33 Ways to Craft It Forward

 

It feels so good to give.

Giving is so beneficial for the giver and the receiver. 

Michaels Craft Store is doing something fabulous this week and I decided to hop on board with them! They are having “Craft It Forward” random acts of kindness week. They are giving away more than $100,000 in gift cards at its US and Canada stores.

I racked my brain to think of as many things as possible that people could do to Craft It Forward. I came up with this list…and I can’t take all of the credit because our Facebook readers helped me out HERE.

Do you have way to Craft It Forward that is not on this list? PLEASE share your idea in the comments below!

Here we go…

1. Send handmade THANK YOU cards to people who have inspired or helped you.

2. Surprise someone you love by putting lots of hearts on their door with a reason you love them inside of each heart.

3. Make blankets for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.

4. Make big brother and big sister kits for a family that just had a new baby. Sometimes the older siblings tend to feel left out.

5. Offer to teach a creative skill free of charge to a local group.

6. Cheer up your husband with a candy gram poster telling him how much you appreciate him.

7. Create birthday cards for an nursing home.

8. Give a spa kit to a new mother.

9. Make a money tree for a teenager that could use a fun surprise!

10. Make a holiday wreath for a family member or neighbor.

11. Create fun hair bows or hair flowers and give them to random little girls.

12. Help a friend or neighbor to paint a room.

13. Make handmade dolls or toys and give them to a women’s shelter.

14. Crochet beanie hats and give them to the pediatric unit at the hospital.

15. Make some fun t-shirt hats for cancer patients.

16. Make some homemade play dough and give to a preschool teacher.

17. Make beautiful bracelets and give them to a local women’s shelter.

18. Make a countdown chart or advent calendar and give it to a family with young children.

19. Frame an inspirational quote and give it to a friend who needs cheering up!

20. Make some floral arrangements and deliver them to a nursing home or the moms that just had a baby.

21. Give your daughters some homemade lip gloss and lotion for no reason!

22. Offer to make a Halloween costume for a child that wouldn’t be able to have one otherwise.

23. Give a friend a “box of sunshine” including all things bright and yellow inside.

24. Brighten a veteran’s day with a patriotic craft or thank you card.

25. Know somebody who is throwing a birthday party…offer to help with decorations!

26. Give a local daycare or preschool teacher some handmade matching games.

27. Know someone who is sick? Give them a “Get Well Kit” including chicken soup, crackers, Gatorade, etc.

28. Give a new neighbor a welcome to the neighborhood gift including a treat, important numbers, and a cute card.

29. Make some fun bookmarks and give them to a local library.

30. Call a local school and do a fun kids craft {and include the supplies}.

31. Surprise a little girl with a homemade dress or skirt.

32. Surprise a little boy with a Lego storage box and small Lego set.

33. Leave cheerful and inspirational notes in random places.

 

Make sure to come back tomorrow for a free tutorial and see how I’m “crafting it forward” with Michaels Craft Stores!

 

Michael’s Craft Store wants to see ways YOU are crafting it forward!

Share your random act of kindness on Twitter with them @MichaelStores and use #RAOKDIY

Share your project directly on Michaels Facebook Page.

Share photos of your finished project on Instagram with #RAOKDIY

Follow Michaels on their Craft It Forward inspiration board!