How to make kindness coupons with children
Updated 30 October 2026 · By Rob and Chris, two Sheffield dads, and our families
A kindness coupon is a homemade voucher for something kind your child can really do, like a game together, a bedtime story or laying the table. They write or draw it, decorate it and give it, and it costs nothing.
- Time: about 15 minutes
- Ages: 3 and up, with a part for each age
- In the Famoo calendar as: A gift that costs nothing
What do you need?
- Paper or card
- Pens or crayons
How do you do it?
- Think of a gift. Choose something kind you can really do: play a game together, read a story or help with a small job.
- Check with a grown-up. Agree the idea, and how long it will take, with a grown-up.
- Make the coupon. Write or draw what you are offering and who it is for.
- Decorate and give. Add a festive border and give the coupon to the person.
- Keep the promise. Agree a time to use it, then do it.
How can each age join in?
- Ages 3 to 5. Draw a small promise. A grown-up writes the words.
- Ages 6 to 9. Write and decorate a coupon you can really keep.
- Ages 10 and up. Make a personal coupon with clear details and a date to use it.
What can a child put on a kindness coupon?
Some ideas, in a child’s own words:
- One game of your choice, with me
- I will lay the table on Sunday
- I will read you a story
- I will help carry the shopping in
- Ten minutes of tidying, wherever you like
Tip
Write a day on the coupon, such as “Saturday morning”. A coupon with a day on it is easier to remember to use.
Plan 24 of these into your family’s Advent calendar with Famoo
Famoo has 46 activities like this one, each with picture steps, an elf helper who reads every step aloud, and a part for each age so brothers and sisters can do it together. Join the beta, choose your 24, and a new door opens each day in December.
Famoo is a family app for UK homes, in beta, so things may change. Find out more about Famoo.
