Pay it Forward / Random Acts of Kindness
Make a "kindness calendar" with your own ideas for each day (give yourself four points! Code: 101, 102, 103, 104)
105: Make a donation to the Crayon Initiative (bonus prize if you remove the crayon wrappers first!)
106: Make a donation to the Crayon Initiative (bonus prize if you remove the crayon wrappers first!)
107: Help pack and sort crayons that have been donated to the Summer Library Crayon Initiative (any day other than Thursday, please)
108: Help remove wrappers from crayons that have been donated to the Summer Library Crayon Initiative (any day other than Thursday, please)
109: Watch a Kid President video on You Tube
110: Watch a Kid President video on You Tube
111: Ask someone: How can I help?
112: Carry a marker and book of Post-It Notes with you this summer, and leave kind notes for people
113: Go online and read all about the Little Free Library project
114: Like and follow 100+ Kids Who Care Cedar Valley on Facebook (ask a parent first!)
115: Plan to attend the next 100+ Kids Who Care Cedar Valley event (August)
116: Help a child read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten by reading a book to them
117: Leave kind messages in sidewalk chalk at friend's or neighbor's houses
118: Join someone who's playing alone
119: Plan a lemonade stand with friends and use the proceeds for other pay it forward activities (see suggestions below)
120: Put extra change into a parking meter that's about to expire
121: Pay for the order of the person behind you in a drive through line
122: Go out of your way to make a new friend or play with someone
123: Give encouragement to someone who's working hard
124: Greet people with a smile, and hold the door open
125: Learn CPR or take a babysitting course
126: Pay a stranger's library fines
127: Help pick up after a Summer Library Program
128: Help your parents carry in and unpack groceries
129: Clean your room without your parents asking you to do so
130: Ask Mom: How can I help?
131: Spend a whole day paying attention to how people help you (checking out your groceries, bringing you things at a restaurant, picking up your socks, etc) and thank them for it.
132: Write a letter to a grandparent and mail it
133: Learn about Heartland Habitat for Humanity
134: Try to have a good attitude, and spread positive energy to others for an entire day
135: Make a Magic Wand of Kindness
136: Learn about the Crayon Initiative
136: When someone thanks you for doing a good deed, ask them to pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else
Use the Library!
201: Follow us on Facebook and LIKE something!
202: Take a "Book Face" picture and post it on our Facebook page
203: Attend Summer Library Movie Matinee : Lego Batman
204: Plan to attend a Friday Summer STEM with ISU Session
205: Fill out the youth & family survey (coming soon)
206: Visit another library and get a bookmark
207: Check out one of each: book, audio book, movie, and a magazine
208: Look up a non-fiction book in the catalog and find it in the stacks (ask a Librarian for help, if needed!)
209: Ask for a library tour, to learn how books are organized (any day other than Thursday, please)
209: Check out and read a graphic novel
210: Check out and read a book off of the Summer Library book display
211: Attend ALL SIX WEEKS of Thursday morning Summer Library Sessions
212: Attend Summer Library Movie Night: The Lorax
213: Check out a movie series that's based on a book series and have a summer movie marathon with friends
214: Attend our Summer Library Finale Party with Comedy Magician Jonathan May!
215: Add a rubber band to the collaborative globe build
216: Add Legos to the collaborative Lego build
217: Add your handprint to the collaborative art project (Summer Library Movie Night: Lorax)
218: Add a cup to the collaborative pyramid build
219: Bring a friend to summer library who doesn't normally come
220: Read ten books this summer
221: Like and follow Cedar Valley Readers on Facebook (ask a parent first!)
222: Participate in one of the Cedar Valley Readers events
Summer Fun!!
301: Make S'mores or toast marshmallows
302: Stay up super late one night
303: Eat a snowcone
304: Play in the rain
305: Go to a local pool, splash pad or waterpark
306: Ride your bike everywhere for a whole day
307: Attend (or play) a baseball or softball game
308: Have a picnic lunch
309: Take a TV Time out. Spend one whole day playing!
310: Go to the park or playground
311: Blow bubbles
312: Lay on a blanket and cloud watch
313: Lay on a blanket and stargaze at night
314: Make home made ice cream or popsicles
315: Camp out or spend the night at a friend's house
316: Play at the skate park
317: Catch Fireflies (and release them!)
318: Play flashlight tag
319: Go on a vacation, road trip or to a camp
320: Go to a Farmer's Market
321: Camp indoors
322: Play catch
323: Make a root beer float
324: Watch Fireworks
325: Watch an outdoor movie
326: Watch a parade
327: Have a reverse dinner (desert first!)
328: Go Geocaching
329: Ride bikes on a trail
330: Unplug for one whole day as a family- no tv, computer, or phones.
331: Go to an outdoor concert
332: Make up a new game or sport and play it with friends
333: Eat at a restaurant that you've never been to
334: Go fishing, paddling or play at a lake or river
335: Plan a family (and/or friend) game night
336: Make a blanket fort
337: Have a waterballoon fight
338:Try a new food
339: Play with sidewalk chalk
340: Have fun at Hudson Days!
341: Run through a sprinkler
342: Attend another town festival other than Hudson Days
343: Grill out or attend a neighborhood BBQ
344: Get creative and make something
345: Eat corn on the cob
346: Go to a Kids Summer Series movie
Make a "kindness calendar" with your own ideas for each day (give yourself four points! Code: 101, 102, 103, 104)
105: Make a donation to the Crayon Initiative (bonus prize if you remove the crayon wrappers first!)
106: Make a donation to the Crayon Initiative (bonus prize if you remove the crayon wrappers first!)
107: Help pack and sort crayons that have been donated to the Summer Library Crayon Initiative (any day other than Thursday, please)
108: Help remove wrappers from crayons that have been donated to the Summer Library Crayon Initiative (any day other than Thursday, please)
109: Watch a Kid President video on You Tube
110: Watch a Kid President video on You Tube
111: Ask someone: How can I help?
112: Carry a marker and book of Post-It Notes with you this summer, and leave kind notes for people
113: Go online and read all about the Little Free Library project
114: Like and follow 100+ Kids Who Care Cedar Valley on Facebook (ask a parent first!)
115: Plan to attend the next 100+ Kids Who Care Cedar Valley event (August)
116: Help a child read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten by reading a book to them
117: Leave kind messages in sidewalk chalk at friend's or neighbor's houses
118: Join someone who's playing alone
119: Plan a lemonade stand with friends and use the proceeds for other pay it forward activities (see suggestions below)
120: Put extra change into a parking meter that's about to expire
121: Pay for the order of the person behind you in a drive through line
122: Go out of your way to make a new friend or play with someone
123: Give encouragement to someone who's working hard
124: Greet people with a smile, and hold the door open
125: Learn CPR or take a babysitting course
126: Pay a stranger's library fines
127: Help pick up after a Summer Library Program
128: Help your parents carry in and unpack groceries
129: Clean your room without your parents asking you to do so
130: Ask Mom: How can I help?
131: Spend a whole day paying attention to how people help you (checking out your groceries, bringing you things at a restaurant, picking up your socks, etc) and thank them for it.
132: Write a letter to a grandparent and mail it
133: Learn about Heartland Habitat for Humanity
134: Try to have a good attitude, and spread positive energy to others for an entire day
135: Make a Magic Wand of Kindness
136: Learn about the Crayon Initiative
136: When someone thanks you for doing a good deed, ask them to pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else
Use the Library!
201: Follow us on Facebook and LIKE something!
202: Take a "Book Face" picture and post it on our Facebook page
203: Attend Summer Library Movie Matinee : Lego Batman
204: Plan to attend a Friday Summer STEM with ISU Session
205: Fill out the youth & family survey (coming soon)
206: Visit another library and get a bookmark
207: Check out one of each: book, audio book, movie, and a magazine
208: Look up a non-fiction book in the catalog and find it in the stacks (ask a Librarian for help, if needed!)
209: Ask for a library tour, to learn how books are organized (any day other than Thursday, please)
209: Check out and read a graphic novel
210: Check out and read a book off of the Summer Library book display
211: Attend ALL SIX WEEKS of Thursday morning Summer Library Sessions
212: Attend Summer Library Movie Night: The Lorax
213: Check out a movie series that's based on a book series and have a summer movie marathon with friends
214: Attend our Summer Library Finale Party with Comedy Magician Jonathan May!
215: Add a rubber band to the collaborative globe build
216: Add Legos to the collaborative Lego build
217: Add your handprint to the collaborative art project (Summer Library Movie Night: Lorax)
218: Add a cup to the collaborative pyramid build
219: Bring a friend to summer library who doesn't normally come
220: Read ten books this summer
221: Like and follow Cedar Valley Readers on Facebook (ask a parent first!)
222: Participate in one of the Cedar Valley Readers events
Summer Fun!!
301: Make S'mores or toast marshmallows
302: Stay up super late one night
303: Eat a snowcone
304: Play in the rain
305: Go to a local pool, splash pad or waterpark
306: Ride your bike everywhere for a whole day
307: Attend (or play) a baseball or softball game
308: Have a picnic lunch
309: Take a TV Time out. Spend one whole day playing!
310: Go to the park or playground
311: Blow bubbles
312: Lay on a blanket and cloud watch
313: Lay on a blanket and stargaze at night
314: Make home made ice cream or popsicles
315: Camp out or spend the night at a friend's house
316: Play at the skate park
317: Catch Fireflies (and release them!)
318: Play flashlight tag
319: Go on a vacation, road trip or to a camp
320: Go to a Farmer's Market
321: Camp indoors
322: Play catch
323: Make a root beer float
324: Watch Fireworks
325: Watch an outdoor movie
326: Watch a parade
327: Have a reverse dinner (desert first!)
328: Go Geocaching
329: Ride bikes on a trail
330: Unplug for one whole day as a family- no tv, computer, or phones.
331: Go to an outdoor concert
332: Make up a new game or sport and play it with friends
333: Eat at a restaurant that you've never been to
334: Go fishing, paddling or play at a lake or river
335: Plan a family (and/or friend) game night
336: Make a blanket fort
337: Have a waterballoon fight
338:Try a new food
339: Play with sidewalk chalk
340: Have fun at Hudson Days!
341: Run through a sprinkler
342: Attend another town festival other than Hudson Days
343: Grill out or attend a neighborhood BBQ
344: Get creative and make something
345: Eat corn on the cob
346: Go to a Kids Summer Series movie