How to make your friends and classmates smile more

Credit: Kidsday staff artist / Matthew Faraci, Sayville
Everybody likes to smile, right? Here are ways to make someone smile, and in doing so you can make the people around you happy.
- Share an interest — you might find a connection or make a new friend to do hobbies with.
- Do a good deed to help someone else.
- Introduce yourself to someone new to make them feel loved and welcome.
- Surprise a friend with something they enjoy.
- Give someone a high five (or maybe a quick hug to a friend). I tried this one out myself, and the other person’s smile was ginormous.
- Do silly things or make funny jokes.
- Give someone a kind compliment.
- Invite someone over to hang out or have lunch.
These are all ways that you can make someone smile and possibly make a new friend.