Mental Health Awareness

Once they spout and grow a bit, I add them to a soil mix in a bigger space or in their final spot, whether that’s the garden or a larger pot. You need to make sure that the soil isn’t too dense and you can loosen it up & fuel the soil by using things such as compost & peat moss. I didn’t want to take up our lawn space, which is why I cleaned up an area on the edge of our woods and lawn. Even if you think gardening isn’t for you, I suggest you try making a spot for a mini raised garden your kids can enjoy.

They help encourage your child’s mind to create and build on from the images they see on the carpet. We love these play carpets from IVI because the company was started by a mom & let’s be honest, moms & parents in general know best. You can also hide things around the house with a list for them to check off as they find the hidden items. You could create a “treasure map” that looks like a certain room in the house and have them try to follow it for the big X marks the spot.

Since I have gotten so many questions from you all, I thought it may be beneficial to share my strategies for surviving daily life with adhd on the blog. I have a phone calendar & it allows me to share some items with my husband by clicking add to family calendar. Oh and for my planner, I check it that morning and set any reminders to go off on my phone for the day. If you have any strategies that help you with daily adhd life, share in the comments.

Next put two pieces of parchment paper on your workspace and sprinkle a couple spoons of flour. Once the ball can be held and is covered in a light dough bath, dump the extra flour onto the other parchment paper. Place the parchment paper into the pan & drop your dough in, on the paper. For this recipe I used 1/4 cup Mexican cheese, 1-2 tbs jarred jalapeño slices & 1 tbs pre cooked bacon.

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner I thought it might be fun to share some free downloads and ideas for you all with conversation heart candy. click HERE for the FREE graphing download Conversation-Heart-Graphing conversation-Heart-Addition-1- Conversation-heart-Subtraction- When introducing patterns it’s important to know it’s developmentally appropriate for a child to need a pattern repeated 3 times in order to grasp the pattern they must continue. One does repeat 3 times, the other is a bit more complex for children that have mastered this type of pattern completion and are ready for higher level thinking.

We love exploring our yard, going on trails, walking the beach and even just walking Luna down our street. On-My-Winter-Walk-free-printable-PDF For more adventures & experiments subscribe to our YouTube channel. You guys should also check out @1000hoursoutside and track your time outside for the year! Plus I love all the facts she shares about getting outside and how important it is for your health and the development of our children.

Reima has year round outside gear and jackets for all weather conditions. Below you can see Izzy in her winter gear & I’m sharing Izzy’s sizing to help you guys out! The Reima mittens/gloves are hands down our favorite brand for mittens/gloves. For more sizing reference, in Pediped shoes Izzy wears a 30 in sneakers, which per their sizing is a 12.5-13 & a 31 in their boots.

In a mixer add cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and optional lemon juice. Drop a dollop of cheese mixture in the middle of each pastry square. In a bowl or mixer, mix powered sugar, vanilla extract and milk (or milk substitute.) Anyway, our love and sadness for the end of simple things like this is what inspired me to create my favorite item found at a continental breakfast.

Stay excited and positive while you correctly state the letter sound and ask them to now stamp it into the play dough. If you are working on sounding out and spelling you can coach your child as they sound out a word. Now read the word with them and have them sound out the word and say it as they stamp it. Now read the word with them (if this is a newly introduced word) and have them sound out it out with you.

Press lightly and place on a cookie tray with parchment paper. Or take a small amount of dough, sprinkle granulated sugar on parchment paper & roll out. Dip the other side of the cookie in granulated sugar and place it on a baking pan with parchment paper. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown.