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Kindness Drawing Ideas for a Poster

Three kindness scenes per press, each with which way to turn the sheet and where the words go.

Kindness Drawing Ideas for a Poster

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  1. A spider carried outside under a cupSheet upright. The cup and a card are in the middle and the words go around the rim of the cup.
  2. A lost-cat flyer taped to a pole by a neighbor kidSheet upright. The flyer is a poster inside your poster, so its headline carries the words.
  3. A big brother zipping up a little one's coatSheet upright. The zipper runs straight up the middle and the words climb beside it.

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At school 15

  • A buddy bench under its sign, two kids deep in talk Sheet on its side. The bench runs edge to edge and the words go on the sign above it.
  • A captain picking the kid at the end of the line first Sheet on its side. A row of kids, one pointing finger, and the words in the open gym above.
  • A classmate showing a new kid which coat hook is theirs Sheet on its side. A row of hooks along the top, one empty, and the words on the wall above.
  • A coin that rolled away, chased down and handed back Sheet on its side. A dotted trail shows the roll and the words follow the trail.
  • A hopscotch grid with an extra square for one more player Sheet upright, seen from above. The squares climb the page with a word in each one.
  • A jump rope held still so a nervous jumper can step in Sheet on its side. The rope sags in one low curve and the words ride inside the curve.
  • A lunch tray carried for a classmate with full hands Sheet upright. Two figures walk toward you and the words sit on the cafeteria wall behind.
  • A pencil held out across the aisle to an empty desk Sheet on its side. The pencil is the longest line and the words run under it like a ruler.
  • A reading buddy pointing at the words for a younger kid Sheet on its side. The open book is the widest shape and its two pages hold the lettering.
  • A school bus waiting at the curb while a late kid runs up Sheet on its side. The bus fills the left half, the runner the right, words along the bus.
  • A snack split in two at recess, the bigger half held out Sheet on its side. Two halves, two hands, a gap of crumbs between. Words go in the gap.
  • A star sticker pressed onto someone else's painting Sheet upright. The painting fills the sheet, the star is the only color, words underneath.
  • Chairs stacked for the custodian after the last bell Sheet upright. The stack is a tower up the middle and the words go on the board behind it.
  • One kid tying another kid's shoelace before a race Sheet upright, cropped to knees and shoes. Words go on the start line across the bottom.
  • Two pairs of hands gathering one spilled stack of books Sheet upright, seen from above. The books fan out and the words sit on the top cover.

At home and on the street 15

  • A ball tossed back over a backyard fence Sheet upright. The fence crosses the middle and the ball arcs over it. Words follow the arc.
  • A big brother zipping up a little one's coat Sheet upright. The zipper runs straight up the middle and the words climb beside it.
  • A cold drink handed to the mail carrier in July Sheet upright. The glass is in the middle with a hand on each side. Words go on the mailbox.
  • A hat blown off and caught by a stranger down the block Sheet on its side. The hat tumbles left to right and the words tumble along behind it.
  • A long phone call to a grandparent, in two frames Sheet on its side, split down the middle. One window each, with the words on the dividing line.
  • A lost-cat flyer taped to a pole by a neighbor kid Sheet upright. The flyer is a poster inside your poster, so its headline carries the words.
  • A neighbor's porch plants watered while they are away Sheet on its side. A row of pots, one watering can, and the words on the porch rail.
  • A note under a wiper that warns of a flat tire Sheet on its side, close on the windshield. The note is the white shape and holds the words.
  • A place in line given to someone holding one item Sheet on its side. A full cart, one carton of milk and an open palm. Words on the store sign.
  • A stray shopping cart pushed back to its rack Sheet on its side. A row of nested carts and one more on its way. Words on the rack sign.
  • The dishes done before anyone asked Sheet on its side. A rack of clean plates in a row, with one letter drawn on each plate.
  • Groceries carried up a neighbor's front steps Sheet upright. The steps zigzag up the page and one word sits on each riser.
  • Leaves raked from the yard next door Sheet on its side. One leaf pile is the big shape and the words are spelled in loose leaves.
  • The same picture book read aloud for the third night Sheet on its side. A lamp, a book and two heads. The words go in the dark above the lamp.
  • Trash cans rolled back up a neighbor's driveway Sheet upright. The driveway narrows toward the top and the words run up it.

To animals and nature 15

  • A bee house of hollow stems hung on a fence Sheet upright. The stems are a block of small circles and the words go on the little roof.
  • A dish of water set out for birds in a heat wave Sheet on its side. The dish sits low, a big sun sits high, and the words fill the sky between.
  • A hedge trimmed around the one branch that holds a nest Sheet on its side. The hedge is a flat green block with one wild tuft. Words across the block.
  • A line of ducklings and one raised palm stopping traffic Sheet on its side. The ducklings cross along the bottom and the words go on the stopped car.
  • A patch of wildflowers left unmowed in a lawn Sheet on its side. Mown stripes everywhere but one corner. A small sign in the patch holds the words.
  • A rain-soaked cat wrapped in a towel Sheet upright. The towel is a bundle with two ears and a nose poking out. Words on the towel edge.
  • A sapling planted with a stake and a soft tie Sheet upright. The narrow trunk splits the sheet and the words sit on a tag tied to the stake.
  • A shelter dog meeting a visitor, nose to palm Sheet on its side, close up. Nose and palm meet in the middle and the words go on the kennel card.
  • A snail lifted off the sidewalk onto a leaf Sheet on its side. The sidewalk fills the lower half and the words follow the silver trail.
  • A spider carried outside under a cup Sheet upright. The cup and a card are in the middle and the words go around the rim of the cup.
  • A tired bumblebee carried to a flower on a leaf Sheet upright, drawn very close. The bee is as big as a fist and the words curve on the stem.
  • A turtle carried across a road the way it was heading Sheet on its side. The road is one gray band and the words are painted on it like markings.
  • An apple held out on a flat palm to a horse over a gate Sheet upright. The horse's head comes down from the top and the words go on the gate's top bar.
  • An earthworm moved from a puddle back to the grass Sheet on its side. Puddle on the left, grass on the right, and the words in the space between.
  • Litter lifted out of a creek with a grabber and a bag Sheet on its side. The creek winds corner to corner and the words float along it.

Symbols and words to letter 15

  • A boomerang and the loop it flies, there and back Sheet on its side. The loop fills the sheet and the words sit inside it: what goes out comes back.
  • A calendar page for November 13, World Kindness Day Sheet upright. The 13 fills the page and the name of the day goes on the strip across the top.
  • A garland of cutout paper people, unfolded Sheet on its side. The garland runs edge to edge with one letter on each paper person.
  • A heart with one neat patch sewn onto it Sheet upright. One big heart, stitches drawn as dashes. Letter the words on the patch.
  • A row of dominoes, the first tipped by one fingertip Sheet on its side. The row curves away into the distance with one word on each falling tile.
  • A row of faces, each smile a little wider than the last Sheet on its side. Five circles in a row, the mouths curving more each time. One word under each face.
  • A short line of your own on a curling ribbon banner Sheet on its side. Fold the ribbon into three flat panels and letter one part on each panel.
  • A sun whose rays are kind acts written out Sheet upright. A half sun at the bottom edge, and each ray is a line of small lettering.
  • A tally of kind acts chalked on a wall in bundles of five Sheet on its side. Rows of chalk strokes fill the wall and the words run along the top like a title.
  • A watering can pouring hearts onto a row of sprouts Sheet upright. The can tilts in from a top corner and the words sit in the soil at the bottom.
  • Block letters with a small kind act drawn inside each Sheet on its side. Outline the letters first, as wide as you can, then fill each with a tiny scene.
  • One candle lighting a second and staying just as tall Sheet upright. Two candles, two flames touching. The words go on the dark around them.
  • One pebble dropped in a pond, a kind word on every ripple Sheet upright, seen from above. The pebble is in the exact center and the words bend around the rings.
  • Three speech bubbles: thank you, after you, good try Sheet upright. Three bubbles stacked, each a different shape, and the lettering is the drawing.
  • The word KIND with a heart for the dot of the i Sheet on its side. Four letters as tall as the sheet, and the heart the only color.

Humanity: people helping people 15

  • A community garden bed dug by five different pairs of boots Sheet on its side, cropped to boots and spades. The words go on a seed marker in the soil.
  • A firefighter coming down a ladder with a cat Sheet upright. The ladder runs corner to corner and the words sit in the sky beside it.
  • A gray wall painted bright by a row of volunteers Sheet on its side. Half the wall gray, half color, rollers at the join. Words in wet paint.
  • A human chain passing books from an old library to a new one Sheet on its side. The chain crosses the sheet, a book in every pair of hands, words on the spines.
  • A letter read aloud for a neighbor who has lost her glasses Sheet on its side. Two chairs, one letter. The words are the first line of the letter.
  • A row of volunteers ladling soup at a long counter Sheet on its side. The counter crosses the whole sheet and the words go on a banner behind.
  • A sidewalk crowd parting for a guide dog and its person Sheet upright, seen from above. A clear path opens down the middle and holds the words.
  • A tall stranger reaching the top shelf for a short one Sheet upright. Shelves are plain lines across, with one long arm. Words on a shelf label.
  • A whole street raising the frame of a new playground Sheet on its side. The frame is half up, ropes tight. Letter the words on the top beam.
  • Cups of water held out to runners along a race route Sheet on its side, cropped to arms and cups. A row of hands, and the words on the race tape.
  • Four strangers pushing a stalled car to the curb Sheet on its side. Four backs lean at the same slant. The words go on the road ahead of the car.
  • Six friends and one sofa on a narrow staircase Sheet upright. The sofa tilts across the middle and the words go on the moving box below.
  • Strangers lifting a stroller up a flight of station steps Sheet upright. Draw from the bottom of the stairs looking up. Words on the station sign.
  • Ten phone lights sweeping a dark field for one lost ring Sheet on its side. Dark sheet, ten pale cones of light. The words are lit up inside one cone.
  • Two people with no shared language trading drawings to talk Sheet on its side. Two sketch pads face each other, a drawing on each. Words go along the bottom edge.

Respect 13

  • A borrowed bike returned with its tires pumped up Sheet on its side. The bike leans on a fence with a pump beside it. Words on a tag on the handlebar.
  • A hand about to knock on a sibling's closed door Sheet upright. The door fills the sheet, knuckles just off the wood. Words on a door sign.
  • A library book going back with its pages unmarked Sheet upright. The return slot is at the top, the book halfway in. Words on the book cover.
  • A line at the fountain with a gap left for a slower kid Sheet on its side. A row of shoes and one open space. The words stand in the open space.
  • A name tag with a hard-to-say name spelled out by sound Sheet on its side. The tag fills the sheet: the name large, the sounds small underneath.
  • A picnic spot left clean, only flattened grass to show Sheet on its side. A pale square of pressed grass in a green field, and the words inside it.
  • A raised hand waiting while another kid finishes talking Sheet upright. The arm rises from the bottom edge and the words sit beside the still hand.
  • Five lunches on one table, no two the same Sheet on its side, seen from above. Five open lunch boxes in a row with a word under each.
  • Headphones on in the quiet corner of a library Sheet upright. Tall shelves on both sides, one reader between them. Keep the words small and low.
  • Muddy boots left on the mat outside a clean hallway Sheet on its side. The doorway frames a shining floor and the words go on the doormat.
  • One speech bubble and one listening ear Sheet on its side. Bubble on the left, ear on the right, as big as each other. Words in the bubble.
  • Two chairs turned toward each other Sheet on its side. Nothing but two chairs and the space between. The words go in that space.
  • Two different drawings of the same vase, pinned side by side Sheet on its side. Two frames, one vase, two styles. The words go on the strip between the frames.

How it works

Kindness drawing ideas work best as one small scene: a pencil held out across the aisle, a turtle carried across a road.

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Humanity drawing ideas: people helping people

The Humanity group is strangers helping strangers: a stroller lifted up station steps, cups of water held out to runners, a human chain passing books to a new library. Draw the hands and what they carry before any faces.

Respect drawing ideas

Respect is quieter than kindness, so its pictures are small: two chairs turned toward each other, a raised hand waiting, muddy boots left on the mat. Leave space around the one detail that carries it.

  • Letter the words in pencil first and count the letters. The middle letter sits on the sheet's center line.
  • Color one thing only, such as the star sticker or the sewn-on patch, and the eye goes straight there.

Questions and answers

What is an easy kindness drawing?

A star sticker pressed onto someone else's painting, a snack split in two at recess, or the word KIND with a heart for the dot of the i. The Easy group has more.

What can I draw for a kindness week poster?

Pick one scene and draw it large: one kid tying another kid's shoelace, or a jump rope held still for a nervous jumper.

When is World Kindness Day?

World Kindness Day is November 13 each year. The list has a calendar page for it, with the 13 filling the sheet and the name of the day on the strip across the top.

How do you show kindness in a drawing without words?

Show the moment just before or just after the act: the hand held out, the turtle already across. If the picture still reads with your thumb over the lettering, it works.

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