Small gestures of good deeds can really brighten a person’s day.

These “random acts of kindness” have incredible power to change someone’s life for the better. Browse this list of 100 random GOOD DEEDs ideas and spread smiles and kindness wherever you go.

Good deeds for a stranger

Give an unexpected compliment.

Plant a tree.

Let someone get ahead of you in line.

Pay the toll for the car behind you.

Slow down so someone can get ahead of you in traffic.

Let someone else occupy that privileged parking spot.

Give someone your seat on a crowded bus or subway.

Put credit on someone’s cell phone.

Give up your seat on an airplane so other travelers can sit together.

Buy a meal for someone in need.

Help someone who is struggling to carry their grocery bags.

Stop to help someone who seems lost.

Say something encouraging to a parent who is struggling with unruly children in a restaurant or supermarket.

Offer to take a stranger’s shopping cart to a storage location.

Keep plastic bags full of sample-sized snacks and toiletries in your car to give to the homeless.

Organize volunteers at homeless shelters.

Donate flowers to a nursing home.

Hand out disposable water bottles to people working outdoors on a hot day.

Buy a gift card to give to someone when you leave the coffee shop.

Leave a coupon next to an item at the supermarket.

Take garbage that is thrown on the street and throw it in the right place.

Compliment any service provider.

Take the time to write a great online review of a restaurant you love.

Pay for the people at the table next to you. (Leave before they realize what you’ve done.)

Leave a positive comment on a news or blog post.

Smile at a child.

Give an extra tip and write an encouraging note for someone who is down.

Keep an extra umbrella in the car to give to someone stuck in the rain.

Buy lemonade at a children’s lemonade stand.

Visit a nursing home – read books or play board games with the residents.

Send a care package to a service member.

Bring some treats to the local fire department.

Write thank you messages to the bus driver.

Talk to a stranger at a party who doesn’t seem to know anyone.

Smile and talk to someone who looks sad.

Good deeds for non-profit organizations

Join a charity walk or run.

Donate blood. Better yet: Organize a group blood donation.

Donate your old cell phone or other electronics to charities.

Apply for a bone marrow registry.

Become an organ donor.

Donate used clothes to a cheap charity shop.

Give old blankets, sheets and towels to an animal shelter.

Donate your unused frequent flyer miles to an airline partner.

Sign up for a shift at a local soup kitchen.

Play with the animals at a local shelter.

Donate your old glasses.

Contribute used books to a library.

Organize a campaign to donate coloring books, toys and art supplies to a pediatric ward of a hospital.

Good deeds for co-workers

Donate your vacation or sick leave to a colleague who is battling an illness or caring for a sick loved one.

Tell your boss one thing you appreciate about him.

Bring some food and sweets and leave it in the break room. (It’s more fun if you do it anonymously.)

Compliment a colleague to your boss.

Make coffee for an office colleague.

Affix sticky notes with good morning messages in the bathroom mirrors.

Stay late to help a co-worker who needs to finish a late job.

Invite a coworker who is alone on vacation to do something cool together.

Share your knowledge without wanting anything in return.

Be someone’s mentor.

Write thank you messages for life from someone who helped your career.

Make friends with someone new to the company.

Make a positive comment about a co-worker in a public conversation.

Tell a joke to lighten the mood when a coworker is dealing with a difficult task.

Good deeds for a neighbor

Introduce yourself, even if – especially if – you’ve lived close to each other for a while but don’t know each other yet.

Compliment a neighbor for a feature of their home.

Sweep your neighbor’s driveway when you’re sweeping yours.

Cut the grass as a surprise.

Double-batch the cookies you are baking and take some to your neighbor.

Plan a neighborhood party so everyone can get to know each other better.

Offer to walk your neighbor’s dog when he has to stay late at the office.

Offer to babysit a neighbor’s child for free.

Build a “small free library” box in your backyard. Put books in it for your neighbors to borrow and invite them to donate their books too.

Cook dinner for a neighbor who just had a baby or had surgery.

Good deeds for a teacher

Write Thank You Messages To Show Your Gratitude to a teacher who made a difference in her life.

Tell the principal how much you love your child’s teacher.

Offer to read to your child’s class during story time.

Offer to make copies or do other assignments for your child’s teacher.

Create a new bulletin board for a teacher.

Buy and donate glue sticks, pencils, sticky notes and paper towels for your child’s classroom in the middle of the school year.

Plan a surprise gift or lunch for a teacher during the week.

Raise money for a project on your teacher’s classroom wish list.

Donate hygiene items to use at school.

Send tissues for the spring allergy season.

Good deeds for friends and family

Be punctual if you haven’t been regularly.

Call your mom or dad just to say I love you.

Research your family tree and share what you learned from your grandparents.

Tell a friend what you appreciate about him.

Attend an event, such as a dance recital or sporting event, for a friend’s child.

send friendship messages for a friend, letting him know that you love him.

Reconnect with an old friend you’ve lost touch with over the years.

Forgive someone who has wronged you.

Ask for forgiveness from someone you have offended.

Do chores for a family member who could use some extra free time.

Let your spouse sleep late when it’s your turn to wake up early with the kids.

Donate to a friend’s favorite charity in their name.

Give a friend a book you think he’d like.

Send a hard copy of a photo you took of a friend or child.

Write Inspirational phrases that will be light to a friend you know is going through a difficult time.

Send a friend a helpful or inspiring article that made them think of them.

Find out the half of a friend or family member’s birthday (six months from their full birthday) and surprise them with a gift that day.

Write Short Motivational Phrases to Inspire a friend’s life.

Don’t forget about you! Schedule a pedicure or massage, spend a few hours reading a great book, or make time for another activity you love. Being kind to yourself will give you energy and strength to be kind to others!

Kindness is a gift that keeps on being given. Sprinkle some of these ideas into your weekly routine and you’ll be spreading positive energy with a stream of love.