#Do1NiceThing is something we can all take part in! It is about loving the person in front of you, serving others and the wider community. It is about being the change, making positive steps to make life better for others and yourself in the process. The ideas are generally very simple and don't require much thought or pre-planning. In short love the person in front of you is a radical life and community transformation model!
It doesn't matter if you live in a town, city, village or country hamlet! Spread some love, hope, a smile, random acts of kindness - love the person in front of you - help make our world an even better place to be!!!!
It doesn't matter if you live in a town, city, village or country hamlet! Spread some love, hope, a smile, random acts of kindness - love the person in front of you - help make our world an even better place to be!!!!
#Do1NiceThing Ideas - The Adventure Begins!
Engage in conversation with the people who serve you (e.g. shopkeepers)
Say thank you to someone as they work and say how much you appreciate them
Yarn bomb Christmas Angels, Easter Chickens or Hearts! These cauld include chocolate or a cream egg - leave them in places (this is the yarn bomb part!) for people to find (this can become a community initiative which can be shared on social media). Patterns for: Easter Chick Knitting Pattern / Easter Chick Crochet Pattern / Christmas Angel Crochet Pattern / Christmas Angel Knitting Pattern / Heart Knitting Pattern
Call in on an elderly neighbour - take some cake, have a cup of tea and a chat
Shop locally and support local farmers, local veg growers and local shops
Show some love to your neighbourhood and pick up litter (please wear gloves and use a strong bag) or see if there is anything more you can recycle at home
Hold doors open for those behind you
Smile at people
Be a nice driver - spread road-calm!
Email / write to a local charity you think does a great work and thank them and those who volunteer
Take time to pray for your neighbours, friends and family
Spread the niceness on social media - compliment some of your friends
Set up a Blessing Bag - a bag of items you keep in your car that can be used to bless other people or a Blessing Box outside your home, church or community building - place in it a few items that will bless others
Write a letter (or use social media) to a local emergency service and thank them for the work they do
Say hello to people
Look at joining or setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Spot ways of helping people and do it
Go on a thankful walk - see all the positive things you can be thankful for in your neighbourhood
Buy Fairtrade where you can
Take a single person (elderly person, single mum...) out for lunch
Consider investing some time volunteering - could you give 24 hours over the next year?
Commit to collect used stamps for The Leprosy Mission or other charity
Catch a bus (#Do1NiceThing for the environment) and say thank you to the bus driver
Give a drink to a homeless person or take part in 'Suspended Coffee'
Email / write to your MP and say thank you for representing you
Take a prayer walk round your neighbourhood and pray for needs, your neighbours, those who help make the community what it is
Take some flowers to mothers and grandmas on your street
Buy seeds ready to create a wildlife garden (or tub or window box!)
E-Mail your local councillors and say thank you for what they do and maybe offer prayer or support
Take time to discover some new tourist attraction in your area (eg wildlife park, play area, etc) and share about it on social media to encourage more people to visit
Give away a book you think is worth reading
Pay for the drink of the person behind you in a coffee shop
Write some inspirational messages on Post-It notes and randomly leave for people to find
Help someone down the stairs or hold open a door for someone with a pram
Look out for a stranger you can chat to - Small Talk Saves Lives (watch this powerful video...)
Say thank you to someone as they work and say how much you appreciate them
Yarn bomb Christmas Angels, Easter Chickens or Hearts! These cauld include chocolate or a cream egg - leave them in places (this is the yarn bomb part!) for people to find (this can become a community initiative which can be shared on social media). Patterns for: Easter Chick Knitting Pattern / Easter Chick Crochet Pattern / Christmas Angel Crochet Pattern / Christmas Angel Knitting Pattern / Heart Knitting Pattern
Call in on an elderly neighbour - take some cake, have a cup of tea and a chat
Shop locally and support local farmers, local veg growers and local shops
Show some love to your neighbourhood and pick up litter (please wear gloves and use a strong bag) or see if there is anything more you can recycle at home
Hold doors open for those behind you
Smile at people
Be a nice driver - spread road-calm!
Email / write to a local charity you think does a great work and thank them and those who volunteer
Take time to pray for your neighbours, friends and family
Spread the niceness on social media - compliment some of your friends
Set up a Blessing Bag - a bag of items you keep in your car that can be used to bless other people or a Blessing Box outside your home, church or community building - place in it a few items that will bless others
Write a letter (or use social media) to a local emergency service and thank them for the work they do
Say hello to people
Look at joining or setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Spot ways of helping people and do it
Go on a thankful walk - see all the positive things you can be thankful for in your neighbourhood
Buy Fairtrade where you can
Take a single person (elderly person, single mum...) out for lunch
Consider investing some time volunteering - could you give 24 hours over the next year?
Commit to collect used stamps for The Leprosy Mission or other charity
Catch a bus (#Do1NiceThing for the environment) and say thank you to the bus driver
Give a drink to a homeless person or take part in 'Suspended Coffee'
Email / write to your MP and say thank you for representing you
Take a prayer walk round your neighbourhood and pray for needs, your neighbours, those who help make the community what it is
Take some flowers to mothers and grandmas on your street
Buy seeds ready to create a wildlife garden (or tub or window box!)
E-Mail your local councillors and say thank you for what they do and maybe offer prayer or support
Take time to discover some new tourist attraction in your area (eg wildlife park, play area, etc) and share about it on social media to encourage more people to visit
Give away a book you think is worth reading
Pay for the drink of the person behind you in a coffee shop
Write some inspirational messages on Post-It notes and randomly leave for people to find
Help someone down the stairs or hold open a door for someone with a pram
Look out for a stranger you can chat to - Small Talk Saves Lives (watch this powerful video...)
Offer your skills to someone else for free
Write a letter to the boss of someone who has given excellent customer service to tell them so
Clear out unwanted items and give to a charity shop
Organise a free car wash for your community
Thank people for the virtues they have
Support a local Food Bank - supermarkets often have collection points
Send flowers to a friend as a thank you for your friendship
Give a New Testament or inspirational book to someone you don't know or leave in a local supermarket / community free book place
Take a box of chocolates to work and say thank you to your colleagues
Serve someone
Put spare change in a charity box
Visit a local shop you have not visited before or in a while (support locally!)
Street Angels are encouraging people to #Do1NiceThing each day during Lent.
#Do1NiceThing started in 2011 as a challenge to encourage people to give out over Lent instead of giving up.
Paul Blakey MBE, founder of Street Angels, says, "Not everyone has the capacity to sign up as a Street Angel and work into the early hours of weekend nights in town and city centres.
"However more people can commit to doing one act of niceness each day that would make life better for others or the wider community.
"#Do1NiceThing is about loving the person in front of you, making positive steps to make life better for others and yourself in the process."
The website do1nicething.org.uk contains a menu of ideas including engaging in conversation with those who serve you, shopping locally, creating a wildlife garden and becoming a nicer driver.
Although people are encouraged to #Do1NiceThing year round, Lent is a good time to join with others and create a community around the concept.
Lent, which runs from Wednesday 5th March 2025 until Easter Sunday, is a time of reflection and preparation for Easter and is linked to Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness fasting and praying.
Lent is seen as a time to reflect on important values and relationships and to combine prayer and action that seeks to make a difference for other people, communities and the world.
Ideas and more information can be found at www.do1nicething.org.uk
A short history:
#Do1NiceThing came out of Street Angels and HOPE Together back in 2010 initially as Love Your Streets. We recognised that not everyone can walk the streets until the early hours of weekend mornings as Street Angels, however most people can commit to doing simple acts of kindness that help Love Your Streets!
By 2011 the #Do1NiceThing concept was started as a Lent challenge to encourage people to give out over Lent instead of giving up. Over the years this list (above) has become an inspirational menu of ideas that help people in the #Do1NiceThing journey.
Since 2011 hundreds of people have committed to #Do1NiceThing for others and the wider community. We have featured in a wide range of publications and website and in 2018 we were even featured in The Sun newspaper!
It is a free to use concept and we would love to add to the #Do1NiceThing menu of ideas (email [email protected] any ideas you may have!)
#Do1NiceThing came out of Street Angels and HOPE Together back in 2010 initially as Love Your Streets. We recognised that not everyone can walk the streets until the early hours of weekend mornings as Street Angels, however most people can commit to doing simple acts of kindness that help Love Your Streets!
By 2011 the #Do1NiceThing concept was started as a Lent challenge to encourage people to give out over Lent instead of giving up. Over the years this list (above) has become an inspirational menu of ideas that help people in the #Do1NiceThing journey.
Since 2011 hundreds of people have committed to #Do1NiceThing for others and the wider community. We have featured in a wide range of publications and website and in 2018 we were even featured in The Sun newspaper!
It is a free to use concept and we would love to add to the #Do1NiceThing menu of ideas (email [email protected] any ideas you may have!)
"Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait." ~ Gavin de Becker
"It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." ~ John Templeton
"A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person." ~ Dave Barry
"My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way." ~ Mr. T
"Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down." ~ Wilson Mizner
"It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." ~ John Templeton
"A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person." ~ Dave Barry
"My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way." ~ Mr. T
"Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down." ~ Wilson Mizner