Happy Laughter Party

Topic
- Health
- Identity & emotions
Learning skills
- Social adjustment
- Body awareness
Activity type
- Circle group game
- Teambuilding game
Materials
- None
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Medium
Small (office, pavement)

Contributors

Mobile School

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Have the players gather in a circle, standing or sitting comfortably.

Introduce laughter yoga as a fun and playful way to laugh for no reason. Explain that in laughter yoga, laughter is simulated as an exercise, and even fake laughter can lead to real laughter and its associated benefits, like boosting your mood or offering stress relief.

Start with a simple warm-up activity to get everyone comfortable and in the mood for laughter. Lead a round of deep breaths, inhaling deeply through the nose and exhaling with a big sigh to release tension.

Begin with basic laughter exercises that are easy for the players to follow. Always give an example and lead the exercise.

"Giggle Greetings": Everyone introduces themselves with a silly sound or laugh.

"Laughing Mirrors": Pair up the players and take turns mirroring each other's laughs.

"Funny Faces": Make exaggerated facial expressions and laugh at how silly everyone looks.

"Laughing Animals": Pretend to be different animals and laugh like them (e.g., laughing like a monkey, a lion, or a duck).

"Circle Laughing": Start by saying "Ha". The next player in the circle repeats "Ha", and so on. Once the circle is completed, the first player adds one "Ha", so it becomes "Ha Ha". Now the next player repeats this. Continue until everyone is laughing.

Conclude the laughter yoga session with a cool-down activity to help the players transition back to a calm state. Lead a final round of deep breaths, inhaling positivity and exhaling any remaining tension.

Variations

Silent Laughter: Encourage the players to laugh without making any sound. This can lead to contagious silent giggles and is especially fun in a group setting.
Laughter Chain: Start with one person laughing, then have them point to another participant to continue the laughter. Keep the laughter going around the circle in a chain reaction.
Laughter Yoga Poses: Incorporate yoga poses into laughter exercises, such as laughing while in tree pose, downward dog, or warrior pose. This adds a physical element to the laughter and promotes balance and flexibility.
Laughter Dance: Turn on some music and encourage the players to dance and laugh at the same time. This combines the benefits of laughter with the physical activity of dancing.
Laughter Improv: Encourage participants to improvise funny scenarios or characters and laugh together as they act out the scenes. This fosters creativity and spontaneity while promoting laughter.

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