

      Hi Denise! You are so sweet! Thank you for your kind words! You can sign up for the newsletter here: https://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/subscribe/? Have a great day!

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  2. mary Banks says

    October 30, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    would love the newsletter! Also, will there be a Random Acts of Kindness for Christmas?

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      November 1, 2015 at 5:03 pm

      Yes! My goal is to have a new RACK calendar out for 2015 in week or two!

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  3. Bea Wigington says

    November 28, 2015 at 2:05 am

    Would like the newsletter

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      November 28, 2015 at 11:34 am

      Great! Just go here and enter your info! https://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/subscribe/?

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  4. Aimee says

    May 29, 2017 at 6:57 am

    Oh this is lovely. What a fun way to teach acts of kindness to kids. And the fact that they’re happy to do it, makes it even better. ❤️️❤️️❤️️

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