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Can you do one kind thing every day for a month?
Yes, you can! This Good Neighbor Kindness Calendar gives you 31 small, kind things to do. Print it, hang it up and tick a box each day.
Kindness means doing something nice for someone without being asked. It can be big, like helping clean a park. It can be tiny, like holding a door. Tiny counts!
You just do it, tick the box and feel good.
How to use your calendar
- Print this page with a grown-up.
- Hang it up on the fridge or your bedroom door.
- Start on any day. Day 1 doesn’t have to be the 1st of the month.
- Do one kindness a day. Skip one? No problem. Pick it up tomorrow, or swap in a different kindness.
- Tick the box when you’ve done it.
- Tell your family about your favorite kindness at dinner.
Kindness outside your home happens with your grown-up.
The calendar
There are four kinds of days. 🏠 Home days are for your family. 👋 Neighbor days are for people on your street. 🌳 Town days are for your community, with a grown-up. 🛋️ Couch days are quiet kindnesses you can do sitting down.
Week 1: Start at home
| Day | Kindness | Done |
|---|---|---|
| 1 🏠 | Make your bed without being asked. | |
| 2 🏠 | Help set the table or clear it after a meal. | |
| 3 🛋️ | Draw a picture for someone in your family and leave it on their pillow. | |
| 4 🏠 | Be an Air Grille Helper: check that the big air grille (on a hallway wall or ceiling, where the AC breathes in) is clear of toys, laundry and furniture. Move your own stuff. | |
| 5 👋 | Wave and say hello to a neighbor you see outside. | |
| 6 🏠 | Fill everyone’s water bottle and put them in the fridge. | |
| 7 🛋️ | Tell three people one thing you like about them. |
Week 2: Look out for neighbors
| Day | Kindness | Done |
|---|---|---|
| 8 👋 | Make a hello card for a neighbor your family knows. | |
| 9 👋 | Give the card together with your grown-up. | |
| 10 🛋️ | Make a thank-you card for your mail carrier. Your grown-up can tape it in the mailbox. | |
| 11 👋 | With your grown-up, pick up litter on your own sidewalk. Wear gloves. | |
| 12 🏠 | Help bring in the groceries. Carry the light bags. | |
| 13 👋 | Very hot or very cold today? Do a Cool Neighbor check-in with your grown-up. | |
| 14 🛋️ | Call or video chat a grandparent or older relative with your grown-up. Ask them what summers were like when they were little. |
Week 3: Help your town
| Day | Kindness | Done |
|---|---|---|
| 15 🌳 | Visit the library with your grown-up. Return your books on time and say thank you to a librarian. | |
| 16 🏠 | Sort old toys or books you’ve outgrown. Your grown-up decides where to donate them. | |
| 17 🌳 | At a park, put your trash in the bin, and one more piece of litter too (with gloves). | |
| 18 🛋️ | Draw a “Thank You” sign for your bus driver, crossing guard or teacher. | |
| 19 🌳 | Help your grown-up pick canned food to give to a food drive. | |
| 20 🏠 | Give a pet fresh water and a cool, shady spot to rest. | |
| 21 🌳 | Look at the Help Austin page with your grown-up and pick one thing to try this year. |
Week 4: Kind to the planet and to yourself
| Day | Kindness | Done |
|---|---|---|
| 22 🏠 | Turn off the light when you leave a room. | |
| 23 🏠 | Close the outside door fast so the cool (or warm) air stays inside. | |
| 24 🛋️ | Read a book to a younger kid, a stuffed animal or a pet. Find one on Cool Reads. | |
| 25 🌳 | Water a plant or tree with your grown-up. Trees make shade for everyone. | |
| 26 🏠 | Put the recycling in the right bin. Ask a grown-up if you’re not sure. | |
| 27 🛋️ | Be kind to you: write down one thing you did well this month. | |
| 28 👋 | Say “thank you” to every helper you see today. |
Bonus days
| Day | Kindness | Done |
|---|---|---|
| 29 🏠 | Do a chore for someone in your family so they can rest. | |
| 30 🛋️ | Make a “kindness jar.” Write kind ideas on scraps of paper and fold them up for next month. | |
| 31 🏠 | Celebrate! Tell your family your three favorite kindnesses from the month. |
Fun fact: Kindness is catching. When someone sees you being kind, they’re more likely to be kind too. One wave can start a whole chain of waves down the street.
My own kindness ideas
Write or draw kind things you thought of yourself.
Kindness bingo
Want a shorter challenge? Try to get five in a row.
| Hold a door | Share a snack | Make a card | Wave at a neighbor | Help cook |
| Say thank you to a helper | Pick up toys | Read to someone | Turn off a light | Water a plant |
| Give a hug (if they want one) | Help a sibling | FREE kindness! | Clear the table | Keep the air grille clear |
| Fill water bottles | Draw a picture | Tell a joke | Feed a pet (with OK) | Pick up litter (with gloves) |
| Call a grandparent | Make your bed | Say something nice | Close the door fast | Tell someone a kind thing you saw |
Why it works: Doing one small thing every day turns it into a habit. A habit is something you do so often you don’t have to think about it. After a month, being kind starts to feel normal.