A random act of kindness can spread happiness, boost your mood and give you that warm and fuzzy feeling! And who doesn’t want that? We’ve put together a list of 50 of our favourite random acts of kindness to inspire you below. As a bonus activity, pick a number between 1-50 and perform whichever task corresponds to that number!

1. Send someone a message to tell them how much they mean to you
2. Reach out to someone you haven’t see for a while
3. Compliment a stranger
4. Bake something for your friends or colleagues
5. Let someone go in front of you in line
6. Pay it forward by buying a coffee for the next customer
7. Leave a nice note for someone
8. Tip your waiter/server
9. Volunteer for an organisation of your choice
10. Make plans to give blood
11. Donate your old clothes to an op shop
12. Write a LinkedIn recommendation for a co-worker or connection
13. Leave a nice note on a stranger’s car
14. Send a kind email to a co-worker who deserves recognition
15. Purchase something from a small business
16. Leave a positive review for a small business
17. Offer to run an errand for a family member or friend who is busy
18. Wash someone’s dishes
19. Give up your seat for someone on public transport
20. Handwrite a letter to an important person in your life and mail it
21. Text someone good morning
22. Leave a nice comment on someone’s social media post
23. Give someone a hug
24. Leave money on a vending machine
25. Buy a meal for a homeless person
26. Home cook a meal for someone
27. Offer someone a lift
28. Teach someone a new skill
29. Give money to a busker
30. Plant a tree
31. Relay a compliment you’ve overheard to the person
32. Pick up litter that you see
33. Offer to walk someone’s dog
34. Learn the name of someone new
35. Give someone a book recommendation
36. Register to become an organ donor
37. Help someone with their shopping bags
38. Tell a server to ‘keep the change’
39. Tell a manager how good your service was
40. Say hello to strangers you pass in the street
41. Wave at a kid
42. Ask someone if they need any help
43. Adopt an animal online
44. Smile at everyone you see
45. Plan a weekend away with friends or family
46. Send a nice photo you took of your friend to them
47. Stay late to help someone clean up/pack up
48. Let a car merge in front of you
49. Start a TV show that someone recommended to you
50. Give an unexpected gift