A week of kindness
This week's free activities from the HERE library.
Theme: Kindness, towards others and towards ourselves
This week is about kindness, in honour of World Kindness Day on Friday 13 November.
Kindness doesn't have to be big to matter. A warm word, a shared smile or a small thoughtful act can brighten someone's day, and it often lifts our own too. This week's collection of mindful activities invites children, teens and families to practise kindness towards others, and towards themselves.
Inside, you'll find a kindness quilt activity to create together, a loving-kindness affirmation for sending good wishes, and a random acts of kindness challenge to spread a little warmth through the week.
We hope you find meaningful support and are so glad you're HERE 💚
Creativity
Kindness Quilt
Creative activity · 10 min · Kids and families
A joyful group activity to make together at home or in the classroom. There are three patch designs to choose from. Each child fills their patch with words about what kindness means to them, or draws a picture of it, then the patches are cut out and stuck up side by side on a wall or the fridge to make one shared kindness quilt.
A gentle reminder that kindness, and working together, can create something lovely.
Mindfulness
Sending Loving Kindness
Affirmation · 2 min · Kids, teens and families
A loving-kindness card with three simple, heartfelt wishes: may you be safe, may you be healthy, may you be loved. Read it aloud together, send the wishes to someone you care about, then try sending them to yourself.
A small moment of warmth, connection and reassurance for any time of day.
Connection
Random Acts Of Kindness
Mindful activity · 5 min · Kids and teens
Jot down the acts of kindness you can start doing today: sending a supportive message, helping a classmate with homework, offering to walk a neighbour's dog, or checking in on someone who might be feeling left out. Helping others helps you too. It can strengthen your sense of connection and community, boost self-esteem and even lower stress.
Pick one act a day and see how far a little warmth travels by Friday.
Kindness doesn't have to be big to matter. Start small this week, and remember to send some your own way too. See you on Friday.
Jen & Dana
More from the HERE library
Want more kindness this week? These free activities from the HERE library fit the theme.
- Kindness BreathsA loving-kindness breathing practice for teens and adults: breathe out kind wishes for someone you care about, breathe in kind wishes for yourself, then write down what you wished for.
- Kindness BingoA playful bingo card of kind acts for children and families to tick off together.
- My Bubble of KindnessChildren imagine their own bubble filled with kind thoughts, and explore how kindness affects themselves and others.
- Autumn Light Affirmation and Mindful MomentAn autumn affirmation poster for classrooms and group spaces: every act of kindness glows.
Questions this week
When is World Kindness Day 2026?
World Kindness Day is on Friday 13 November 2026. It is marked every year on 13 November to encourage small, everyday acts of kindness.
What are some mindfulness activities for World Kindness Day?
HERE's free World Kindness Day activities for kids, teens and families are the Kindness Quilt, a ten minute creative activity; Sending Loving Kindness, a two minute loving-kindness affirmation; and Random Acts Of Kindness, a five minute reflective activity. Each is a short, mindful pause that works at home, in a classroom or in a group.
How do I make a kindness quilt with children?
Print the Kindness Quilt sheets from HERE, which include three patch designs. Each child writes or draws what kindness means to them on a patch, then the patches are cut out and stuck up side by side on a wall or fridge to make one shared quilt. It takes about ten minutes.
What is the Sending Loving Kindness affirmation?
A two minute loving-kindness affirmation for kids, teens and families with three wishes: "May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you be loved." You can send the wishes to someone else, or to yourself.
What are some random acts of kindness for kids and teens?
Sending a supportive message, helping a classmate with homework, offering to walk a neighbour's dog, or checking in on someone who might be feeling left out. The HERE activity sheet gives space to write down the acts you can start today.
Why does being kind help the person being kind?
Helping others strengthens your sense of connection and community, can boost self-esteem and may lower stress. Small acts of kindness often lift the giver's mood as well as the receiver's.
Who are these activities for?
Kindness Quilt is for kids and families. Sending Loving Kindness is for kids, teens and families. Random Acts Of Kindness is for kids and teens. All three work at home, in a classroom or in a group setting.