Spread a Smile

Spread a Smile Spread a Smile is a charity dedicated to brightening children's days during long hospital stays.

Our mission at Spread a Smile is to distract seriously ill children from the monotony of long hospital stays by spreading joy, laughter and positive memories. Our core services include:

Entertainer visits – scheduled face to face and virtual hospital visits to children under the care of all our hospital partners from our team of professional entertainers including play specialists, artists, magic

ians, musicians, poets and therapy dogs. Outings and Events – an extended programme of family-focused theatre trips and physical and virtual family, sibling and teenage events plus regular treat drops across all our hospital partners. Art Initiatives – Enriching Spaces creating colourful murals on hospital wards and windows to make the hospital environment a more welcoming place for young patients and their families. Our hand-painted, bespoke masks and moulds support young patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment.

21/08/2026

Every child deserves moments of joy, even in hospital. 💖

Our incredible entertainers, bring laughter, play and connection to seriously ill children and their families in hospital.✨

Follow us for more moments like this — and comment 🧡 if you’d like to see more of what we do.

🚨 LAST CHANCE to join Team Smile at the Royal Parks Half! 🏃‍♀️💛We’re down to our final handful of places for this year’s...
21/08/2026

🚨 LAST CHANCE to join Team Smile at the Royal Parks Half! 🏃‍♀️💛

We’re down to our final handful of places for this year’s Royal Parks Half on Sunday 11 October and you have until Friday 29 August to secure yours! ⏰

Take on the 13.1 miles through London’s four iconic Royal Parks, soak up the incredible atmosphere and enjoy the crowds cheering you all the way to the finish line.

Best of all, every mile you run and every pound you raise will help us spread smiles to seriously ill children and young people and their families when they need them most.

💛 Only a handful of places remain so once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Ready to join ? Secure your place now via the link in our bio.

20/08/2026

☕️A wonderful family afternoon of smiles, food and fun 💛

As part of our family support programme, we were delighted to welcome some of our families to an annual tea party at Riding House Café in Bloomsbury. ✨

With delicious food, arts and crafts, face painting, a scavenger hunt and silent disco, there was something for everyone to enjoy! 🎨🫧🎶

Events like these provide a special opportunity for families with seriously ill children to come together, relax and have fun in a safe environment. And they are only possible thanks to the amazing support of our partners, donors and volunteers.

A huge thank you to the team at Riding House Cafés for their ongoing support and making us so welcome. Also, to our volunteers, Jack and Jonny from our corporate partner WillU Group for volunteering their time. ✨

Get in touch with our fundraising team at [email protected] to find out how you or your company can support our family events 🤝

19/08/2026

🎸✨ A little music can go a long way! 💛🎤

Every month our entertainers bring fun, music and magic to children receiving treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Last month, Sar delighted young patients with songs and bubbles, lifting moods and generally spreading smiles and happiness at every step🎶🫧

Addenbrooke’s Hospital is one of Spread a Smile’s 39 NHS hospital and 6 hospice partners. Find out more about our work via the website spreadasmile.org

Why is support from Trusts & Foundations so important for charities like Spread a Smile? 🤝 For us, they are a vital sour...
18/08/2026

Why is support from Trusts & Foundations so important for charities like Spread a Smile? 🤝

For us, they are a vital source of funding which enables targeted service provision, innovation and long-term planning.

Recently we received a 12-month grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, to help fund Spread a Smile’s virtual music groups for seriously ill children. The grant will help ensure that the sessions remain a constant for some of the most isolated children who are unable to attend school or see friends due to serious illness, immunocompromised conditions, or hospital stays.

We are extremely grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund and every single Trust and Foundation that have supported our work over the years

If you know of a Trust or Foundation that can support Spread a Smile, we’d love to hear from you. Please email Kuljeet de Souza at [email protected] to find out more and help us fulfil our plans of extending our support to all 28 specialist children’s hospitals in England by 2035.

“Every two weeks she enjoys a piano lesson with Andy and we can really see a difference in her – music seems to reduce her anxieties and build her confidence and subsequently her resilience. I don’t have the words to express our gratitude to Spread a Smile. When other services and our safety nets were removed, they have continued to offer the most amazing support. Thank you.” Roop, Ajooni’s mum

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wwbrlf

🎶✨ Bringing smiles to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital! 💛Our entertainers regularly visit young patients at the hospital...
17/08/2026

🎶✨ Bringing smiles to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital! 💛

Our entertainers regularly visit young patients at the hospital, bringing music, magic and plenty of smiles to as many children and young people as possible.

On this visit, Visit Manager Becca brought the music, while Mr Magic himself worked his magic! 🎩✨

At Spread a Smile, our aim is to provide seriously ill children with moments of fun, distraction and happiness.

Thank you for following, commenting, sharing and donating to help us spread the word and do just that.



14/08/2026

💛 Magic moments from our North West hub💛

What better way to round off our week sharing our work in the North West than with a special visit to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.

Our incredible team of entertainers bring so much joy, laughter and connection to seriously ill children and young people across the North West at both Alder Hey and The Christie, Manchester.

We’re committed to making sure we’re there for as many families that need us, working alongside our hospital partners, supporters and local businesses to make an even bigger difference.

Thank you to everyone who’s helping us build something truly special in the North West.

Find out more about our work, impact, plans for the future and how you can be part of them via the link in our bio. 💛

14/08/2026

Every child deserves moments of joy, even in hospital. 💖

Our incredible entertainers, bring laughter, play and connection to seriously ill children and their families in hospital.✨

Follow us for more moments like this — and comment 🧡 if you’d like to see more of what we do.

Meet the incredible entertainers spreading smiles across the North West. 💛Every Spread a Smile hospital visit is differe...
13/08/2026

Meet the incredible entertainers spreading smiles across the North West. 💛

Every Spread a Smile hospital visit is different, made unique by our brilliant entertainers who do everything they can to respond to the needs of each child they meet.

Our North West team is led by Visit Manager Amy and includes 6 other entertainers from magicians to artists and musicians. Whether they are visiting children at their bedsides, painting radiotherapy masks or beautiful murals, or running arts and crafts sessions, their work plays a huge part in helping to distract young patients from what they are going through in hospital.

As Justine Louise Makin, Play Service Manager at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said,

“Being in hospital is difficult at any time, therefore receiving the amazing toys, activities, materials and equipment that Spread a Smile provide, has really put a smile on the children’s faces and helped toward recovery, recuperation and rehabilitation.”

Swipe through to meet the amazing entertainers helping us spread smiles across the North West. ➡️

Will you help us reach even more seriously ill children and their families across the North West? 🤝Every entertainer vis...
12/08/2026

Will you help us reach even more seriously ill children and their families across the North West? 🤝

Every entertainer visit, art initiative and family support service delivered to The Christie, Mancherster and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool is only possible thanks to the generosity of our donors and corporate partners.

And we’re calling on all our friends in the North West to reach out to find out how YOU or YOUR COMPANY can make a difference to families with serously ill children in your community.

Whether you’re looking for an impactful and engaging partnership, a team fundraising challenge, or ideas for your own fundraiser, we’d love to hear from you.

Together, we can bring even joy and laughter to even more children and families across the North West.

Get in touch to find out more [email protected]. 💛

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Uncommon, 25 Horsell Road
London
N51XL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+442074825191

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