Peterlee pupils ‘in awe’ after their kindness cookies are found as far away as Canada

Year 3 pupil Charlie Hind sent two kindness cookies to his cousin in Australia.Year 3 pupil Charlie Hind sent two kindness cookies to his cousin in Australia.
Year 3 pupil Charlie Hind sent two kindness cookies to his cousin in Australia.
The positive messages of pupils have been found by people thousands of miles away.

Year 2 and 3 children at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, in Peterlee, have been left astonished after people in Canada found their ‘kindness cookies’ and sent them a kind message in return.

The children have been making the decorative cookies, which contain uplifting messages, since England’s latest national lockdown and have been leaving them around Peterlee for people to find.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad
Year 2 and 3 teachers, from left to right, Jane Taylor, Susan Jones and Rosie Dalton.Year 2 and 3 teachers, from left to right, Jane Taylor, Susan Jones and Rosie Dalton.
Year 2 and 3 teachers, from left to right, Jane Taylor, Susan Jones and Rosie Dalton.

They decided to send them to family members around the world with the first cookies already hidden in Canada and the USA and another pair, sent by Year 3 pupil Charlie Hind, travelling to Australia.

Charlie said: “I posted two kindness cookies to my cousin Katie who lives in Australia because I want to make people feel happy around the world.

"I asked her to hide the cookies in two good hiding spots that she knows.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Susan Jones who started the project alongside fellow Year 2 and 3 teachers Jane Taylor and Rosie Dalton, posted two of the cookies to her friend Carolyn in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

By mid May two people who found the cookies had reached out to say thank you.

One of the responses read: “We were lucky to find this little treasure in our mailbox today in Brandon, MB, Canada. Thank you to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School for spreading your message of kindness around the world.”

The second one said: “So wonderful to find this beautiful message today in our mailbox here in Brandon, MB, Canada. Thank you to the students of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in England, UK for their act of kindness.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Mrs Jones has said the pupils were stunned to get a response. She said: “They were in awe, they just couldn’t believe it.”

Kindness cookie found in Canada.Kindness cookie found in Canada.
Kindness cookie found in Canada.

She added: “I think it’s very rewarding. It’s special in my heart, quite overwhelming, really.”

Mrs Jones also posted two kindness cookies to her friend Kelly, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Kelly hid them in Miami Beach, while on a holiday in Florida.

Read More
Parkrun relaunch delayed again as organisers cannot get go ahead for enough even...
The cookies have been found as far as Canada.The cookies have been found as far as Canada.
The cookies have been found as far as Canada.

You can subscribe to this website and enjoy unlimited access to local news, information and puzzles online. With a digital subscription, you can read more than five articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Simply click ‘Subscribe’ in the menu.hart

News you can trust since 1877
Follow us
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice