3rd November 2026
Friendship, kindness, and code: Celebrate World Kindness Day at your Code Club
A friendly hello, making room for someone new, or taking time to help another creator work out why their sprite won’t move — small acts of kindness help make a Code Club a place where everyone feels welcome.
World Kindness Day on Friday 13 November is a chance to celebrate those moments, the friendships that grow around them, and the people who make your club special. It is also an opportunity to get creative, with projects that help young people connect and make something thoughtful for someone else.
A place to make friends and be yourself
Friendships can start with a shared love of games, a fun animation, or a laugh when some code does something unexpected. At Code Club, creating alongside others gives young people opportunities to swap ideas, solve problems, and meet people who share their interests.
Every creator brings their own experiences, imagination, and way of learning. As mentors, you help make your club a safe, welcoming space where creators feel comfortable being themselves. Welcoming a new member, noticing someone’s effort, and showing that questions and mistakes are part of learning all help build that sense of belonging.
Invite your creators to help shape that environment. How could they welcome someone new, give encouraging feedback, or help a friend solve a problem with their code? These small acts of kindness can make a big difference to how everyone feels at your club.
Five projects to share a little kindness
From a friendly check-in to a digital gift, shine a light on kindness in your club with these creative projects. Try one in the week leading up to World Kindness Day, or keep celebrating kindness in the sessions that follow!
Start a conversation with ‘How are you?’
A simple question can open up a connection. In this Scratch project, creators can ask someone how they are in another language and translate their reply. You could invite your club to explore the languages spoken by their friends, families, and community.
Make a thoughtful gift with ‘I made you a book’
In this Scratch project, creators use their skills to make a book with multiple pages, telling a story or sharing facts. Encourage them to design it with someone special in mind. Could they make up an adventure for a friend or fill the pages with a family member’s favourite things?
Check in with ‘How’s your day?’
In this project, creators use a BBC micro:bit to create a mood checker that responds to how someone’s day has been. Creators can choose messages, images, animations, or sounds for different responses. Invite them to think about what might feel encouraging or comforting to the person using their project.
Send a smile with ‘From me to you’
In this Scratch project, creators make a digital card that they can share using a web address. You could suggest they make a thank-you card for someone who has helped them, a cheerful message for a friend, or a welcome card for a new club member. Encourage them to choose who to create their card for and to make the design their own.
Stay connected with ‘Friend frame’
For experienced creators ready for a more advanced physical computing challenge, ‘Friend frame’ involves building a photo frame that shows a colour when a notification arrives from a friend. It is a creative starting point for thinking about how technology can help people feel connected.
Make kindness part of every session
As well as making projects, there are lots of other ways for creators to make someone smile. Leave a little time at the end of your sessions for creators to thank someone, share something they admire about a project, or recognise a helpful moment.
Whether it’s a new friendship, a thoughtful creation, or the confidence to share an idea, there is plenty to celebrate at your Code Club
How does your club make everyone feel welcome? We would love to hear about the friendships and small acts of kindness that make your club sessions special. Tag us in your social posts this World Kindness Day!