The Ripple Project

Ren walked you through this in the book. This page is your printable planner plus 20 project ideas to kickstart thinking. Pick one, plan it, do it, reflect.

What You’ll Need

An idea (see the list below, or bring your own)
As little as 30 minutes — or more, if the project grows
Optional: a friend or family member to join you

Ripple Project Planner

Not thinking about it. Not planning to do it someday. Actually doing it. This week.

My ripple project:

Plan

When will I do it?

Where?

What do I need?

Does anyone need to know in advance?

🎯 Do It.

Not "plan to." Actually do it. This week.

After

How did it feel while I was doing it?

How did it feel afterward?

Did I notice anyone else being affected by what I did?

Would I do it again? Would I do something bigger?

20 Project Ideas to Start From

1. Write a thank-you note to a teacher who made a difference

2. Help a younger sibling or cousin learn one new skill

3. Clean up litter in one block of your neighborhood

4. Make a care package for someone having a hard week

5. Call a grandparent or older family friend just to talk

6. Donate toys/clothes/books you've outgrown, with care

7. Cook or bake something for a neighbor

8. Read to a younger kid at home or a community center

9. Help an older neighbor with yard work or a chore

10. Draw cards for people at a local nursing home

11. Start a birthday-card tradition for your whole family

12. Put together a "welcome" packet for a new kid at school

13. Plant something in your yard or in pots on a balcony

14. Organize a family or neighborhood game night

15. Create a gratitude jar the whole family adds to

16. Share something creative you made with somebody who'd love it

17. Help with groceries for an elderly neighbor

18. Write a letter to a leader about an issue you care about

19. Start a little free library (or stock one that exists)

20. Pick your own — something that makes sense for the person in front of you

Ren’s bonus twist: Once you’ve done one, do another. Then another. The ripple isn’t about any single project — it’s about becoming a person who does them. That identity shift is the real change.

“This is my favorite activity in the entire book. Not because it’s complicated — it’s actually the simplest one. But because it’s the one that changes something real.”

What You’ll Need

Ripple Project Planner

Plan

After

20 Project Ideas to Start From

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