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As part of our 2012 5-Years of FAB FUN Celebration, we are happy to give our Readers AHeart4Clowning Smile Coupon printable, to add to your FUN and sharing Miles of Smiles!
We hope you love them, and will have FUN sharing!
Download your printable template for Smile Coupons here: AHeart4Clowning Smile Coupon
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>>>NEWly-published book especially for Hospital Clowns, Caring Clowns, Healthcare Family Entertainers, Applied Humor Therapists and SmileMakers, about entertaining in the healthcare setting (click on this linked text): Injecting Healing Humor in the Healthcare Setting: Entertaining Effectively in the Healthcare Venue
>>>You’re invited to receive our FREE Hospital Clown/Healthcare Family Entertainer/Applied Humor Therapist/SmileMaker e-Newsletter… by signing up to receive FREE Hospital Clown e-Newsletter (click on this link here)
>>>Join the Quest: Share Miles of Smiles!
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Along the meandering journey of an Applied Humor Therapist, Healthcare Family Entertainer, Hospital Clown or SmileMaker, many opportunities present themselves to share laughter, cheer and provoke smiles. Sometimes, those opportunities are in disguise, incognito or difficult to recognize, but it is important to identify them and seize the moment!
Don’t take “No” for an answer — here’s why – remember a little human psychology:
- Often in our darkest moments, when we need humor the most, we are not willing to receive it, or leave no margin of space to fit it in. This is where patients may often be found.
- Sometimes folks do not know how to accept a gift –from anyone, and it’s easier to pass on it. Not in the mode to openly accept, and especially from a surprise like you…
- Facilities sometimes see the obstacles more than understanding the far-reaching benefits of establishing a Humor Program.
- You are there as an active participant in this Great Adventure — this means you are not passive. You have a role, a duty, a blessing and responsibility.
Does this mean you should force humor or a red sponge nose, onto someone?
No — never.
As a professional Hospital Clown, Healthcare Family Entertainer, Applied Humor Therapist, or SmileMaker, our actions must be totally in control at all times, gentle, leaving space for the patient to make choices and decisions in our interaction with them.
But it does mean don’t accept “No” for an answer. There’s always a way — here are some examples:
- When a patient turns away a hospital clown, we are actually empowering them. We are the only one they can say “no” to. They may not want to hurt someone’s feelings, or be in too much pain to be even thinking about that. let them know even by a wave goodbye, accompanying by a smile and a wink, that’s it’s “OK,” turn and go. A little levity lessens their pain.
- Sometimes working with the patient, staff or visitor to help prepare or “warm up the audience,” makes them far more receptive to you and your gift of entertainment or small token of FUN. Humor helps.
- We may enter a patient’s room with some FUN idea, but must remain open to allow them to write the script, as we proceed — ongoing. They are the author; you are the facilitator.
We all agree on the widely-recognized fact that Healing Humor helps lessen pain, boosts the immune system, and brightens an otherwise sterile atmosphere. How to implement a Humor Program may be the main thing in question. Every facility is entirely different, so it’s program will also be unique, and not be a mandated system that isn’t a fit. A little help, some discussion and assurances paves the way to giving it a try.
Take no prisoners, leave only smiles behind!
5 Related articles you might find helpful are listed below this blog post (click on the title of this article, if you don’t see topics listed below)…
NEWly-published book especially for Hospital Clowns, Caring Clowns, Healthcare Family Entertainers, Applied Humor Therapists and SmileMakers, about entertaining in the healthcare setting (click on this linked text): Injecting Healing Humor in the Healthcare Setting: Entertaining Effectively in the Healthcare Venue
You’re invited to receive our FREE Hospital Clown/Healthcare Family Entertainer/Applied Humor Therapist/SmileMaker e-Newsletter… by signing up to receive FREE Hospital Clown e-Newsletter (click on this link here)
That’s right! Absolutely NOTHING… and it’s pretty drab, boring, downright cheerless, and probably depressing — for everyone. Don’t let this happen! Add color, smiles and cheer to the healthcare setting near you — TODAY.
“Healing Humor is NOT a Band Aid — it’s a Way of Life.
It’s for EveryBuddy!” ~ Becky Cortino
REMEMBER: A Smile is a terrible thing to waste.
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Resources and other Great Stuff to help you:
5 Related articles you might find helpful are listed below this blog post (click on the title of this article, if you don’t see topics listed below)…
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Resources – Guides on: How to Establish a Hospital Clown or Healthcare Family Entertainer Group, and Entertaining in the Healthcare Setting, click this linked text (here)
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You’re invited to receive our FREE Hospital Clown/Healthcare Family Entertainer/Applied Humor Therapist/SmileMaker e-Newsletter… by signing up to receive FREE Hospital Clown e-Newsletter (click on this link here)
—Share Miles of Smiles: Funny Smilemakerz Kit for Smiles on a Stick and Endless Smiles—
NEW Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE for MORE Smiles!
Recently, I shared with you that due to a change in services provided, our publisher informed some of our products will no longer be available for purchase after July 18th.
In addition to our audio and video products, our Funny Smile Makerz Kit is no longer available for download from our publisher site. Earlier this summer, we relocated the Kit there for ease of purchase and delivery, from the previously-established email delivery system.
Keeping in mind the purpose of this very popular kit, and the kind of work you do, we reviewed possible ways to continue to make the Funny Smile Makerz Kit available. Over these years, it has grown!
We’ve also heard your feedback, thoughts and ideas. You’ve told us how much you’ve enjoyed using the Funny Smile Makerz Kit, and we know the folks who get the Smiles get so much more from the experience.
Based on all this, we determined a redesign was in order, and the best way to offer the Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE was on our established Podclass platform. Podclass is the awesome place on the web where we’ve offered our AHeart4Clowning and Healing Humor webinars and audio programs since 2008. It’s a very user-friendly platform you can visit as often as you like, and enjoy our classes, webinars and products ongoing, indefinitely!
Over the years we have offered the Funny Smile Makerz Kit, it has grown, but so has the need! Keeping all of this in mind, we have expanded this product to much more than just an art file for you to print out…
Funny Smile Makerz have always been able to:
Easily share Smiles everywhere
Print as many Smiles as desired, often as needed
Produce quantities of Smiles in batches
We’ve repackaged and renamed it: Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE — and also included:
- 37 Totally FUN “Bright Ideas” eBook, filled with experienced presentation and production pointers to create more FUN and Smiles
- FUN Printable Label Templates, to share smiles more creatively
- Video Tips
- Easy Printing Tips eBooklet
The Tips and Performance Pointers are designed to help your create a presentation or performance segment built around and using Funny Smiles for all types of audiences and venues. These ideas are based on my tried-and-true experience as a Family Entertainer since 1997. We believe this repackaging offers much more value, service and product, presented in an all-in-one user-friendly environment, organized and easy for you to find, use and enjoy!
NEW Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE
This all-NEW version of Funny Smile Makerz Kit is better than ever, with added features, NO waiting, NO email hassles.
Easy! Download and use right now, and when you need them!
Fast! Or fast as your internet connection (can’t help you there lol)…
No placing orders for ‘another kit’ or ‘supply,’ hoping to get them in in time!
No more hoping the order arrives as your ordered, risking disappointment!
NO shipping charges! NO sales tax!!
THE most inexpensive way to create Miles of Smiles!
Our Promise: If the Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE fee increases — you will pay no additional charges. When new materials are added to this program, you will receive the value at NO additional charge!
Check out our NEW Funny Smile Makerz Kit + MORE (click this link)
World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May. The celebration joins thousands of people in more than 70 countries, laughing” together to promote peace and harmony in the midst of natural disasters, global unrest, violence and terrorism, all of which has disrupted the tranquility of our planet – mother earth. It is also a day committed to spread the message of good health and joy through laughter.”
~ Dr. Kataria, Laughter Yoga & World Laughter Day Founder
The above vid is a FlashMob Scene from Capetown with friend my Nikki Jackman of the Uplightment Programme and friends, celebrating World Laughter Day! Watching it will brighten your day, and inspire not only some good laughter, but also some great group improv exercises.
What an absolute delight and a joy it was to see Dr. Kataria’s presentation at the AATH Conference, as he shared about the beginnings of Laughter Yoga, and the true essence of what it’s all about.
So laugh for Peace, laugh for Joy and please laugh for the Health of it!
More about World Laughter Day: http://www.worldlaughterday.org/
About Laughter Yoga: Global Movement for Health, Joy & World Peace: http://www.laughteryoga.org/
Open House — whooohooo!!
Grand Opening: A Heart 4 Clowning Hospital Clown Caring Clown Resources Page on Facebook
You’re invited – please pop by! Hope you’ll “Like” A Heart 4 Clowning on Facebook and join our FUN:
Find A Heart 4 Clowning on Facebook!
Find A Heart 4 Clowning on Facebook here (or click on the above picture):
A Heart 4 Clowning Facebook Page Link:
http://www.facebook.com/AHeart4ClowningHospitalClownCaringClownResources
Our page is geared to support and encourage Hospital Clowns, Caring Clowns, Healthcare Family Entertainers, Applied Humor Therapists, and SmileMakers!
This newly-established page serves as an umbrella page for all AHeart4Clowning.com Media
Sharing appreciated – please help us pass the word to others who do this ‘work’ that looks like play – thanks ;o)
’tis always the season for Hospital and Caring Clowns to share their hearts and to give lots of smiles! One of the fun things about making Clown Rounds is having a little leave-behind, or a small token as a reminder of the visit. Of course stickers often come to mind, but there are many things that can be made at low to almost no cost — simple is best. But do keep in mind the facility guidelines, and get any item approved before you begin handing it out.
Here is a nifty-gifty basket I just made up for our next Clown Rounds… I purchased this cardboard ‘handbag’ from a crafts store, in the party section, and filled it with fun small give-away items.
TIP: Make your own gift basket or bag by cutting the bottom off a cereal box to the desired height, cover it with fun contact paper (so you can wipe it clean, for hygiene). Attach your handle with brads or knotted yarn, rope or ribbons, fill it with cool stuff — and away you go!
Great Give-away: Make Miles of Smiles with the Funny Smile Makerz Kit
Share Your Smile Everyday - Make the World More Beautiful!
Join this worthwhile-wonder-full worldwide celebration, won’t you?!
On 10-10-10 Wherever in the World you are!
Begun by my friend Bronwyn Roberts in Australia.
More info: http://letslaugh.com.au/smileproject
About: My friend Certified Laughter Leader Pam Wener’s Smile Project Event in Montreal
Here is a great video on Smile Project Montreal, featuring Pam Wener, Certified Laughter Leader:
Total coolness!
Isn’t this a great-fun video?! Seeing Pam share our Funny Smiles at The Smile Project Montreal makes us smile! How totally FUN and completely wonderful to see her sharing Smiles and laughter, as she does! Crowd reactions are absolutely priceless and precious.
The colored craft sticks Pam uses are way cool FUN, too — great idea!
It’s heartwarming to see Miles of Smiles appearing all over the world YaY
What a thrill to have our Funny Smiles touching so many hearts!
Miles of Smiles — it’s a simple idea really, isn’t it?! It’s all about the idea — a simple-simple concept. Let’s hope this becomes a true epidemic!
Join the Miles of Smiles Campaign — Smile project — share a Funny Smile!
Get your own Funny Smile Makerz Kit here: Funny Smile Makerz Kit+MORE
The Funny Smile Makerz Kit is for those who want to spread laughter and cheer, while making happy memories for others!
These Funny Smiles are wildly popular leave-behinds. We have been using them for years and years, and just realized they could be enlarged from the art in the kit for some B-I-G FUN!
Several friends have joined the Miles of Smiles Global Quest and have kits, so I wanted to share my surprise discovery!
Join our Global Quest to spread Smiles around the World!
It’s for everyone, and you’re invited 
You can get your own kit and make unlimited Smiles: budurl.com/FunnySmileMakerzKit