Put on a Happy Face: It's National Smile Power Day

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First off, Happy Father's Day! Dads everywhere are ripping open packages full of ugly ties and receiving lots of hugs and love on this very special day.

But guess what?.... there's another holiday that we can celebrate today. It's National Smile Power Day, a day when we show our pearly whites off to the world! A day of grinning solidarity. The best thing about smiling is that it is free and it is guaranteed to lift everyones' spirits!

Here are a few smile-worthy ways to make someone grin from ear to ear:

• Pay someone a compliment
• Give them a hug 
• Tell a joke 
• Make a funny face 

See below for more ways to have your family and friends grinning like the Cheshire Cat, including some fun crafts that kids can easily whip up in a flash!

Crafts and other smiley ideas from About.com
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/holidays/p/powersmileday.htm

Artsy Momma  Paper Plate Smiley Face Craft

All Kids Network Smile Button Greeting Card

Games and Activities
http://childfun.com/index.php/activity-themes/people-house-home/233-smile-activity-theme.html#sthash.yxbsnHbs.dpbs

Read your little wiggleworms a snappy, happy book about the joys of a smile!

Bobo's Smile by Seymour Chwast 

Smile, Lily! by Candace Fleming 

Smile! by Leigh Hodgkinson 

I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney 

"Smile," says little Crocodile : a Book About Good Habits by Jane Belk Moncure 

Smile by John A. Rowe 

Grandma's Smile by Randy Siegel 

Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein 

How Do You Make a Baby Smile? by Philemon Sturges 

Learn about the health benefits of smiling from About.com

http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongbeauty/tp/smiling.htm

Smiley Face Facts that will make you giddy from the Huffington Post 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/19/smiley-face-facts_n_4810431.html

Make sure to celebrate National Smile Power Day today and the whole year through!