“Mama, you look sad. What’s wrong?” I get down on my knees and give my four-year-old a hug. I tell him the truth. “Oh sweety. You are right. I am feeling a bit sad because I’m trying hard to forgive someone for doing something that hurt my feelings. It can be hard to forgive and it… {read more}
Character Building Activities
Developing a Positive Attitude: What’s the Weather Like in Your Brain? {Free Printable}
What’s the weather like in your brain? Cloudy with chances of negative thoughts? Sunny with positivity? Can you change things so imagination, hope and possibilities swim freely in your mind? Here is a cool brain re-wiring exercise for all. When we find ourselves uttering the words: “I can’t,” our mind automatically dishes out reasons and… {read more}
How to Host a Kindness Party
Before our family left for our year of travel last month, we wanted to catch up with friends to say goodbye so I planned some kindness inspired get-togethers using the lovely resources from our friends at BucketFillers101.com. One was a “party in the park” and the other was a book reading at my son’s preschool. At both events we… {read more}
Helping Children Let Go of Strong Emotions {Free Printable}
I remember holding on to anger and pain after my mother died. Part of me was looped into the painful misunderstanding that these emotions connected me to her. I let pain dwell inside me longer than necessary. I let anger rest in my soul until there was no one left to be angry with but… {read more}
Craft Activity to Teach Kids about Mining Their Inner Gems
My youngest son, who is now a few months shy of 5 years old, loves to paint and create. I have to admit that over the past year, after becoming a mother to three kids, it has been more challenging for me to offer lots of messy play activities including arts and crafts. The baby needs attending… {read more}
How to Help Kids Manage Anger with a 4-Step Tool {Free Printable}
Keep your eye on the FIRE! We’ve all been there, that moment when we’ve gone too far. We’ve burned the bridge, watched a friendship disappear in flames, or found ourselves going through the ashes while we tried to turn back time. If only we had kept our eye on the fire… Maybe, we could have… {read more}
Teach Kids About Virtues: Storybook + Free Printable Activities
Storytelling is a unique way to reach children and share tools that can help them throughout life. Mason’s Greatest Gems is a recently published storybook about a little boy who finds a treasure in his back yard. His mother then likens the gemstone to virtues, and explains how we can all mine our own inner gems… {read more}
How to Help Kids Explore the World
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert Some of the most meaningful memories of my life have been made while traveling. I studied abroad for a semester in Ghana during university, spent two summers doing research in Singapore, undertook my honours thesis research in Papua… {read more}
