Gifts

Bring stickers into day care
Sign a friend up for an “of the month” club
Leave lottery tickets for people to find
Buy a nice bottle of wine to share
Give gift bags to the staff at a dance studio, gym, etc
Leave a new-baby package with diapers, clothes, toys, etc, for friends who’ve recently expanded their family
Give things away for free on Craigslist
Name a star after someone
Tape gift certificates, gift cards, or coupons for free things to car windshields
Adopt a Salvation Army Angel at Christmas
When you see a parent looking stressed at an ice cream parlor, pay for their order
Give a “just because” gift

Send a care package to someone in the armed forces
Join a wine club and share the bottles with friends
Leave a new-parent package with wine, a food delivery gift card, coffee mugs, etc, for friends with a new addition
Buy extra tickets at a fair or festival and hand them to strangers at the entrance
Leave a pack of diapers in a baby changing station
Send a care package to a college student or someone who has recently started living on their own
Leave bubbles at a playground
Create a care package for someone who is unhoused with socks, gloves, a scarf, hygiene products, a Walmart gift card, and a treat

The kindness effect