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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DD is 2, she sometimes "shares" the cold, yoghurt covered remains of her tea with me. Yum.

She is very kind to PILs elderly cat, though, pats her very gently despite being a rather boisterous child!

Im so proud of my little boy he is only 6 but is so kind and understanding when I am poorly. You see I suffer with Fibromyalgia and by the end of the day I am very cold, am in pain and exhausted. It also happens on the weekend after the week or when we do stuff I get very tired. So he is use to mummy sitting resting. The other weekend his grandpa was coming over so he was asked to tidy up his toys but went further putting out his teddies to decorate the settee. Then he came over to me with a blanket raised it over his head as he is not very tall and put it on me. I didnt ask for it and it just melted my heart. This is just one of the many things he is always doing like bringing me my shoes and getting a drink for me when he gets himself one. Yes these are things you might expect someone to do but not a 6 year old. He is my little Hero and I have attached a photo of me and him together on the way home after school. I am so lucky to have him and his daddy in my life x

My 3 year old just loves to give people "presents" if he has disappeared to his room or gone quiet he will most likely be wrapping up a drawing or an old toy in anything , newspaper, a blanket etc to make a gift for someone. It's very sweet.

I had parents evening for my Reception aged daughter and was told by her teacher that, during break time a little girl was sitting all alone on the bench and she left the game she was playing and went over and sat with the girl, she put her around her, spoke to her a little then took back to the game with her. I had a proud mummy moment hearing that one.

What a lovely thread - great antidote to all the doom gloom and negativity !! From my own experience I have often found children to be uncomplicated in their generosity and kindness, in the same way that it is often those with least who give the most. Lesson for lots of grown ups that lose the plot along the way xx

My DS (12) noticed recently that another lad in his class never had any lunch to eat at school lunch break. He told me about his concern here, and I suggested he could offer the boy some of his own lunch box (as he always leaves a lot of it); and I started to put in an extra biscuit etc. Later on, I found that he had also privately mentioned the concern about his friend to a teacher. It was good to hear that a little while later, the other child began coming to school with a few items to eat for lunch - not all that healthy (chocolate bars etc) but better than zero!

My Dd1 learned to knit so that she could knit a square for Woolly Hugs to contribute to a refugee blanket

DD1, aged 4, found a princess party bag on the ground. It was full of sweets and pink sparkly stuff - everything that both DDs loved. DD2, aged 2, was very jealous and started crying. I was about to tell DD1 to let her have something out of the bag but before I could even say that, DD1 gave the whole bag to DD2!

When my daughter cuddled her older brother after his grandad died ( not her grandad) and told him she was sad because she knew he was.

Five children in the class were chosen to learn string instruments. Ds3 has always wanted to learn cello but there was only one cello available and a little girl also wanted it. Ds came home with a violin and explained that he had let Anastasia have the cello as he was a gentleman and didn't want her to be upset. Fortunately a cello was found for him some months later but the thought was kind.

Both dcs are very giving, they share well with others and just in tune with feelings and emotions. I'm very proud of how kind and caring they are.
Dd told me how she let someone at school borrow her coat because she didn't have one and wasn't allowed outside without one, the little girl was desperate to go outside and play so dd stayed indoors instead. Made me cry a little!

Ds1 aged 2 on the toilet 'you beautiful mummy' life=made! I melted.

My daughter loves to share. Whenever she gets anything tasty from some of her relatives she always asks if I want to share it with her.

My 8y daughter has a child with autism in her class. The girl is unable to attend birthday parties or play on the playground due to a social phobia. My dd asked if she went trick or treating (she didn't) and has decided to give her a bag of candy out of her trick or treating bag

DD1 is 3 and DD2 was 2 weeks when we went to town and saw a march protesting against the closure of the amazing maternity ward that both girls were born in. DD1 had been given some money to buy something with but after talking about the reasons for the march she put it in the collecting tin because 'they looked after mummy and DD2' She has regularly asked since if they are closing it.

Eldest Dd (aged 9 at the time) was writing her Christmas list the year before last and I saw she had put money at the top. It made me quite cross and I proceeded to lecture her about all the the things she has, loving family, warm house etc when she interrupted me to say "no Mummy you don't understand, I want money so I can give it to a charity so the children in Africa where Nanna is from can wake up and drink clean water like me."

My eldest DS (aged 5) is being assessed for ASD and struggles socially. He has trouble working out how to fit in, but is always ready to give a hug if any of the children in his class are hurt or upset and hates to see them, or anyone, sad.

I'm always forced to face the reality that my DD is kinder than me. She shares everything with her little brother, helps me tidy up and is already with a hug if you need one.

One thing that really sticks out and makes me so proud was her pre-school teacher saying how kind she was to a boy in her class last year. He is blind and in a wheelchair and DD had built a real rapport with him. Apparently he would turn round when he heard her voice and loved her knock knock jokes. DD explained that he loved the sound of a foil sensory blanket so she would rush to find it if he was upset and liked to check he had his water nearby.

I welled up when they told me. You try so hard to raise your DCs to treat everyone the same and it meant so much to hear that DD behaves in this way.

My daughter (Year 8) saw a small girl in her class crying as five boys relentlessly teased her before a teacher arrived. My DD motioned to the girl to come and change places with her. DD takes a seat next to the largest/loudest bully and says "ok you son of a b*h, so think it's cool to bully someone small and you think you look so hard do you? Well, it's not, and you're not. Are you going to pick on me then? No? Thought not. Well if you put as much effort into learning and your education, which is why we are all here, then maybe you'd be a lot smarter than you are now."

Apparently he was speechless and highly embarrassed and no more was said. I don't condone the language but I'm so proud of DD for intervening like she did. (She's a tiny slip of nothing as well).

My first parents evening for my son when he was four, I recall being told how he was always the first to make sure no one was left out. They'd had a new starter late in the term, and he was the one who played with them or chose them for a game, when others would just go to their usual besties. He would still do this, and yet I've often witnessed him being left out in opposite situations, sigh. Kindness can be hard to teach and learn!

I think my DD6 is an innately (sp?) lovely person, her teacher tells me she's really kind, helps the same child every week get dressed after PE and used to wipe snotty noses when she was in reception.

She is very kind and has a really high level of emotional intelligence - however I think it exhausts her, holding it all together at school meaning she can be an absolute bugger at home!

Anyway we went out with her school friends for Halloween - trick or treating; one lady answered her door and was asking all the kids to just take one treat so there was enough for all of the children. My DD and her best friend we're sharing their bucket and both girls reached into their own loot and each gave one treat to the lady and said, "you don't have many left, now you've got more". It was so beautiful to see, and yet simple logic to the girls.

I low how my DD insists on inviting EVERYONE in her class to her birthday party, because she can't bare the idea of leaving anyone out :) it's very sweet.

My DS likes to give me stickers for 'being a good mummy' Yesterday morning I was busy sorting his school photographs (first ones as he's just started Reception) and completely forgot to change the baby's nappy. When I suddenly realised this and said something to the effect that I was a dreadful mummy he piped up to say: 'It's alright mummy, you can do it now. You just forgot, it doesn't mean you're a bad mummy'. It really did make me feel better and he was right! He hates to see me sad or upset and likes me to be feeling happy all the time.

I took my 3DS's to visit my 84-yr-old grandmother today. My 4 year old was sitting in her seat when she returned from the kitchen and sat her self on a little stool, my son immediately stood up and gave her seat back to her. He didn't need to be asked and just done this straight away. I am immensely proud of him.

strokes my head when I'm poorly.
gives a bug pukka on the lips to ease anger or frustration.
gives sibling last piece of chocolate.or food
somehow knows and takes my hand in hers at exactly the rght moments.