MY FAVOURITE DAY IN FEBRUARY IS FEBRUARY 17!

Welcome to February! While the most well known day in February is Valentine’s Day on the 14th, my favourite day in February is the 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day.

‘Growing in popularity, Random Acts of Kindness Day is celebrated by individuals, groups, and organisations to encourage acts of kindness. Giving flowers on this day to those you know - or a complete stranger - is one way you can participate and makes someone else’s day a little bit brighter.’ (Excerpt from A BOUQUET OF WORDS Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers.)

There are so many ways you can perform a random act of kindness - but I am going to focus on how you can specifically incorporate flowers into the day. We’ll look at two scenarios - the random act of kindness of giving flowers to someone you know and the random act of kindness of giving flowers to a stranger.

Giving flowers to a friend or family member seems like a very natural thing to do, but usually when we give them it is for a specific reason - a birthday or anniversary, to send get well wishes, in sympathy, in congratulations, or to say thank you. But this February 17, why not choose a friend or family member and give them flowers for not one of the usual reasons, but for an unusual reason - one they won’t be expecting. You could say ‘I admire you’ with carnations (admiration); ‘I love your energy’ with orange tulips (enthusiasm); ‘You’re always so much fun’ with a pink hyacinth (playfulness); or ‘Friends forever’ with a kalanchoe plant (lasting affection).

Giving flowers to someone you don’t know (or don’t know well) doesn’t mean you can’t give flowers with a message, the message would just be more general. You could say ‘Have a nice day’ by giving peonies (happy life); ‘Here’s a little something to brighten your day’ with gerberas (cheerfulness); ‘I wish you well’ with allium (good fortune); or just spread a message of kindness by giving some bluebells (kindness). 

But whatever your message, don’t forget to attach a note to your flowers with the meaning - that’s very important.

A final note - you do not need a big budget to perform Random Acts of Kindness with flowers  on February 17. ‘A single stem, an abundant bouquet, or anything in between can all be successful at sharing your sentiments.’ (Tip from A BOUQUET OF WORDS Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers.)

I’d love to hear your random acts of kindness ideas. Please share in the comments.

Let’s get the world speaking the language of flowers!