The Mental Health Foundation have offered some ideas of how to show kindness for children and adults to get involved with: 

• Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to for a while
• Tell a family member how much you love and appreciate them
• Make a cup of tea for someone you live with
• Arrange to have a cup of tea and virtual catch up with someone you know
• Help with a household chore at home
• Arrange to watch a film at the same time as a friend and video call
• Tell someone you know that you are proud of them
• Tell someone you know why you are thankful for them
• Send a motivational text to a friend who is struggling
• Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up
• Send someone you know a picture of a cute animal
• Send an inspirational quote to a friend
• Send an interesting article to a friend
• Contact someone you haven’t seen in a while and arrange a phone catch up
• Spend time playing with your pet
• Reach out to call a friend, family member or neighbour who is experiencing loneliness or self-isolation
• Donate to a charity
• Lend your ear – call a colleague or friend and ask how they’re finding the change in routine
• Give praise to your colleague for something they’ve done well
• Arrange to have a video lunch with a colleague or friend
• Send an inspirational story of kindness people around the world are doing for others to someone you know
• Donate to foodbanks
• Offer to skill share with a friend via video call - you could teach guitar, dance etc.
• Offer support to vulnerable neighbours
• Offer to send someone a takeaway or a meal