Tips & Ideas
Ideas
Pamper your friend.
Wednesday, October 18
Today is Painted Tootsies Day. If you have a friend recovering from surgery, read more...
Tips
Remember dietary restrictions.
Remember dietary restrictions. Check WhatFriendsDo team page for likes, dislikes, allergies, and for meal read more...
Ideas
Evaluate your life.
Thursday, October 19
It's Evaluate Your Life Day. Are you helping the people in your life as much read more...
Tips
Call Ahead.
Do not just show up. Schedule a time that will be convenient for your friend. If your friend needs to cancel, read more...
Ideas
Say thank you!
Friday, October 20
Today is You Really Didn't Have to Day. But I’m so glad you did! Use today to read more...
Tips
The Lasagna Law.
Be sure to check your friend's WhatFriendsDo team page. You'll find a schedule of who is providing meals and read more...
Ideas
Bring a sweet treat.
Saturday, October 21
It's National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. What a yummy treat to take to your read more...
Tips
Keep to the schedule.
Sign up on the Calendar for the day and time you will take a meal. The team Coordinator has indicated the days read more...
Ideas
Decorate for a friend.
Sunday, October 22
Today is The Goblins'll Getcha Day. Your friend may not feel up to a trip to read more...
Tips
On the importance of staying close
Families who have a family member undergoing treatment for cancer or who have just lost a loved one often feel read more...
Ideas
Sit back and relax.
Monday, October 23
TV Talk Show Host Day is a great day to watch Ellen or Dr. Oz with your friend, read more...
Tips
Offer a choice.
One tactic that might be helpful is to suggest a choice. For example, may I run some errands for you on read more...
Ideas
Sweep it up.
Tuesday, October 24
It's Broom Day. No, this has nothing to do with witches for Halloween. Grab read more...
Tips
Just say no...it's what we do.
Accepting help can sometimes make us feel that others consider us to be incompetent. So, when you offer to help read more...
Ideas
Give some comfort food.
Wednesday, October 25
It's World Pasta Day. Pasta is known to be a comfort food. So if you've signed read more...
Tips
Check Tips & Ideas.
Check WhatFriendsDo Tips & Ideas for suggestions of ways to keep in touch and simple acts of kindness that will read more...
Ideas
Have fun with bubbles.
Thursday, October 26
Today is Tiny Bubbles Day. If you’re visiting a family with children, take a read more...
Tips
Food for Thought
Take food in recyclable containers you do not need back or label your dishes. Use your WhatFriendsDo team and read more...
Ideas
Tell your favorite story.
Friday, October 27
It's National Tell a Story Day. We want to hear your stories! Let us know what read more...
Tips
Make sure pets are safe.
In cases of severe emergencies, keep in mind that Humane Societies offer emergency services for pet owners. read more...
Ideas
Carve a pumpkin.
Saturday, October 28
Today is Carve a Pumpkin Day. Carve a pumpkin and deliver it to someone who is read more...
Tips
Don't go away
The recurring theme from people going through a trauma is that friends don't know what to say, so they don't read more...
Ideas
Get snuggly.
Sunday, October 29
Anyone going through a difficult time needs a day to relax and be a hermit. read more...
Ideas
Deliver a sweet treat.
Monday, October 30
Today is National Candy Corn Day. If you have planned a visit with a friend read more...
Tips
Drop off a surprise.
If you love surprises use them for random acts of kindness and daily ideas that can just be dropped off or read more...
Ideas
Trick-Or-Treat.
Tuesday, October 31
If it's difficult for your friend or their child to get out of the house this read more...
Tips
Order Delivery.
Call ahead, pay and have a meal delivered to your friend's doorstep. read more...
Ideas
Eat your veggies.
Wednesday, November 01
Today is Lots of Vegetables Day. After all that Halloween candy, this is the read more...
Tips
Just listen.
You don't have to know what to say, and you don't have to have answers. Just listen and be there for your read more...
Ideas
Blow bubbles with a child.
Thursday, November 02
Look for Circles Day is a great day to celebrate your circle of friends. Share read more...
Tips
Friendship isn't always 50/50.
Whatever illness, crisis, recovery or transition your friend is going through, he or she quite possibly cannot read more...
Ideas
Have lunch with a friend.
Friday, November 03
BLT, PB&J, egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, meatball; treat your friend to read more...
Tips
Pets are family, too!
If your friend has a pet, you can brighten everyone's day by doing something special for the pet. read more...
Ideas
Clean the fridge.
Saturday, November 04
Offer to help your friend clean his/her refrigerator. Take along a new box of read more...
Tips
Sign up for a meal.
If your friend has a team on WhatFriendsDo, sign up there to take a meal rather than showing up with a surprise read more...
Ideas
Bake fresh bread.
Sunday, November 05
It's Warm Bread Day. Nothing makes a home feel more cozy than the smell of read more...
Tips
Yes, it will be okay. But it's not right now.
Your friend will go through many emotions through the course of his or her life-changing event. Try to leave read more...
Ideas
Give a clear view.
Monday, November 06
On Window Washing Day, organize a group of people to wash your friend’s read more...
Tips
Send a gift card.
Send a restaurant gift card to your friend as an alternative to cooking a meal. read more...
Ideas
Help get organized.
Tuesday, November 07
It's Make a List Day! Visit with your friend and help her make a list of read more...
Tips
Send a note.
Send a note or card to your friend just to let them know you are thinking of them. It will be very much read more...
Ideas
Bake it and take it.
Wednesday, November 08
Today is Bake and Take Day. Bake some cookies, breads, pastries or pies and read more...
Tips
Let your friend share when the time is right.
We humans go through extreme highs and extreme lows whether we are celebrating the birth of a precious baby, read more...
Ideas
Rebuild a memory.
Thursday, November 09
Rebuild a Memory Day. Go through some old photos today and find one that read more...
Tips
Offer specific help often.
Remember that saying call if you need anything often feels like the cliché, let's do lunch. Your friend most read more...
Ideas
Forget-Me-Not.
Friday, November 10
On Forget-Me-Not Day plant some lovely flowers honoring your friend’s family read more...
Tips
Don't drop in.
Drop-in visits, while well intended, can sometimes be intrusive and untimely. Schedule a visit through your read more...
Ideas
Thank a vet.
Saturday, November 11
Thank a vet this Veteran's Day. Ask your friend if there is a special veteran read more...
Tips
Surprises
Sometimes surprises are NOT a good idea. As well meaning as a major project or fund-raising event may be, check read more...
Ideas
Help with healing.
Sunday, November 12
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day. Bring your friend chicken soup, in the form of read more...
Tips
Bring snacks.
Many people will bring meals. Consider giving your friend a snack basket, junk food as well as the nutritious read more...
Ideas
Be Kind.
Monday, November 13
On World Kindness Day (and every day) go out of your way today to be kind to read more...
Tips
Let your friend know you are there.
Even though your friend will need and want time to BE alone, make sure your friend never FEELS alone!! read more...
Ideas
Read a book.
Tuesday, November 14
It's Young Readers Day. Books are such a treasure for children. If you have read more...
Tips
Research fundraising activities.
Check to see if there are legal implications to whatever you may be planning for your friend (such as a read more...
Ideas
Thank a nurse.
Wednesday, November 15
Operating Room Nurse Day! These are special people who don’t often have read more...
Tips
Be Patient.
Be patient and continue to stay in touch with your friend from your end. Your friend will be so grateful that read more...
Ideas
Make amends.
Thursday, November 16
It's Button Day! Buttons, zippers, hems, your friend probably isn’t getting read more...
Tips
Bring the whole meal.
Take the WHOLE meal (salad, vegetables, fruit, bread, dessert) not just the main course. read more...
Ideas
Bake something delicious.
Friday, November 17
On Homemade Bread Day, encourage your team to help stock your friend’s freezer read more...
Ideas
Grab a burger.
Saturday, November 18
Sometimes comfort food is just what the doctor ordered. For Fast Food Day read more...