Mutual self congratulations

Ask everyone to hold hands with the people on either side of them. Then open their hands so that they are palm to palm. And then applaud by hitting each other’s hands. It’s kinda fun. A little silly. And it’s easy to make some sweet points about applauding each other. For another variation, cross hands. For a third, switch from one to the other and back. You can even do this to the college song. For a finale, have everyone pat each other on the back.