World Smile Day Messages

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World Smile Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday of October. It was created by American artist Harvey Ball, who drew the yellow smiley face in 1963. The first Smile Day took place in 1999, and its motto is: "Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile." Below are short Smile Day messages, wishes for friends, loved ones and colleagues, funny lines, poems and ideas for making someone smile. Wishes for other holidays of the year are in our holiday wishes calendar.

More for a good mood: happy Friday wishes, have a nice day wishes, Friendship Day wishes.

Short Smile Day messages

• Happy Smile Day! May today give you plenty of reasons to smile.
• Your smile is the best decoration of this day. Happy holiday!
• Smile, and the world smiles back. Happy Smile Day!
• I hope your smile stays with you long after today.

For your loved one

• Your smile is the reason my day gets better. Smile more often; I love it!
• I want to be the one who gives you a reason to smile every day. Happy Smile Day!

For friends and colleagues

• Friends, happy Smile Day! Thanks to you, even Monday feels like Friday.
• Colleagues, may work go smoothly today and the coffee taste great. Keep smiling!

Funny messages

• Official notice: frowning is banned today. The fine is one smile!
• A smile is the only curve that sets everything straight. Happy Smile Day!

How to make someone smile

• Pay a stranger a compliment, text a friend you have not spoken to in a while, treat a colleague to coffee or give flowers for no reason.
• A small act of kindness is exactly what this day was created for.

What to write on a holiday card

• Happy holiday! May your home always be filled with warmth, peace and joy.
• Best wishes! Bright thoughts, good health and people around you worth celebrating with.
• May this day bring calm and every day after it a reason to smile.
• With warmth and best wishes to you and your family on this holiday!

A small bouquet goes well with a card: flowers turn even a few lines into a special gift.

Greeting loved ones from afar

• A video call — agree on a good time so the whole family can talk without rushing.
• A voice message — a real voice feels warmer than text, especially for grandparents.
• Flower delivery — a bouquet with a card delivered on the holiday morning makes a lovely surprise.
• A family video — collect short wishes from all your relatives and send them as one clip.

Smile Day poems

A smile's the key to every heart,
A gift that costs you not a thing;
May joy be yours right from the start
And laughter make your spirit sing!

Just smile and watch the day grow bright,
Just smile and all your worries go;
May every hour feel warm and light
And happiness around you grow!

Gifts that bring a smile

The easiest way to make someone smile is a surprise bouquet. Bright mixed roses or lush hydrangeas lift the mood at first sight. Add a note with a compliment, and Smile Day is a success.

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See large rose bouquets and birthday flowers.

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FAQ

When is World Smile Day?

On the first Friday of October.

Who created the day?

Harvey Ball, who drew the yellow smiley in 1963. The first Smile Day took place in 1999.

How can I celebrate?

Do something kind: a compliment, a call, flowers for no reason, and help someone smile.

A smile is the simplest kind act. And 13 November is World Kindness Day.

Author: Maria Svitlovir

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.

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