Random Acts of Kindness Scavenger Hunt

Q: How do you do a kindness scavenger hunt at school?

Choose At school, print a sheet for each table group and give the class a week. Add the ticks up on Friday as one class total, so every group's acts count toward the same number.

All 111 kind acts

Kind acts to do 81

Ask someone about their day, then ask one more question The second question shows you listened.
Ask someone who looks sad if they want company It is fine if they say no. You asked.
Bring a neighbor's trash can back up from the curb A neighbor your family knows, with a grown-up saying yes.
Bring someone a glass of water before they ask Someone working, cooking or just home from somewhere.
Call a grandparent or an old friend just to say hello A grown-up helps with the phone.
Carry something for a teacher Books, the ball bag or the lunch count.
Carry the groceries in from the car Every bag you can lift, in as many trips as it takes.
Chalk a hopscotch on your own sidewalk for whoever walks by Add an arrow and the words: your turn.
Cheer up someone who lost a game Good game is enough. Mean it.
Choose a partner who has not been picked yet Walk over before the teacher has to ask.
Clap for someone else's turn A presentation, a goal or a right answer.

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Kind acts to do, continued

Do the chore that everybody in your home avoids Ask which one it is. Then do it without a groan.
Draw a picture for someone and leave it on their pillow Sign it, or keep it a mystery.
Fill the pet's water bowl before it is empty No pet? Water a plant that looks thirsty.
Give a compliment that is not about how someone looks Try: you explain things well, or you always include people.
Give a compliment to someone you do not usually talk to A classmate, a cousin or a neighbor your family knows.
Give up the good seat The window seat, the couch corner or the chair by the fan.
Give your swing to someone who is waiting Count ten more swings, then slow down and climb off.
Hand someone else the remote They choose the show, and you watch it with them.
Hang up a coat or a bag that someone else dropped Theirs goes on their hook, without a word.
Help someone gather what spilled from their bag Hand things back and let them pack it their way.
Hide a kind note where someone will find it later In a lunch box, a coat pocket or a book.
Invite someone who is alone at recess into your game Say their name and tell them the rules.
Learn to say hello in a classmate's home language Ask them to teach you, and say it to them tomorrow.
Leave a painted rock with a kind word in your front yard Where a passer-by can see it.
Leave a thank-you note for the custodian Name one thing: the shiny floor, the fixed desk.
Let someone else have the last word in an argument Then change the subject to something you both like.
Let someone go ahead of you at the store Someone with one thing to buy, or with a baby.
Let someone go ahead of you in line At the water fountain, at lunch or at the door.
List three things a grown-up at home does for you Write them down and hand the list over.
Make a bed that is not yours Pull the cover flat and set the pillow straight. No need to say who did it.
Make a welcome card for a new student or a substitute Add one tip: which day is pizza, where the good swings are.
Match every sock in the laundry basket The odd ones go in a pile for next time.
Park your bike or scooter clear of the sidewalk Someone with a stroller or a wheelchair will get past.
Pass on a compliment you overheard Tell the person what was said about them.
Pick up a coat that fell off its hook Hang it back where its owner will look.
Pick up litter on your block with gloves and a bag A grown-up comes too. Glass and anything sharp stay where they are.
Pick up three pieces of trash from the playground Wrappers and paper only. Leave anything sharp and tell a grown-up.
Plan a breakfast surprise Set the table and pour the cereal. A grown-up handles anything hot.
Play the game a younger child wants to play Their rules, for one whole round.
Put a book you have finished into a little free library With a grown-up saying yes. Tuck in a note about why you liked it.
Put a fallen thing back on the store shelf Even though you did not knock it down.
Put a note in someone's shoe One line is enough: have a good day, or thanks for the ride.
Put away the clean dishes Ask where anything goes that you are not sure of.
Read a story to someone younger than you They pick the book, even if it is the same one as yesterday.
Record a hello for a relative who lives far away A grown-up sends it. Mention one thing you did together.
Return a shopping cart to the cart rack Yours, and one more that somebody left.
Save a seat for someone who is running late On the bus, at lunch or on the carpet.
Say good morning to five people by name Count them on one hand.
Say hello to a new kid on your street With your grown-up nearby. Tell them where the best climbing tree is.
Say it is OK when someone makes a mistake Spilled milk, a missed catch or a wrong answer.
Say something kind about someone who is not in the room Kind words travel. It may get back to them.
Say sorry for something small before anyone asks you to Say what for.
Say yes the first time you are asked today To a chore or a favor.
Set a toy left at the playground on a bench Its owner will look there first.
Set out a bowl of water for dogs walking by On your own step, on a hot day.
Share extra from your garden or kitchen with a neighbor A neighbor your family knows. A grown-up carries it over with you.
Share your crayons or markers before anyone asks Put them in the middle of the table.
Sharpen pencils for the class jar Ask your teacher when is a good time.
Show someone how to do the thing you just figured out Explain it. Do not do it for them.
Stand up for someone who is being left out Say: they can be on my team.
Step aside for someone with full hands A stroller, a cane or two bags of shopping.
Straighten the classroom library shelf Spines out, right way up.
Sweep the crumbs from under the table A hand broom and a dustpan will do.
Take a lost thing to the lost and found A glove, a water bottle or a lunch box. Straight to its owner if a name is on it.
Tape a have-a-good-day sign in your front window Facing out, where the sidewalk can read it.
Tell a friend one thing you like about being their friend Out loud or on paper.
Tell a grown-up they are doing a good job A parent, a teacher or a coach.
Tell someone a joke to make them smile A knock-knock joke counts. So does a bad one.
Tell the cook one thing you liked about dinner Say what it was: the crispy part, the sauce.
Thank someone for a thing they do every day The ride, the lunch or the clean shirt.
Thank someone whose work you usually do not see Whoever packs the lunches, drives the bus or locks up at night.
Thank the cashier, and look up when you say it Add: have a good day.
Thank the crossing guard or the bus driver By name, if you know it.
Thank the librarian who checks out your books Tell them which book you are most excited about.
Thank the person who serves your lunch, by name Read the name tag, or ask.
Tidy a room you did not mess up Five things back in their places is enough.
Wave and say good morning to a neighbor you know From your own yard or beside your grown-up.
Wipe down a lunch table that is not yours Ask the lunch staff for a cloth first.
Wipe the bathroom sink after you use it Whoever comes next will notice.
Write a thank-you letter to someone who taught you something A coach, a grandparent or last year's teacher.

Kindness to spot 16

A driver stopping to let someone cross Watch from the sidewalk.
A kind act in a book you read or a show you watch Who did it, and for whom?
A sign, a note or a chalk drawing with kind words on it On a wall, a window or the ground.
A thank-you said out loud By anyone, to anyone.
Someone being gentle with an animal A slow hand, a quiet voice.
Someone cleaning up a mess they did not make Tell them you noticed.
Someone comforting a friend An arm around a shoulder, or just sitting close.
Someone doing a kind thing for you The easiest one to miss. Say thank you when you spot it.
Someone helping to carry something heavy Two people on one box counts.
Someone holding a door for another person Tick it the first time you see it today.
Someone including a person who was standing alone Listen for: come and join us.
Someone letting another person go first In a line, at a door or in a game.
Someone picking up what another person dropped And handing it back.
Someone sharing food or a snack At lunch, at home or at the park.
Someone teaching another person how to do something Tying a shoe, a math problem or a new game.
Someone waiting their turn without a fuss Harder than it looks.

Rhyming clues 14

I swing on hinges, wide and tall. Keep me open for one and all. Answer: hold a door open for the people behind you.
It costs you nothing, lifts two cheeks, and spreads to everyone it meets. Answer: smile at someone, and say hello first.
It rolled away, it hit the floor. Bend down and make it theirs once more. Answer: pick up something a person dropped and hand it back.
It wags, it purrs, it swims, it squeaks. Fill its bowl before it speaks. Answer: give a pet fresh water or food. No pet? Water a plant.
The job was theirs, the day was long. Do it for them, then move along. Answer: do a chore that belongs to someone else, and keep it a secret.
On paper, folded, signed with care: I wait for someone to find me there. Answer: write a kind note and leave it where someone will find it.
Say what's good and say it true, about a thing they made or do. Answer: give a real compliment.
Some for you and some for me: crayons are better shared, you see. Answer: share what you are using: crayons, a ball or a book.
Somebody sits apart today. Walk right up and ask them to play. Answer: invite someone who is alone to join in.
Their arms are full, their hands are too. Take one bag: that's what to do. Answer: help carry something.
They talk, you wait, you do not speak. Two ears can give them what they seek. Answer: listen to someone's whole story without interrupting.
Two short words, said out loud, when someone helps you. Say them proud. Answer: say thank you, and say what for.
Wrappers, cans and paper scraps: put us where the bin lid flaps. Answer: pick up litter and put it in the trash, with a grown-up saying yes.
You were first, but step aside. Let another take the ride. Answer: give up your turn, or let someone go ahead of you in line.

How this list was compiled: An original list of October 2026: 111 lines for a hunt in which the finds are kind acts. 22 are acts to do at home, 21 at school and 20 in the neighborhood, 18 are kind things to say or write, 16 are kind acts to watch for and 14 are rhymes that hint at an act, with the answer in the note. Nothing was copied from another list, and the list states no facts. No act costs money, none asks a child to approach someone the family does not know, and every act outside the home or the classroom is done with a grown-up's yes. Levels are a judgment of how much an act asks of a child, not a standard. Licence: own work

How it works

Put a note in someone's shoe. Give your swing to whoever is waiting. In this random acts of kindness scavenger hunt every item is a thing to do, not a thing to find, and the sheet fills up over a day or a week.

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Choose where the kindness happens

The sheet opens on ten acts from every setting. The menu under the button keeps it At home, At school or In the neighborhood; Kind words needs only a voice or a pencil. For the youngest, Kindness to spot turns the hunt around: they tick the kind acts they see.

Clues in place of a list

Rhyming clues are random acts of kindness scavenger hunt clues: each rhyme hints at an act, such as "It rolled away, it hit the floor. Bend down and make it theirs once more." Solvers work out the act, then do it. Press Hide all notes before you print, and the answers move to a page of their own.

A class can keep one sheet on the wall and add a tally mark beside an act each time someone does it.
Let acts stay secret where they can. Being found out is not the point.

Questions and answers

What is a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt?

A list of small kind things to do, not objects to find. Players tick each act once it is done: a note left, a seat given up, a chore done for someone else. The hunt is over when the sheet is full.

What are some random acts of kindness for kids?

Ones a child can finish alone: make a bed that is not yours, hang up a coat someone dropped, tell the cook one thing you liked about dinner. Easy, under More filters, keeps acts like these.

How do you do a kindness scavenger hunt at school?

Choose At school, print a sheet for each table group and give the class a week. Add the ticks up on Friday as one class total, so every group's acts count toward the same number.