Our acts of kindness are:
Bus fare taped to bus stops
Money taped to washing machines
Homeless bags
Warm bags
Kindness rocks
Kindness bookmarks
Flowers to the people in a retirement home
Flowers to the hospice
Hold the door
Let someone go ahead of us in line
Donate a toy to the toy drive
Donate to Slavation Army
Bring homemade cookies to firehall
Bring homemade treats to our local shelter
Give out Candy Canes
Pass sticker to children in line
Christmas Door Bomb
Pick up trash on a walk
Change taped to a vending machine
Pay for someones tim hortons
Colouring books and Crayons to the hospital
Cookies for the neighbour
Donate food to the local shelter
Cards to soliders over seas
Kindness dinosaurs
$5.00 in a book with a note
Tims card to mailman
Tape quarters to the candy machines at the mall
Because of the size of this blog post I am going to make 2!
Bus fare taped to bus stops
This one is pretty easy. We put change in small, clear baggies with a note saying this ride is on us. We will attach them to 3 bus stops around town.
Money on washing machines
This is another easy one. We put change in small, clear baggies with a note saying this load is on us. We will attach them to washing machines in each laundry mat in our city.
Homeless bags
This one is a little harder and costs more. It cost us around $125.00 to do 5 bags. What you need to put in your bags will depend on your location.
In our bags we put:
Travel tooth paste
Tooth brush
Gloves
Comb
Hat
Small reusable water bottle filled with water
Protein Bar
Fuzzy peaches
Mints
Hard candies
Hair ties
Socks
Bandaids
Pads
Homemade cookies
Oranges
$5.00 bill and a Christmas Card
Everything is put into a nice water proof bag with handles.We will hand them out to the homeless that I know live on the streets.
Warm bags
This one is a little more time consuming on my end because I have decided to use up my yarn and make the items for these bags instead of buying them.
Each will contain a hat, scarf, and gloves. They will be put in water proof bags and stapled to lampposts downtown. Every time I have a set ready I will refill the bags until the end of winter.
Kindness rocks
These will placed all around town. They will have a picture that Blaine paints on the front and on the back they will have a saying. They will be clear coated so they can stand up to the elements.
Kindness bookmarks
These will be printed on card stock have a picture and saying on them. They will be handed out at our local library.
Flowers to people in the retirement home
We are going to buy a couple dozen single stem flowers from our local flower shop and hand them out to the people at the retirement home. They will have a ribbon and a saying tied to them.
Flowers to the hospice
This will be done the same as the retirement home but it will be given to the family members
Hold the door
This is something we do everyday but this time I am going to make an effort to each Blaine that this act of kindness goes a long.
Let someone go ahead of us in line
We do this often for people who have fewer items than us, but this time I am going to make a point in showing Blaine that they have less stuff than us so we are going to let them go ahead.
Donate a toy to the toy drive.
Blaine is going to pick out a toy that he feels a boy or girl would like and then put it in the toy donation bin.
Donate to the Salvation Army
Blaine is going to put money into the bucket for them at the mall and I will explain what the money is used for.
Homemade treats to the fire hall
Our firefighters never get enough credit. They are always on scene first and take care of not only fires but medical as well. We will be taking homemade treats to all three of our fire halls.
Homemade treats for our local shelter.
Our shelter will not take treats that are not packaged but we can hand them out to people in line who are waiting to go in for food.
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