World Smile Day in October

October 01, 2020

World Smile Day in October

Every first Friday in October is World Smile Day. However, this year is a little bit different due to the pandemic. Yet, World Smile Day can still be celebrated this year by wearing face masks with a smile painted on it. Recently, when I was doing my errands, I saw a man wearing a premade mask with a dog smile in front of the mask. Somehow, it made me smile and realize that we can continue to smile through difficult times.

World Smile day also brings awareness for small acts of kindness. It may not seem that much, but it helps you feel comforted when people do acts of kindness for you and for others. For example, when I began my first job a few years ago, I was so excited to start working at an office. I got there on time thinking that was going to be the best day of work. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find out there was no work for that day after waiting outside in front of the building.

However, there was a man there waiting for the company to open as well and handed me a cup of coffee from the nearest coffee shop. After that I thanked him for his kind gesture and told him that the company was closed for the day. It was something unexpected and yet it made me feel a little bit better from feeling disappointed. Yet, there are so many ways to celebrate World Smile Day even if you can not buy someone a cup of coffee. You can draw a happy face on a piece of paper or onto a blank card and mail it to someone.

Also, you can buy happy face stickers and put it on your child’s sandwich bag or on the outside of their lunch bag. Besides, that you can find coloring pages to celebrate World Smile Day online. You can also take a selfie with your best smile. No matter how you celebrate World Smile Day make sure it is the best day spent to create a happy memory. Here are more resources about how to celebrate World Smile Day which falls on October 2^nd this year.

10 Great DIY Ideas to Bring a Smile to Your Face for World Smile Day:

https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/10-great-diy-ideas-to-bring-a-smile-to-your-face-for-world-smile-day/

Eight Activities to Celebrate World Smile Day:

https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/eight_activities_celebrate_world_smile_day.shtml

World Smile Day Activities:

https://www.worldsmileday.com/index.php/article-index/item/377-activities