Kindness Advent Calendar: One Good Deed a Day

Want to make the holiday season more meaningful? A Kindness Advent Calendar is an easy way for families to focus on giving instead of getting. Each day in December, kids open a new simple good deed—building generosity, empathy, and holiday joy.

How to Make One

You can keep it super simple:

• Write 24 acts of kindness on paper strips and put them in a jar.

• Or hang small numbered envelopes on a string and tuck a good deed inside each.

• Let kids help decorate—it makes them more excited to participate!

24 Simple Acts of Kindness

1. Make a thank-you card.

2. Donate a canned good.

3. Hold the door for someone.

4. Leave a kind note at home.

5. Bake cookies for a neighbor.

6. Clean up without being asked.

7. Compliment someone.

8. Donate a toy.

9. Call a family member.

10. Feed the birds.

11. Say hello to someone new.

12. Help wrap gifts.

13. Put away someone else’s dishes.

14. Write a letter to a friend.

15. Thank your mail carrier.

16. Share a snack.

17. Draw a picture for someone.

18. Pick up litter.

19. Tell someone what you appreciate.

20. Use kind words all day.

21. Donate warm clothing.

22. Read a book to a sibling.

23. Make a small gift.

24. Do something kind for yourself.