Share stories of your DCs kindness with the Clangers - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EmmaMumsnet]

The Clangers are launching their #clangersforkindness campaign which encourages kids and parents to demonstrate kindness every day, just like the Clangers do on the little blue planet. From giving a hug to helping a friend in need, there are many ways to spread kindness. For the launch of this new campaign, the Clangers would love to hear about times your DCs have been kind.

“Clangers are always kind – to each other and everyone else they meet. But what about the people who live on our little blue planet? Are they kind like the Clangers? As Aesop said ‘No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.’ We’re encouraging people to talk about the ‘kindness stars’ in their life – tagging people who they think are kind and talking about what they do, and encouraging people to spread kindness and be a kindness star themselves. So tell us about your ‘kindness stars’ and the wonderful things they have said and done.”

Check out the video below to see what children think about kindness:

So please tell us about the lovely things your DCs have said and done, however small and whatever their age. What random acts of kindness have they done that have made your day or made you smile? Did your toddler share their toys or food? Did a moody teenager show their thanks? Did your DC help out with chores or say something kind to a family member?

However big or small their act of kindness, share it below and you will be entered into a prize draw where one Mumsnetter will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks, good luck with the prize draw and spread kindness!

MNHQ

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[GrumpyInsomniac]

Grrr, cat posted this for me too soon!

... he's been incredibly kind and generous, but he absolutely had me in bits last week. I was in agony, and trying not to show it, because it's hard enough for him. He grabbed my hand and told me to squeeze when it hurt, because I always do that for him and he knows it helps. I know how lucky I am to have him.

[GrumpyInsomniac]

However, on the subject of Clangers, here's some we saw at the Museum of Childhood :)

[littlemouse15]

My little boy has only just turned one, he kindly offers me bits of everything he eats :) Its very sweet of him.

[voyager50]

If he sees someone playing on their own in the playground he always goes over and asks them if they want to play with him.

[claraschu]

In year 5, my daughter was in a class that only had 5 girls in it, 4 of them had been friends for years and there was one who was new to the class, so my daughter was aware that the new girl might feel a bit left out.

One day one of the four original girls brought in 4 brownies to share with her friends, but didn't make one for the new girl. My daughter gave her own brownie to the new girl, but what was kind about it was that she did it carefully so that the new girl didn't realise that there were only 4 brownies to go around. My daughter realised that just giving away her own brownie would not make the new girl feel as good as making her think that she had been included in the group.

I think that is really thoughtful, as my daughter didn't get any credit for being generous, but got her satisfaction from making someone else feel good.

[tooneedyme]

My four year old stood up to some bigger boys who pushed his friend. He approached them and said they must say sorry then went to check his friend was ok.

[Sammyislost]

We went to a big toy store for the little ones to spend their pocket money, and my eldest spent ages walking around the store looking at all the toys, to my surprise, he chose such a sweet little toy and said "I'm going to buy this for Ava (a family friends 1 year old girl)" and he did! He spent the pocket money he worked hard for on a gift for someone else, and the best bit was how happy it made him to do it!

[Pigeonpea]

My little girl amazes me with her huge heart.
We have regular visits to GOSH, which is fine, we manage it, however, my daughter, understandably for the age of 3 still gets anxious. We try to make it as fun as possible for her. On her last visit, she saw a little girl crying and jumped of my knee and walked up to the little girl and said:
'Perhaps you'd like one of my strawberries to make you smile'
The other Mum and I just looked at each other, with tears in our eyes

[redbook]

My DS is just three. Last night when trick or treaters came around he worked very hard to make sure everyone got a treat. If someone was at the back (including grown ups) he very concerned that they might go without.

[mumsbe]

M son had to have blood tests and so his big sister saved favourite chocolate for after and let him play with her dolls house that he is not normally aloud to even breathe on. The nest day my son gave his sister a slice of his toast from brakfast time. He cant talk but it was lovely to see him return the kindness.

[Pisssssedofff]

My 16 year old typical moody teen - took my 6 year old son out trick or treating last night. We live in a funny area, anyway nobody had put up pumpkins or decorations to let the children know that it was ok to knock the doors, so my daughter took him to the local shop and with her own money bought him a bucket full of sweets

[NikkiCrick]

I'm really proud of my daughter, she always tries to be kind. She comforts children at school, she's in reception when they are poorly or scared. She smiles and says hi to 'new' friends. She's very social able 😊
Last night, for Halloween, she was knocking on people's doors and giving them sweets.

[marymanc]

My daughter is very generous, she is always sharing food with her friends and her brother. She even buys little gifts to her brother for his birthday.

My son is often giving kisses and cuddles to his relatives but also to his friends in particular when they are sad.

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

My DS has just turned 4 and my DD is 2 - DS is soooo protective of her it really is super sweet! Say if we go to a soft play centre, he'll follow her to make sure she's ok and help her climb up the apparatus. On one occasion a bigger child tried to take a doll she was playing with off her, so DS intervened (nicely) and got it back for her! He also shares his food and toys (most of he time!) and helps her with things like jigsaws and games. He is a lovely, kind little boy

[gunting]

These stories are so lovely. My DS is only 1 so the most he's achieved is sharing his toast with the dog.

[purplepandas]

DD3 has just brought me two packs of parma violets from her halloween stash. Kindness indeed as she knows that I love them. I did try to refuse but she would not let me.

[Piffyonarockbun]

I took my little girl to her first visit to santa last year. She was 21 months old. It was in a garden centre so we had a walk about while we were waiting and she picked up a little wind up giraffe toy. She was really entranced with it so we bought it for her. Before we saw santa there was a little ride on a train and a walk through the grotto and some games and crafts. She did all this with her little giraffe in her hand. Finally we all went in as a group to see santa. He was sitting in a big chair next to a fire. My girl was the youngest of the children there. We all sat down on a rug to hear santas story. My little girl kept standing up during the story because she wanted to see santa, he was very kind and kept smiling at her. This clearly made an impression on her because halfway through she walked right over to him and put her giraffe toy into his hand. Santa was clearly amused by her but he thanked her nicely and gave her the giraffe back when she went up for her gift at the end. She was such a tiny tot and the giraffe was the only thing she had to give away, as much as she liked it herself. I think this year she may grasp the concept more but its lovely that at such a young age she was kind enough to give a gift to santa

[J0kersSmile]

My son, who's nine, recently won his first gold medal in a taekwondo competition. He beat the boy who had been winning comps up and down the south west. The boy started crying when he realised he hadn't won after the match and my son went over to him and hugged him. He told him he'd be there at the next competition and he'd have a chance to beat him then. He then carried on talking to him and they shook hands. I was so proud that he didn't crow about it and brag how he was better he really showed kindness and tact even though he was so happy he'd finally won a gold.

[kiki22]

We ran out of Halloween sweets last night and dn (9) gave out her own trick or treat sweets though I told her she didn't need to.

[mouldycheesefan]

Dds were going on a brownie camp. They were sorting out at brownies who would share a room with whom, 4 to a room. It was for four nights. When dd come home she mentioned that a particular quite difficult girl would be in her room. This girl has challenging behaviour and tantrums , no special needs just can be very temperamental. Dd said she had offered for this girl to be in her room as she was worried that nobody would offer and that the girl would feel left out. She said she knew that it would mean that they could have a bit of a tricky time in their room at camp but she would rather that then the girls feelings were hurt.
I was proud of dd, she showed a lot of empathy at age 9, more so than many adults, and put her own needs second to her thought that this girl may be left out.
It was a kind thing to do.

[bert3400]

My then 6 year old won some money in a family competition. He want to donate it to Water Aid . We doubled the money that he won & his older brother felt brow beaten into donating his . So the grand total was £130 . For such a young chap he is very aware how lucky he is

[Ilikesweetpeas]

I got a lovely message from another mum following my DC's weekend on camp. Her DC has some additional needs and apparently my DC had unprompted helped the other child make their bed, helped them with written tasks, packed for them at the end of the weekend, read them bedime stories because they can't read and defended them from the scornful comments of others. The busy leaders understandably didn't notice this but to get a message from the other child's mum was lovely for me- made me think I'm getting something right as a parent to produce such a caring child! I'm having a tough time with personal issues right now and hearing this cheered me up so so much

[April2013]

My 3 year old likes to help snails and slugs cross the road which is great but it takes ages to get anywhere if it has been raining and they are all out!

[FeelingSmurfy]

One that made me proud but also made me laugh was sharing a bowl of fruit, but instead of one piece for her and one piece for me or something like that, she bit each piece in half then gave me a slobbery half! Even the tiniest pieces had to be bitten in half and shared

[MonsterMaskettiBall]

My 3.5 DD is quite sensitive to other children's feelings and picks up on them being unhappy. She always knows what to do to make them smile. However my proudest moment was when she stood up to a boy who was trying to kick her little sister who was sitting on the ground. We and the boy's parents heard her firmly telling him "No! Stop kicking my baby sister!" His parents got him out like a shot and apologised and made him apologise. My DD got a homemade sticker of her own request. An elephant hugging a giraffe needed to be drawn. Thank goodness for DH'S skills!