Generosity Activities
for Adults

How To Be More Generous?

Recommended Activities

Let’s go once again through the three generosity types and examine our suggestions for kindness activities for adults:

Treasures

Money

Of course, you’ll be helping someone a lot if you make a monetary donation. No matter how much money you can give, it will be significant and make a difference.

If you want to practice generosity and you opt for giving money to the charity, we have a suggestion for you. Get a notebook (or a phone app) to track your expenses. Add a section and name it “Generosity”. Write down how much money you’re able to set away each day. At the end of the month, give that money to charity. Not only you’ll be able to set aside more money and help someone, but you’ll also keep track of your personal improvements in being generous.

Personal Stuff and Crafts

As we mentioned above, giving money is not the only thing you can do to be generous. Giving material stuff is also considered as generosity.

Now, you probably have a lot of stuff lying around your home that’s never going to be used again. You might even have a lot of clothes you don’t want to wear anymore. Why don’t you give some of that stuff away? Things you won’t use anymore can make someone’s life a lot better.

Of course, you’ll also be generous by giving your stuff to your friends and family. It can really be anything, from books to clothes. Maybe your friend saw a book in your library that he/she likes a lot? If you give the book to your friend, you’ll also be generous! See? Simple and small daily acts allow you to express generosity just the same as monetary donations.

In case you don’t have money or stuff to give, you can always opt for DIY projects. There are a lot of DIY things to send in the mail to friends, and you can make them with a little effort and at a low cost. If you do have some money to spend, you can also make a gift basket for your friends. With a simple yet unique gift, you can surprise someone and be generous too. To find out more about the topic, you can take a look at our article about What Makes a Good Gift Basket.

Time

We already explained the significance of giving your time to others. Here’s a list of suggestions on what you can do:

Serving meals during holidays

Orphanages, schools, and other similar organizations always need extra hands, whether it’s for serving food for big events or cleaning up trash. It’s a simple way to help yet it means a lot!

Building a House

Maybe your friend needs help to build a new house, repair the old one, or fix some things around the household. Or you know an organization that is building a shelter for orphans and needs volunteers to help. Whatever the occasion or the cause, make sure to sign yourself in and help however you can!

Babysitting

If you have friends who are parents (or you’re a parent yourself) you know how hard it is to get out of the house when you don’t have someone to watch over children. You can help your friends through a generous babysitting gift whenever you can. They’ll appreciate it a lot!

Cleaning

Mother Earth needs more care! You can join an organization and give your time to clean parks, streets, and more. Without a doubt, that would be beneficial for every person in the world.

Organizing Events

Sometimes, you can make a difference by simply helping charities and other organizations with certain events. If you live in a small place, you can even start a small organization yourself. Gather up your friends and family and start a group that will organize events each month or year to help those who are in need.

You’ll find more similar suggestions here: How to Make Orphans Happy.

Talents

Sharing our talents through an act of kindness is also a generous thing. Even if it doesn’t seem that way, you can help others in many ways only by doing things you’re good at. Here are some suggestions:

Lessons

Try to carry over things that you have learned about generosity. We’re not only talking about children but other grown-ups in your life too. Talk with your friends and explain how your life changed when you practiced generosity. Try to convince them to join you in some of your activities, so they can see for themselves how beneficial it is. Teaching someone to be more generous and kind is not that hard, actually. You only need to be persistent and set an example.

Another thing you could do (and we mean anytime, not only for practicing generosity), is to stand up for others. There are a lot of people whose voice is not being heard or who are afraid to speak. If you’re in a position to raise your voice for them, you’ll show ultimate generosity and make a real difference in the world. This is also one of the self-reflection activities for adults that will make you reflect on your own life. It will inspire you to think about your own decisions, possibilities, and choices in life.

Fun Games

Generosity is not dull! You can come up with kindness games for adults on your own quite easily and make things more interesting.

Helping Physically

If you’re a person with an active lifestyle, don’t hesitate to offer physical help. As we mentioned above, so many shelters and safe homes need to be built or repaired, and volunteering is always welcomed.

Conclusion

We have one last piece of advice for the end. Be generous to yourself! You can be generous to others only when you mastered the same thing for yourself. That can be quite challenging these days because we don’t dedicate enough time for self-care. It’s not easy to find some time for meditation and introspection considering how we’re always in a hurry, dealing with daily duties, from social to work obligations. Still, with a little effort, it can be done. We all need to practice self-love more in order to be better for other people in our lives.

Also, keep in mind that it’s not that hard to be generous like some people might think. You’ll soon realize that generous acts are fun and enjoyable. They also give you an option to learn more about your own personality and improve yourself daily. Hopefully, you learned something about all of this while reading our article about generosity activities for adults!