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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?
