Today I’m excited to share some wonderful storybooks that help kids deal with big emotions – specifically worry, anger and sadness. I’ve been pondering a lot about emotions lately (here and here are two recent posts I have written on the topic) and I find resources like the ones I’m sharing today not only helpful for the children,… {read more}
Resources + Reviews
Review: Baby’s Bucket Book (Bucket Filler Resources for Teaching Kindness)
If you have been following my blog for a while, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of the Bucket Filler resources. Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A Guide to Happiness for Kids is such a gift to kids (and families, and schools!) because it offers a concrete way to visualise what kindness is. You can… {read more}
Review: Uberkate Jewellery to Inspire Life
I snapped this selfie with my sweet baby girl last week. I wanted to capture this time in our lives to show her in future years and, of course, to have pictures to relive these precious memories when I’m older too. On this particular morning my husband had taken my two older boys out so it was just… {read more}
Review: Lunch Box Cards to Encourage Positive Thinking
A few months ago, I shared my tips for making lunch box packing fun and easy. Because my son really enjoyed me adding jokes and messages into his lunch box, I went out searching for more lunch box cards and found two sets that I adore. One is called Lunch Love and it contains 75 mat laminate cards…. {read more}
Review: Cooperative Board Games from Peaceable Kingdom
A few years ago, when my oldest son was three or four, I was searching for board games to buy for our family and came across a company called Peaceable Kingdom. I loved their mission: “Make good, do good, be good!” (Read more about it on their website – it’s very inspiring.) I purchased Count Your Chickens and was very impressed that… {read more}
Books to Prepare Siblings for a New Baby
Reading books is a wonderful way to prepare children for a new experience, and becoming a big brother or big sister is no exception. There are a lot of wonderful books on the subject of having a new baby in the house, and each have their own angle to help address the various questions small… {read more}
Review: Feeleez Tools for Emotional Education
A few years ago I came across some free colouring pages that helped kids learn to identify feelings. I loved how there were no “right” or “wrong” answers for the Feeleez characters, but just an open ended opportunity for children to explore the topic of feelings. Identifying feelings is an important step for developing empathy. Today I’m excited… {read more}
Review: Circle of Light CD (Bucket Filler Resources for Teaching Kindness)
When I found out that one of my favourite musical artists was making an album to accompany one of our family’s favourite children’s books, I could hardly wait to hear the result. I am very excited to share Red Grammer’s new album Circle of Light: Songs for Bucket Fillers, created in collaboration with Carol McCloud, author of Have You Filled A Bucket… {read more}
