133 ways to make someone feel special –
Introduction 👋
Making others feel special doesn’t just help other people.
It can also help you!
Making others feel special can help you to:
- Feel a sense of achievement and more positive
- Feel like you belong
- Make new friends and build strong relationships
- Build confidence
- Keep a sense of perspective, by being aware of those less fortunate than you
- Feel gratitude
Here are 133 ways to make someone feel special!
Why not show the people you love this list, to see which ideas would make them feel the most special?
- Kind words – 36 ideas
- Quality time – 24 ideas
- Helping them – 30 ideas
- Gifts – 24 ideas
- Physical touch – 19 ideas
Use kind words 💬💞
- Thank them – notice what they do to make you happy, and tell them!
- Show an interest in them – ask them questions ❔
- Tell them how grateful you are to have them in your life 🙏
- Use their name when you speak to them
- Listen to what they say, remember things they’ve said and repeat them
- If they speak a different language, learn some of their words!
- Point out their achievements and strengths 🏅
- Check in on them regularly
- Tell them how you inspire them 🙌
- Tell them that you’re proud of them 🎉
- Give them a pet name or nickname 🐶
- Tell them it was great to see them after you’ve met up
- Be their cheerleader – encourage them when they’re taking on a challenge
- Celebrate their successes 🏆
- Ask them for their help/opinions – it feels nice to be needed!
- Share your feelings with them – it feels nice to be trusted! 💞
- Tell them the truth
- Tell them that you love them!
- Leave them a handwritten note 📝
- Apologise to them when you hurt their feelings 🤗
- Compliment them in front of other people
- Tell them you’ve missed them
Compliments! Say something nice about their:
- Appearance – hair cut, clothes, sense of style, makeup 😎
- Skills ⚒️
- Personality traits
- Home 🏡
- Family
- Passion 💖
- Strength 💪
- Sense of humour 🥸
- Attitude to life
- Belongings
- Job 💼
- Intelligence 🧠
- Thoughtfulness
- Kindness/generosity 🤗
Give quality time ⌚💞
- Put your phone away when you’re together 📵
- Make eye contact when you’re talking to them 👀
- Go on a picnic
- Give them a phone call 🤳
- Inviting them over
- Visiting them
- Treasure hunt! 🏴☠️
- Let them know that you’ll always have time for them
- Watch a film 🎥
- Sports together
- Go on holiday together 🏖️
- Play a game together
- Ask them to teach you something
- Go on an adventure! 🏞️
- Film marathon!
- Go to a park ⛲
- Go fruit/vegetable picking together 🍎
- Introduce them to the important people in your life
- Introduce them to a new person you think they’ll get along with
- Take photographs together 📸
- Go shopping together 🛍️
- Cook together
- Take a class together 🎓
- Start a new hobby together
Help them 🤝💞
- Make them a drink 🫖🧋
- Tick something off their “to do” list for them
- Shopping for them 🛒
- DIY
- Thank them for the help that they give you-
- Ask them what they need help with
- Care for them when they’re sick 👩⚕️
- Offer them advice when they aren’t feeling well
- Do chores for them 🧽
- Run errands for them e.g. posting a parcel 📨
- Cook a meal for them – maybe have dinner ready for when they get home!
- Bring them a “care package” when they’re unwell
- Wash and fold their clothes 👚
- Wash the dishes and put them away 🍽️
- Take care of child care chores for them e.g. take the children to school
- Clean the house
- Mow the lawn 👩🌾
- Run a bath for them 🛁
- Put fresh sheets on the bed for them 🛏️
- Take out the bins/rubbish for them
- Take care of animal care chores for them e.g. walk the dog 🐶
- Pay joint bills on time 💸
- Make them breakfast 🍳
- Offer them a pamper day
- Wash their car 🚗
- Make the bed
- Clean their shoes
- Pack their lunch 🥪
- Wash the dishes for them
- Help with something without them needing to ask you
Give gifts 🎁💞
- Remember something they said that they wanted, then buy it for them 📃
- Take them shopping, and buy them something they like 🛍️
- Get them flowers 💐
- Get them a souvenir when you travel ✈️
- Buy them a small present when you go grocery shopping
- Ask their friends/family for gift advice/ideas 💬
- Remember how they react to gifts to work out which ones they like the most
- Try and give thoughtful/meaningful gifts 🧠💭
- Give them small gifts more regularly 🧁
- Print out and frame photos of you together 📸
- Handmade cards
- Get them house decorations 🪴
- Get them a gift that they need
- Throw them a party! 🥳
- Give them a gift that they can read e.g. a book
- Give them a gift to support their hobbies 🎨
- Remember special dates like birthdays and anniversaries and get them a gift 📆
- Surprise them by buying them something off their Amazon Wish List or Pinterest boards
- Bake them a cake or cookies 🍰
- Clothes
- Chocolates or sweet treats 🍫
- Send them an unexpected takeaway delivery! 🥡
- Send a “good luck” card when they’ve got a job interview, or a “well done” card when they get the job!
- Get them something that is their favourite e.g. their favourite type of icecream 🍨
Use physical touch 🤗💞
(If they’re comfortable!)
- Shake their hand 🤝
- Offer them a hug 🤗
- Sit closely to them 🪑
- Shoulder squeeze
- Offer them a back rub/shoulder rub/massage
- Put your arm around them
- High five them ✋
- Fist bump 🤜🤛
- Snuggling on the sofa 🛋️
- Kiss them 😚
- Hold their hand
- Tickling them? (if they like it!) 🪶
- Pat them on the back
- Let them rest their head on your shoulder
- Play with their hair or give them a head massage 💆♀️
- Offer them a foot rub 👣
- Dance together 💃🕺
- Exercise together/play sports together 🏃♀️
- Comfort them with touch when they’re sad 👐
Conclusion 👍
So there are 133 ways to make someone feel special.
Making others feel special can be a fantastic way to boost your wellbeing.
How do you make others feel special?
Why not show the people you love this list, to see which ideas would make them feel the most special?
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