For our Friday Favorites this week, The Morning Thing hosts are celebrating World Smile Day and sharing one thing that can instantly make them smile. What will make you smile today?
The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – What makes you smile?
The Morning Thing Friday Favorites celebrate SMILES :-)
For this week’s Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts celebrated World Smile Day. They shared their favorite ways to make others smile.
Click HERE to hear from Hunter Sutyak
Click HERE to hear from Marcy Rinehart
A little history about this special day from www.worldsmileday.com:
Harvey Ball was a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts. He created the smiley face in 1963. That image went on to become the most recognizable symbol of good will and good cheer on the planet.
As the years passed Harvey Ball became concerned about the over-commercialization of his symbol, and how its original meaning and intent had become lost in the constant repetition of the marketplace. Out of that concern came his idea for World Smile Day®. He thought that we, all of us, should devote one day each year to smiles and kind acts throughout the world. The smiley face knows no politics, no geography and no religion. Harvey’s idea was that for at least one day each year, neither should we. He declared that the first Friday in October each year would henceforth be World Smile Day®. Ever since that first World Smile Day® held in 1999, it has continued every year in Smiley’s hometown of Worcester, MA and around the world.
After Harvey died in 2001, the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation was created to honor his name and memory. The Foundation continues as the official sponsor of World Smile Day® each year.
Join the celebration this year on Friday, October 2nd.
“Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile”!
It’s Taco Day! Kid’s Music Day! World Smile Day! How will you celebrate?
This is a special Friday. You can eat tacos, encourage kids to sing and play instruments and smile! 🙂
Let’s break down these special celebrations for 10/4/19.
TACO DAY! (from www.daysoftheyear.com)
Tacos are the Mexican equivalent of a sandwich. Instead of bread, a hard or soft tortilla is wrapped or folded around a spicy filling. It is not known exactly when taco day originated, but tacos themselves have been around for a long time. They were first referenced by that name at the end of the 19th century, but the conquistador Cortez mentioned a meal prepared with tortillas as far back as 1520! Those would have been the soft wheat or corn tortillas. Hard taco shells are a much more recent innovation.
How do you celebrate TACO DAY? Click HERE to see some yummy, healthy and easy taco recipes.
KID’S MUSIC DAY! (from www.daysoftheyear.com)
The idea behind Kids Music Day, is to have a day dedicated to celebrating the importance of music education for children. Research has long shown the positive academic and social benefits kids receive by participating in music classes and related activities.
The purpose of Kids Music Day is not to create professional musicians (although that will happen for some). The true aim of Kids Music Day is to help kids have the best chance of future success in whatever career path they choose.
Click HERE to find out more about MVNU’s Community Music School for kids. (Fall registration is closed. Keep checking back for information about spring classes.)
Today is also WORLD SMILE DAY! (from www.daysoftheyear.com)
Sometimes all it takes to make the day better is a smile, whether it’s one someone gives to you, or one you share with another. Little acts of kindness can bring a shining smile to someone who has otherwise had a terrible day, and it can change everything that follows.
Whether it’s just a simple compliment, a cheery hello, or a gift of something small to help brighten their day, World Smile Day encourages you to take action to bring a few more smiles into the world.
We celebrated World Smile Day with our Friday Favorites. Listen in as The Morning Thing Co-Hosts share a memory of when someone made them smile.
You can become a World Smile Day Ambassador. Click HERE for more information.
Pictures from: www.awarenessdays.com, www.nationaltacoday.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.askideas.com.
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