Spread a Smile is a registered charity that supports the wellbeing of seriously ill and hospitalised children during extended hospital stays and treatment. Our services are available, free of charge, to all children up to the age of 18 under the care of our NHS hospital partners.
We offer a host of activities and entertainment to support your children, their siblings and family while your child is in hospital or at home. Please see a list of our current activities below, each with details on how to apply/participate.
If you haven’t yet registered with us, please do so here.
If you have any questions please contact us at events@spreadasmile.org or speak to a member of your hospital’s play team.
Smile Parties
We love birthdays and would be delighted to help you celebrate your child’s birthday with a virtual party. If you would like to arrange a Smile Party with one of our entertainers for your child and their friends and family, please get in touch and we’ll do the rest. more The choice of entertainer and activity is entirely yours. A member of our team will be in touch to discuss in more detail, please list that you are interested in a smile party on our sign up form. less
Terrible Thames
Join us for an afternoon sailing down the Thames with the marvellous cast from Horrible Histories with their show Terrible Thames. Always a fun day out full of laughter and followed by afternoon tea and entertainment at The Tower Hotel.
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Summer Party
This year we’re celebrating 10 years of Spread a Smile and we’d love for you to join us for our amazing Summer Party at Coram’s Fields, London on Thursday 15 June between 11am – 3pm. This brilliant family day out is suitable for all ages, more less
Music Lessons
Spread a Smile offers piano and singing lessons. These virtual lessons are booked on a one-to-one basis and are led by our talented, trained musicians. Click above to sign up and find out more.
Fledge Tuition
Spread a Smile works with Fledge Tuition to provide online tuition in a one-to-one or small group setting with qualified teachers. Covering English, Maths and Science, the tuition is available for students in school year 1 through to year 11. To find out more, please email events@spreadasmile.org.
Have Your Say
At Spread a Smile we are always looking to improve our services and we really value your feedback. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey to help inform and develop our services. Feedback is anonymous and you can complete the survey HERE. Thank you.