Inside: This kindness craft is the perfect way to connect kindness to feelings of happiness so kids want to speak and act with kindness more often. It’s a great way to focus on social-emotional learning. Last summer, I was a guest speaker at a convention for volunteer Girl Scout troop leaders and we were talking […]
9 Reasons Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Be Kind
Inside: Here are 9 reasons why you should teach your kids to be kind to help reassure us that it’s worth the effort and energy and time. Life is crazy busy as a parent. We have to teach our kids everything…from picking up their shoes so we don’t trip again, to using their manners, to […]
Valentine’s Day Pointillism Art to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Inside: Celebrate Valentine’s Day and love and hearts with these Valentine’s Day Pointillism art projects. The day after Christmas, my kids turned to me and asked me the same thing they ask me every day after a holiday, “so when’s the next holiday?” My kids have been counting down to Valentine’s Day ever since Dec […]
How to Teach Your Kids to Sew With this Valentine’s Day Craft
Inside: Try this fun Valentine’s Day Craft and teach your kids beginning sewing skills at the same time. All you need is a few supplies and your kids will be sewing in no time. My grandma was an incredible seamstress, but she didn’t pass down the skills to my mom or to me. I can […]
Encourage Emotional Intelligence in Children With These Kid Books
Inside: If we want to build emotional intelligence in children who know how to have big emotions in healthy ways, we can use these books about emotions. The other day, my daughter bounded to the car, hugged me, and hopped in. But then I asked her about her school day the way I often do: […]