List of Acts of Kindness Ideas for Friends

Be kind to friends. After all, friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

Friendships are some of life’s most precious relationships.

The very best friends better our lives with their incredible love and support. They aren’t just there when we need them — sometimes, they’re there before we even knew we needed them.

So do random acts of kindness for friends just because you can. Put a smile on your friend’s face because doing so feels good and brightens both of your days.

When you think of random acts of kindness ideas for friends, you’re really thinking of interesting ways to strengthen the bonds of friendship.

Friendships are like gardens.

Friendships flourish when tended to with great care and wither with neglect — so perform random acts of kindness your friends don’t expect.

Cultivate friendships rich in the soil of mutual kindness, and you just may be delighted with how great your friendships grow.

Don’t underestimate the power of kindness.

Unleash it.

Here’s a List of Acts of Kindness Ideas for Friends:

1. Bring a friend a favorite treat the next time you meet up just to make your friend smile.

2. Send a funny text you know will make your friend laugh when your friend is sad and in need of some joy and laughter.

3. Mail a surprise package of popular local food favorites and other items to friends who have recently moved out of town so they can still get a wonderful taste of home even though they’re far away.

4. Decorate a friend’s hospital room with beautiful flowers, cards, and “get well soon” signs to lift spirits and help speed recovery.

5. Pick up a friend who got stood up or had a horrible date, and take your friend out for an enjoyable evening to help turn a terrible night into a great one.

6. Offer a friend who has no holiday plans the opportunity to join yours.

7. When you cook something delicious, make an extra batch of food and share it with a friend you know will appreciate it.

8. Give friends who are parents a fun night out by arranging great dinner reservations and providing childcare so your friends can enjoy a break from their parental responsibilities — even if only for one night.

9. Make a donation of time, money, or resources to an important cause or charitable organization that means a lot to a friend.

10. Suggest taking a fun class with a friend about a topic you’re both interested in so you and your friend can learn new things and share an exciting experience together.

11. Give a friend who doesn’t have a car a ride to essential places, such as a doctor’s office or a grocery store, to offer comfort and convenience to a friend who would really appreciate your thoughtfulness.

12. Volunteer to take care of your friends’ pets when they go out of town so they know their pets will be in good hands and they don’t have to worry about finding a pet sitter.

13. Send a friend a congratulatory gift basket filled with awesome goodies to help celebrate a friend’s accomplishment.

14. Offer friends a ride to and from the airport so that they don’t have to deal with airport parking or trying to find a ride home after a long flight.

15. Take the time to help a single friend fall in love with someone wonderful.

16. Support a friend who wants to lose weight and get more exercise by suggesting to meet for fun walks around the neighborhood or at a popular hiking trail — instead of for drinks or meals — to help your friend achieve better health.

17. Hand a friend a great book you know your friend would love to read.

18. Surprise close friends with beautiful cards and letters telling them how much you appreciate them and value their friendships.

19. Help a friend fulfill a dream and cross an item off his or her bucket list.

20. Volunteer to help a friend move, and make the process as enjoyable as possible.

21. Delight a good friend who plans to work late into the night with an unexpected delivery of his or her favorite meal — just to make your friend smile.

22. Plan a trip with your best friend to a location the two of you have always wanted to go.

23. Call your friends to wish them good luck before a really big day.

24. Make a great friend a memorable video filled with loved ones talking about how much your friend is cherished, and play it during a special occasion.

25. Treat a friend to a fun day of laughter, rest, and relaxation during a lovely day off.

26. Go out of your way to introduce a friend to someone you think would make your friend’s life or career better.

27. Attend an important event with a friend if his or her date cancelled at the last minute so your friend doesn’t have to go alone.

28. Bring friends hot soup and other nourishing comfort foods when they’re out sick with colds.

29. Set aside time to visit great friends you haven’t seen in a while because they live so far away to strengthen your friendships and to spend time face to face.

30. Make special dishes for good friends that have strict food requirements when you host parties so they have more than enough delicious food to eat and feel supported by your act of kindness.

31. Surprise a friend with a cool “welcome home” gift after your friend has returned from a long trip.

32. Give friends who have just given birth to babies a supply of healthy, nutritious, and delicious meals that are easy to warm up so your friends don’t have to worry about cooking while adjusting to life with a newborn baby.

33. Help a friend set up college savings accounts for their children’s education, and make a contribution, if you can.

34. Tell a good friend some of the qualities you admire most about him or her.

35. Protect your friends when people talk about them — especially if they aren’t there to defend themselves.

36. Randomly send a friend a great gift for no other reason than just to brighten your friend’s day.

37. Teach a friend a skill set you have that your friend has always wanted to learn.

38. Surprise a great friend with a happy and unexpected visit from somebody he or she loves, but hasn’t seen in a while due to long distance.

39. Introduce a friend to a scenic spot few people know about so your friend will have a beautiful new place to recharge and relax, when necessary.

40. Celebrate a friend’s next birthday by doing random acts of kindness in your friend’s honor — one random act of kindness to honor every year your friend’s been alive.

The time it’ll take you to complete these birthday random acts of kindness is up to you.

However, if you’re up for a challenge, consider taking The KIE 24 hour Kindness Challenge and see if you can do all of the birthday acts of kindness in just 24 hours. Recruit friends and make a fun day out of it. Maybe even do it on your friend’s birthday.

Celebrate a good friend’s life by celebrating all the good that can be done in life — one act of kindness at a time.

There are many great ways to be kind to friends.

The examples of random acts of kindness ideas for friends listed above is just the beginning of what someone can do for friends.

When it comes to kindness, we are limited only by the extent of our imaginations.

Allow the kind acts displayed above to inspire you. Let the goodness remind you that we have the ability to create the world we want.

If we want the world to be a kinder place, then we have the power to make it so — one beautiful act of kindness at a time.

Use The List of Random Acts of Kindness Ideas for Friends shown above as a checklist or as a source of inspiration for your random acts of kindness.

Want to play a fun game?

Challenge yourself to think of great ideas for acts of kindness for friends on your own. How many kind acts can you come up with? Which good deeds mean the most to you?

Figure out what type of friendships you want in your life, and then go after them.

When you discover good ways to be kind to friends that create joy and happiness — and then act on them — you take your friendships to another level.

Kindness betters everything. It often betters everyone, too.

Let kindness better you, your life, and the lives of the people you love by doing acts of kindness as often as you can.

There’s room in even the fullest friendships for small acts of kindness — so fill your friendships with kind acts today.

Kindness Is Everything.

Be Kind Today.

A Rhyme To Remember

It’s always worthwhile
to make a friend smile.

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