World Smile Day / Smile Bunting for the Community
Smile Bunting for the Community
Children decorate bunting flags with smiling faces and cheerful messages to give to a local aged care home, library or community centre.
How to run it
- Contact a local community place beforehand to see if they would like to receive bunting.
- Cut triangle flags from card or fabric scraps.
- Have children decorate each flag with a smiling face and a short cheerful message.
- String the flags together and deliver them, or invite a representative to collect them.
You will need
- card or fabric scraps
- markers
- hole punch
- string or ribbon
- stickers
Make it easier or harderYounger children can decorate pre-cut flags with stickers; older children can punch holes and string the bunting themselves.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2Children connect with and contribute to their wider community by creating something to brighten others' day.
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