The days so far

One a day, 1st to Christmas Eve.

• 1Say something kind out loud to someone who isn't expecting it.Opens 1 December
• 2“We rise by lifting others.” Send it to someone who lifted you this year.Opens 2 December
• 3Write a note to a teacher, coach or nurse who made a difference.Opens 3 December
• 4Pick up three pieces of rubbish on your next walk. Three is enough.Opens 4 December
• 5Call the person you keep meaning to call.Opens 5 December
• 6Leave a good review for a small local business. It costs nothing and is worth a fortune to them.Opens 6 December
• 7Let someone in front of you in traffic and don't tell anyone.Opens 7 December
• 8“Kindness is free. Sprinkle it everywhere.” Put it where you'll see it.Opens 8 December
• 9Give away something you haven't used all year.Opens 9 December
• 10Thank your postie, your bin crew or your checkout person by name.Opens 10 December
• 11Teach a child something you're good at. Twenty minutes is plenty.Opens 11 December
• 12Text someone having a hard year. Don't ask how they are — tell them you're thinking of them.Opens 12 December
• 13Donate something you already have to a local rescue. Nothing to spare? Share their post instead.Opens 13 December
• 14“Nobody has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne FrankOpens 14 December
• 15Let the kids choose dinner and don't negotiate.Opens 15 December
• 16Pay a compliment to a stranger. Watch what it does to their day.Opens 16 December
• 17Put your phone in a drawer for one whole hour.Opens 17 December
• 18Ask someone older to tell you a story you've never heard.Opens 18 December
• 19Give someone your full attention for ten minutes. No phone, no half listening.Opens 19 December
• 20Forgive one small thing today. Out loud.Opens 20 December
• 21“Everything is possible. It just takes longer than you'd like.”Opens 21 December
• 22Help someone carry something. Just offer.Opens 22 December
• 23Write down three things this year gave you, not three things it took.Opens 23 December
• 24Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Thank you for 24 days of kindness.Opens 24 December

All twenty-four on one page.

The printable sheetLight ink version