The world is about to get a whole lot kinder because today is the first day of the 100 Acts of Kindness Project! Starting today we’re challenging you (your kids, your class, your friends, your group) to complete 100 acts of kindness by Valentine’s Day. And we’re kicking things off with a secret kindness challenge!
Kids love to do secret acts of kindness–the stealthy do-good nature of these types of kindness acts is very superhero-ish and very appealing. We always say we feel like kindness ninjas when we try to do something like leave change on a vending machine before anyone sees us!
Secret Act of Kindness Challenge
Our Week #1 Kindness Challenge is to surprise a stranger with kindness!
Our secret act of kindness was to hide money in the Dollar Store for strangers to find.
We printed a bunch of the free printable RAK’d cards and stapled them to bags filled with a dollar and a dime.
Then with all our supplies ready we headed to our local dollar store to surprise some strangers! The kids decided to hide them in the toy section, the candy section and the Valentine’s Day section.
The store was busy when we got there but we were still able to hide them all without anyone noticing. I was even able to snap some quick photos. As we were leaving we heard someone squeal that she had found one–such fun for us to hear!
Want to print the free RAK’d cards? Click here!
I know not everyone may be in the place in life where they have dollars to hide for strangers. If that is your case right now don’t forget about the power of a penny!
That’s right. All you really need to complete this week’s challenge is a penny. Check out our easiest act of kindness ever for how to make someone’s day with something so simple.
I can’t wait to hear about how this one goes for you! Don’t forget to join our private Facebook group for lots of ideas and to cheer each other on. Click here if you haven’t joined yet.
More Acts of Kindness for Kids
Each day during the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge bloggers from around the world will be sharing fun kindness acts you can do with your kids. Check back daily to see all of the latest fun!
- Huge list of 100 Acts of Kindness for Kids
- Make kindness cards for teachers from Cutting Tiny Bits
- Create kindness bookmarks for strangers from Mom Inspired Life
- Focusing on toddler manners and kindness from Pits of Positivity
- Give a book and a treat from Growing Book by Book
- Hide kindness bubbles for someone at the park from Modern Preschool
- Fold an origami love note for someone special from Messy Little Monster
I love the Dollar Store idea, Megan! My daughter and I had a lot of fun with all secret acts of kindness in 2014. We used Operation Beautiful and 100 Acts of Kindness together. Even though we’re both adults, we had a great time making sure no one saw us. 🙂
Yes! I had just as much fun as they did!!!! I love everything your family does!
Hi Megan!
I just had to stop by your blog to tell you how KOTAWesome I think you are for spreading so much kindness around the world!
I love how you make kindness fun for kids, in a superhero/ninja kind of way.
The Dollar Store Random Act of Kindness goodie bags are just brilliant!
I can only imagine how joyful it would be to find a dollar and a dime in a bag, along with your ever-so-special “You’ve been RAK’d card.
That is the best Valentine’s Day present imaginable!
Oh Katherine thank you so much for your sweet words!!!! You deserve many random acts of kindness!