K-2 Presentation Laughter is the best medicine Sections: 1)A smile a day brings the Clown Doctors to play 2)Laughter! Why is it the best medicine? 3)You.

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K-2 Presentation

Laughter is the best medicine

Sections:

1) A smile a day brings the Clown Doctors to play

2) Laughter! Why is it the best medicine?

3) You are my sunshine

Section 1A smile a day brings the

Clown Doctors to play

The Clown Doctors treat sick children in

hospital with a special kind of medicine:

smiles, fun and laughter!

Clown Doctors work with 21 hospitals in Australia and reach thousands of

sick children, families and staff every year

They help children feel better when they are in hospital and lift their

spirits when they are feeling sad or hurt

The Clown Doctors helped Sophie to feel better when she hurt her hand.

They visited her while she was in hospital, playing with her and making

her smile

Section 2Laughter! Why is it the best

medicine?

When you laugh, you feel happy. Can you smile or laugh now and see how this makes

you feel?

Laughter has many positive benefits on your body!

• Relaxes muscles• Takes pain and stress away• Helps you get better• Helps you cope with feeling sad and hurt• Makes you feel good• Helps you feel in control

Relaxes muscles

Helps you copeMakes you feel happy

Takes pain away

Helps you get better

Which parts of your body is laughter helping in this picture?

Section 3You Are My Sunshine

Humour can bring sunshine into the lives of the whole hospital community

– patients, families and staff

Parents and siblings have a tough time too. The Clown Doctors can help

families share in fun and laughter

Clown Doctors lighten the serious side of the hospital for everyone.

Imagine you were in hospital feeling unwell.

How would this make you feel?

What would make you feel better?

If you were a Clown Doctor, what would you do to make a sick child in

hospital laugh?

Fundraising Ideas!There are plenty of fun things you can

do to share your sunshine with sick children in hospital!• Dress up as a Clown• Tell some jokes

• Bake sale• Laughter challenge

Can you can think of other great ways to share your sunshine and raise

money for sick children in hospital?

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