Wanna play fairy-for-a-day? Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Save the fortunes from your fortune cookies and slip one into a library book before you return it.
• Bring in the trash cans for your neighbors while they’re at work.
• Leave a book you love in a public place, for someone to find and enjoy.
• Write a thank you note to your son or daughter’s teacher.
• Tell the manager that the person who waited on you did a great job.
• Do a chore that a loved one usually does, without being asked and without their knowing.
• Leave a post-it note for someone you appreciate, telling them one thing that’s super-special about them.
• Pay the toll for the person behind you in line at the tollbooth.
• Go through your closet and give away things you no longer need.
• Leave a potted flower on somebody’s doorstep.
• Shovel your neighbor’s snow while they’re out at work.
• Tell a parent something awesome their child did when they weren’t around.
• Share a favorite quote on a slip of paper left under a rock on a park bench.
• Leave change in a gumball machine for the next person.
• Write a supportive comment on somebody’s blog.
• Cheer on a child at their sporting event.
• Leave a coupon next to an item that’s on sale.
• Return others’ shopping carts that are scattered around the parking lot.
• Write a note of appreciation on the check that your waiter or waitress gives you.
• Let someone else have your parking spot
• Leave quarters in a washing machine at the laundromat.

When leaving something for a stranger, make sure to add a little note describing what you’re doing. This way they’ll know it’s a gift and can pass on the magic when they’re feeling inspired!