The global "Kindness Is Cool" (#KindnessIsCool) video awards organized by Gan Jing World united people around the world in sharing their positive moments of kindness at home, in schools, and throughout communities. The effects of these great acts of mindfulness in kindness revealed the power of exercising kind acts to set off a chain reaction in our world.
As part of Gan Jing World’s ongoing efforts to inspire kindness in today’s world and to continue building upon a space dedicated to uplifting the hearts and minds of society, we are excited to present this series of 10 kindness-themed activity cases for strengthening kindness within the family.
These incredible activity-based examples come from real families around the world who, inspired by the ‘Kindness Is Cool’ video awards, showcased the activities they do with their families to promote kindness at home.
When we perform kind acts with our children, we are sharing our values and showcasing a world we see, a world where kindness is possible, and where exercising a mindset of helping others can change hearts and it all starts at home. Kind acts never go unnoticed and may just be the very act that can spark kindness in another family who witnesses your family activity.
As an emerging digital content platform, Gan Jing World uses people-oriented high technology to spread kind thoughts around the world. The responses gathered here form a compelling positive energy, which has an uplifting influence on the world. Let kindness become a common practice at home!
We hope that you find these acts inspiring and meaningful to incorporate into your family.
1. Picking Up Trash at the Beach With the Fan Family
A cherished activity that encourages active engagement in helping the local community is getting together as a family to pick up trash. In this video, the Fan family plans an activity to clean up the local beach. They then go on to help tidy Grandma’s house by mowing the lawn, taking out the trash, and sweeping up leaves on the patio. Through this activity, children can gain a sense of responsibility in helping others, in helping build their world, and take active participation in the local community, enriching a heart of kindness.
2. KINDNESS IS COOL - Song and Video
Inspired by the mission of promoting kindness, talented nine-year-old singer, Big Lotus 415, wrote and performed an original song about kindness that received the heartfelt admiration of tens of thousands of viewers. In this original music video, Big Lotus 415 sings a catchy tune about why he thinks kindness is what today’s world truly needs. A kindness activity in the form of working with your children to write and sing a song about kindness can inspire creativity while pairing with something good.
3. Little Ones Share What Kindness Means to Them
A kindness activity with the family can be as simple as creating a space to ask the little ones what kindness means to them. Initiating this conversation gets the little ones thinking and can spark a pattern of mindfulness around kindness.
4. Little Deeds Can Bring About a Better Place
In this heartfelt video, a family notices in their local community a dangerous pothole in the middle of the road. The family gathers together to fill in the hole so that the road is safer for the community. In this form of taking action in one’s community to fulfill an unmet need, children can become empowered to know that through kind acts they can change their world for the better.
5. Four-Year-Old Girl Helps Her Parents by Washing Her Own Clothes
In this video sharing, a little girl helps her parents by washing her own clothes. Acts of kindness can be initiated while holding a mindfulness of helping others. Through organizing an activity where children can participate in family chores, they can cultivate a heart of giving and contribution at home, developing a pattern of kindness in giving.
6. The Kern Family on Why Kindness Is So Important
The Kern Family shares that we don’t always know what another person may be going through and that is why it is so important to exercise kindness. They share that when we offer kindness to another person, it can lift their spirits and help them through a tough time. Help your children understand the powerful impact their words can have on someone who is having a difficult time and ask them to offer kind words to someone who they notice may need them.
7. Five-Year-Old “Babysitter” Is Cool
Since Louis was born, his five-year-old brother Tommy has had less time to play with his parents, and while the baby is getting what seems to be more affection, Tommy feels he is sometimes scolded more by his parents. Stepping into the role of the ‘older brother,’ Tommy cherishes the baby and is not jealous of him at all. Tommy holds him, sings to him, gives him toys, plays games for him, and praises him as "The most beautiful baby in the world!” Encourage kindness at home by helping older siblings recognize the cherished role in guiding and protecting their younger siblings.
8. Homeschool Cooking Together
Gather children to work together to cook dinner for the family! This simple but beneficial activity can encourage the kindness of working together and practicing teamwork.
9. What the Older Brother Said
In a beautiful exchange, a mother films the moment a young brother and sister appeared to have just had a major disagreement. We are brought into the scene of this candid moment and can see the older brother expressing how his younger sister yelling at him made him feel and helps her understand why it is important to handle things with kindness. In teaching our older children how to handle disagreements with kindness, they can guide their younger siblings and promote a positive pattern of conflict resolution that leads with a kind heart.
10. Helping Mother With Housework
Encourage children to participate in family chores by helping with cleanup activities. In this activity, children can grasp that they are part of the household running well. Through acts such as mopping the floor, hanging and ironing clothing, or washing dishes, children can develop a heart of kindness in contributing to their family in a meaningful way.
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