Be a Kindness Hero
You don't have to fix the whole world — nobody can do that alone. But small kind things are real things, and they count.
Things you can do
Learn about one new animal
Knowing how an animal actually lives is where kindness starts.
Help a local animal shelter
Shelters always need blankets, towels and volunteers.
Visit a farm sanctuary
It's the one place you can meet farmed animals living full lives.
Plant flowers for pollinators
Bees and butterflies need food from spring to autumn.
Pick up litter safely
Litter traps, chokes and poisons wildlife.
Learn one plant-based recipe by heart
A recipe you can cook without looking is a superpower for life.
Make an educational poster
Teaching someone one true fact goes further than telling them off.
Write about an animal
Writing makes you notice details you'd otherwise skim past.
Make a wild corner
A log pile or long-grass patch is a whole ecosystem.
Cut your family's food waste
Wasted food wastes all the land and water behind it.
Put out water for wildlife
A shallow dish with stones in it saves birds and insects in hot weather.
Ask a good question
'How do scientists know that?' is the most useful question there is.
Challenges
7-Day Kindness Challenge
One small kind thing a day for a week.
- Day 1: Learn one new fact about an animal you see often.
- Day 2: Put out water for birds or insects.
- Day 3: Say thank you to someone who cares for animals.
- Day 4: Eat one meal made entirely of plants.
- Day 5: Pick up three pieces of litter (with gloves).
- Day 6: Draw or write about an animal you admire.
- Day 7: Teach one person something you learned this week.
Finish it and collect the 💚 Kindness Champion sticker.
Plant-Powered Explorer
Try a new plant food every day for a week.
- Day 1: A bean or lentil you've never tried.
- Day 2: A vegetable of a colour you rarely eat.
- Day 3: A wholegrain (try quinoa or barley).
- Day 4: A seed sprinkled on something.
- Day 5: A fruit from a different country.
- Day 6: A plant milk you haven't tasted.
- Day 7: Cook one of the recipes here yourself.
Finish it and collect the 🌱 Plant Explorer sticker.
Animal Detective Challenge
Find evidence of animals without ever seeing one.
- Day 1: Find a footprint and sketch it.
- Day 2: Find something an animal has eaten.
- Day 3: Record three different bird sounds.
- Day 4: Find an animal home (nest, web, hole, shell).
- Day 5: Work out one animal's daily routine from your clues.
Finish it and collect the 🦉 Wildlife Guardian sticker.
Planet Protector Challenge
Five days of small changes with real numbers behind them.
- Day 1: Count your household's food waste for one day.
- Day 2: Swap one animal food for a plant one.
- Day 3: Find out where three foods in your kitchen came from.
- Day 4: Take a shower one minute shorter and work out the water saved.
- Day 5: Plan one change your family could keep for a month.
Finish it and collect the 🌍 Planet Protector sticker.
30 Days of Animal Facts
One new fact a day, written in your journal.
- Each day: read one animal profile here and write down the fact that surprised you most.
- At the end: pick your top five and turn them into a poster or a mini book.
Finish it and collect the 🐾 Animal Friend sticker.