Kindness in every community
Supported by British Red Cross
Request a speaker
Get in touch to request a speaker from the British Red Cross, to help you explore the theme of kindness in every community. Depending on availability and where your group is based, this could be a physical, virtual or pre-recorded session.
Get in touchStep one: identify the need
Be a top banana with a message of kindness
Explore the power of kindness, care and respect in this fruity message writing activity.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 20 mins
Run this activityKindness rocks
Show how a kind message can make all the difference when helping someone and write one for a friend in need.
Ages: 6-10½| Takes: 1 hour
Run this activitySocially kind
Find out how older Scouts can use their social media for acts of kindness.
Ages: 10½ - 18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityGood deed discovery
Point out real acts of kindness and look at how we say ‘thank you’ to acknowledge good deeds.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 30 mins
Run this activityStep two: plan action
Combat loneliness with kindness - 1a
See what you know about loneliness in the UK as we explore how good company and kindness puts loneliness behind us.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityThe Power of Kindness- 2a
The British Red Cross use people’s kind gifts of time and money to help others. Find out how the BRC look out for you and me!
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour 30 mins
Run this activityBe kind, respond - 3a
Discover what you could do in a life or death situation and the importance of acting rather than stepping back.
Ages: 8-18 | Takes: 45 mins
Run this activityWho helps who? - 4a
Map kindness in your local community considering how you can show kindness to those who need it and encourage others to do the same.
Ages: 6-10½ | Takes: 45 mins
Run this activityKindness in emergencies - 5a
How should we prepare for, act in and react to emergencies? Find out as we play some emergency-themed games.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityStep three: take action
Company and kindness - 1b
How can people cope with loneliness? Develop a project to support people who are lonely in your community.
Ages: 6-18| Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityRed Cross Code - 2b
Plan the details, then deliver a project to support the Red Cross and show the power of kindness.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityBystander effect and first aid - 3b
Raise awareness of the bystander effect and first aid – don’t just walk on by.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityMapping kindness in your community - 4b
Bring your community together as you show kindness to those around you.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityReady to respond - 5b
Help prepare your community to cope with an emergency.
Ages: 6-18| Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityStep four: learn and make more change
Become a kindness champion
Champion kindness by making a pledge to do something kind for others.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour 20 mins
Run this activityInvite a Scout speaker and pledge kindness
Find out more about the power of kindness, hear from an expert, and pledge to do something kind for others.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour 30 mins
Run this activityStep five: tell the world
Kindness cache
Inspire others to take action by planting a kindness geocache.
Ages: 8-18 | Takes: 1 hour 30 mins
Run this activityMake a kindness community display
Create a community display to shout about the power of kindness.
Ages: 8-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activitySpread kindness through local media
Boost the power of kindness by shouting about it in local media.
Ages: 8-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityShare the kindness on social media
Use social media to shout about the power of kindness and spread the word.
Ages: 14-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityThemes
With a little help from our friends at WWF, we’re fighting to protect our environment while there’s still time – restoring thriving habitats, bringing species back from the brink, and tackling the root causes behind nature’s decline, such as climate change.
Partnering with Crisis and Simon Community NI, we’re enhancing young people’s understanding of the many factors that contribute to homelessness, and showing them how they can help end the problem for good.
We’re partnering with Save the Children to combat stereotypes, raise awareness of the issues displaced children face, build welcoming communities, and connect with Scouts in conflict-affected areas.
We’re working alongside Mind, SAMH and Inspire, to empower Scouts to take good care of their mental health, now and in the future.
With support from the National Autistic Society, we’re helping our young people to become advocates for inclusion and build a more considerate world