(inspirational music)
- We look at the world right now.
It's all the unkindness, and the injustice, and the illness.
It just seems so big,
and sometimes it's just hard to figure out what to do,
or if you can do anything.
What can we do?
How can we make the world a little bit better,
even just a little, little bit better?
Well, maybe by not trying to solve everything,
by making some small work,
something that is within our power,
that we can take just a little bit of the world
and make it maybe a little bit more beautiful,
maybe a little kinder.
Do these small works and see if they are of use.
That's what I've decided to do.
I'm gonna make these small works.
I'm gonna try and make the world a little bit better.
I'm gonna try and move the needle.
So I'm making 50
little pieces of art,
and I'm asking you, what are your small works?
What are the things that you are doing?
And maybe it's bringing water to a protest,
or taking care of somebody's pet while they're ill,
or donating to a worthy cause,
or creating a food drive to help people
who are dealing with food insecurity.
Whatever that thing is, I wanna hear about it.
I wanna hear about your small works,
and for the next 50 days,
we're gonna pick some of your small works.
We're gonna celebrate you,
and I'm gonna give you one of these little pieces
of art that I've created as a way to thank you.
And hopefully, after we've created all these small works,
they will add up to something larger,
kinder, more just, better.
My name is Mo Willems and my small work
is to make 50 small works to give to you
as a way of thanking you
for the small works that you are doing,
and hopefully, they'll all add up to something big.
If you're a kid, have a grownup fill out a form.
If you're a former kid, tell us what you've done.
Tell us the things that you are trying,
maybe only once, maybe every day,
to make the world a little bit better,
to make the world a little bit kinder,
to make the world a little bit more just,
and you can tell us with the #MySmallWorks.
I hope that this gives us some solace.
Art is going to see us through this,
and you are going to help.
Thank you.