Parents watched with smiles on their faces.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the parents were observing their children playing with contentment and happiness.

Choice of Words: Parents are the people who have children. Watched is the past tense of the verb "watch", which means to look at something carefully. Smiles is the plural noun for a facial expression that shows happiness. Faces is the plural noun for the front part of the head.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• They gathered their things and headed home, their faces flushed with cold and smiles on their faces.
• Parents watched kids with smiles.
• Memories of the park brought smiles to their faces.
• Smiles danced across their faces.
• Toys brought smiles to their faces.
• Smiles spread like wildfire across their faces.
• Smiles spread across their faces.
• Memories of the day brought smiles to their faces.
• Smiles light up their faces.
• Smiles adorned their faces daily.