Everyday Kindness
Everyday moments can shape how young people treat animals and others. Use our kindness tracker and tokens to recognise when they show care, take responsibility or make thoughtful choices.
Teach kindness
Notice and talk about the animals around you.
inspire action
Take small actions together, like feeding birds.
create change
Encourage your child to think about how their actions help.
How it works
A few minutes of your day
- 1 Download our free activity and see below for everyday learning ideas.
- 2 Cut and stick kindness tokens to your chart for each day you find an opportunity to learn about animals.
- 3 Reflect on learning by writing what was noticed or actions you could take for animals.
- 4 Share with others that might also be interested in this everyday kindness activity.
Ideas from other families
What our children can learn from the animals around them
Learning responsibility and kindness often starts at home. Here are examples of how other families have sparked conversations about animals and explored simple ways to practice kindness.
We came across a ladybird that landed on us. She acted gentle and kind, so we gave her a token when we got home.
Staying safe around dogs
We walked past a dog on a yellow lead and talked about signs of anxiety and the importance of approaching all dogs with care.
Talking about food
Our child loves animals and has started to realise that meat comes from animals. I thought it would be a tricky conversation, but allowing them to openly share their thoughts has really shown their maturity.
Playing vets
Our younger daughter loves using her toys to play vets. We create scenarios where the animals get injured and use boxes as an X-ray machine.
Being duck-friendly
Our local pond has some young ducklings. Our daughter was desperate to handle them, but we took the time to explain how feeding them (and their mum) is better for everyone.
Letting cats nap
We have a very fluffy cat who enjoys napping in our local playpark. We set up a pretend barrier so she could rest peacefully in the sun, and it got the kids thinking about how they’d feel if they were suddenly woken up by four strangers!
Saving drowning insects
We noticed lots of insects in our paddling pool. We carefully scooped them out and have since added a platform to help them climb out when the pool’s not in use.