Kindness doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes it looks like holding a door, returning a shopping cart, or calling a grandparent to ask about their childhood. This printable handout gives your people 22 simple, doable ideas for showing kindness to the people around them this week.

The list opens with a short invitation: every day brings chances to make a difference in someone's life, so try one act of kindness this week, or one each day. The ideas range from quick and spontaneous (let someone go ahead of you in line, compliment a friend) to a little more intentional (bake dessert for a neighbor, check in on an elderly neighbor, donate outgrown clothes and toys). A few playful ones, like burying treasure at the playground or leaving bubbles on someone's doorstep, make it especially fun for kids and families.

What's Included

• One print-ready PDF page
• Two identical half-sheet lists per page (landscape, 8.5" x 11"), so you can cut each sheet in half and get two handouts
• 22 numbered kindness ideas with a short introduction

Format & Printing

• Prints in black and white on standard letter paper
• Trim down the center to make two take-home half sheets

Great For

Children's sermons and Sunday school take-homes, youth group challenges, intergenerational or family ministry nights, a "kindness week" or Lenten practice, VBS follow-up, bulletin inserts, or a Golden Rule or Good Samaritan sermon series.

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