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Football skills workout for   6-10yr olds

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Football skills workout for   6-10yr olds

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Athletic Development for 6-10 Year Olds with John Barry

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"Emotions" - StoryBots Super Songs Episode 8 | Netflix Jr

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📚Strictly No Elephants - Read Aloud Book for Kids- Inclusion- Acceptance - Bedtime Stories Audiobook

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MY HEART FILLS WITH HAPPINESS - Book - Read Aloud

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Relax Music for Stress Relief, Study Music, Sleep Music, Meditation Music 💜 528Hz

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"Can't Stop The Feeling!" Official Movie Clip | TROLLS

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Spiderman Yoga!

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Spider Power Yoga Compilation | Cosmic Kids Yoga

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Football skills workout for  10-13yr olds

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Athletic Development for 10-13 Year Olds with John Barry

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Longer session - calm your mind!

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Meditation For Children (Calming activity)

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Gratitude Jar

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2 Mins Short Gratitude Story for Kids | Help Others Value humanity and Time {Must Watch}

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The Calming Glitter Jar is a great tool for calming down and a fun craft project to do with your child. The Calming Glitter Jar is a proven mindfulness tool and it can help to relax both kids and adults of all ages.

Also, the Calming Jar offers a practical way to "meditate" with a kid who doesn't want to sit still. The idea is that your child can learn to use the jar on his own when he's experiencing difficult emotions.

We made five calming jars with my three-year-old son this week. It was so much fun!

( Edit: He's 6 now and we still use the jars on occasion )
The Calming Jar helps children to:
learn focusing skills,
calm down,
and figure out that paying attention to their senses helps them regulate emotions.

Sensory Awareness

I've both practiced and taught mindfulness for years, but I'm still amazed at how the simple act of paying attention to my senses has such a strong calming effect.

We can pay attention to what we smell, touch, hear or see. Whenever we bring awareness to what we are experiencing with our senses, we are being mindful. When we do this simple act, our minds calm down.
Why does this happen?
The short answer: when you pay attention to your senses, you shift your focus away from your emotions and thoughts. Instead of worrying about the future or the past, you focus your mind and reduce the brain chatter. It's simple and very powerful.

When you understand this, you can help your child calm down in various playful ways. Here's one of my favorites.

Purpose: Emotional Regulation, Calm, Focus
Best for ages: 3+
Materials:

Small jar (make sure it will hold liquid tightly)

Clear glue

Glitter (any colors you like)

A few drops of food coloring

Hot water

Whisk or a stick

Directions

you may need to use your mindfulness skills to stay calm when your kid disperses glitter all over the place ;-)

This is a great tool for calming down and it's simple to build. Depending on the sort of glue you use, you may have to experiment to get the consistency just right for you. That's part of the fun. You can experiment with about 20% glue, 80% water, and add as much glitter as you feel comfortable with. The more glue you use the longer it will take for the glitter to settle after shaking the jar. You can use clear school glue and glitter, or glitter glue and add some more glitter to get the effect you want.

1. Pour glue and hot water (tap water is okay) into the jar and mix with a whisk. The glue gives the liquid a different thickness and makes impressive swirls of glitter.

2. Add some glitter. You can start with 1-2 tablespoons of glitter. I prefer to combine both chunky and finer glitter. For a pink jar I used red hearts, purple, pink and iridescent glitter. Iridescent glitter will give a nice lighter look, so be sure to try it out.
3. Add a drop or two of food coloring to give it more excitement. 4. When everything is blended, put the lid on and give it a good shake so the glitter is dispersed throughout. 5. Then let it cool without the lid. 6. You can secure the lid with super glue.
Try it out together

When you've built the jar with the glitter, you can explain the purpose of the jar.

Shake it and tell your child that sometimes our minds are full of thoughts, swirling around like the glitter in the jar.

Sometimes we experience angry thoughts. Sometimes sad thoughts.

Tell them that it's okay to have strong feelings but that we can calm those thoughts and our bodies as well.

One way to do this is to let your thoughts settle like the glitter in the jar. When our minds are calm it's easier to work out problems and to talk about whatever it is that is causing us to be upset.

Shake the jar up until the glitter is spinning wildly. Then set it on a table or the floor and calmly watch it with your child until the glitter, and your minds, are all settled down.
That's it!
Here's a three-minute how-to video from Emilie ...

... and another glitter-tastic four-minute how-to video from Annelise & Rachel (with lots and lots of glitter)

Want to take it to the next level?

5 awesome calming jars to inspire you

1. Beautiful "Hush Bottles" by Genny @ InLieuOfPreschool. Check out how Luke and Lilah use the bottles to calm down!

2. A wonderful snow globe glitter jar by Cori @ HeyLetsMakeStuff 3. A high-end illuminated calming jar by Danlynne07 @ Instructables
4. A jellyfish in a bottle by Sue & Gokk @ Bhoomplay. It's pure awesomesauce! No glitter? Maybe add some ;-)
5. The Lava Lamp by Rebecca @ TheCraftedSparrow.
Happy crafting! I hope that your children will enjoy this proven mindfulness tool.
Wishing you many fun mindful moments with your children :-)

Chris Bergstrom

Chief Mindfulness Ninja @ Blissful Kids

★★★★★ Awesome "Bought this book for my 6 year old, but even my 3 and 15 yo love the activities."

★★★★★ Cute and calming "With the craze being all about baby sharks, it's a great idea to take it and use it to help our kids calm down themselves. I'm a therapist and look forward to using this with my kid clients."

See also:
Liking the Music Stay Cool Game 5 Mindful Games
If you are new to mindfulness with children OR you want to make practice easy we recommend our online mindfulness courses.

Chris Bergstrom is a bestselling mindfulness author, a leader in the field of mindfulness, the founder of BlissfulKids.com, a blog dedicated to children's mindfulness, and a dad who is thrilled to practice mindfulness with his son. He is a certified mindfulness facilitator and trained to teach mindfulness to students in K-12. He's also known as "the dad who tried 200+ mindfulness activities" and has taught meditation for more than 15 years.

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Mindfulness for Kids and Teens - Calming Glitter Jar aka Mind Jar - Blissful Kids

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The Calming Glitter Jar is a proven mindfulness tool used to teach children self-regulation. It's a fun craft project, too.

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When Sadness Is At Your Door by Eva Eland / kids book read aloud

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The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas | Children's Books | Storytime with Elena

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'The Invisible' by Tom Percival ❤ Read by Karen Salter Poole ❤🦋🌟

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Jellyfish Aquarium ~ Relaxing Music for Sleep, Study, Meditation & Yoga • Screensaver • 3 HOURS

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Mood Matters: How Food, Movement & Sleep Can Have an Impact on You

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Impress friends and family with your brilliant baking, in just a few easy-to-follow steps! Odlums - Bake with the Best.

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Disney Mix | At Home Dance Workout With Warm Up and Cool Down | Family Friendly Fitness

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Grab a mini apron and get baking your favourite family treats with the children using our triple-tested recipes for cookies, cakes, puddings and even bread.

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We are opening our virtual gates so that you can take a tour around Dublin Zoo to visit some of your favourite animals!

Watch along with us below and have fun!

Burmese python, West African crocodile, panther chameleon and more.

Red panda, meerkat, waldrapp ibis and more.

Asian elephant, okapi, African spurred tortoise and more.

Western lowland gorilla, chimpanzee, African painted dog and more.

Humboldt penguin, southern white rhinoceros, giraffe, hippopotamus and more.

Grey wolf, Chilean flamingo, Californian sea lion, Amur tiger and more

Asian Lion, snow leopard, Bornean orangutan and more.

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Trace Spring time across Europe

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Éanna Ní Lamhna

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Play / Sing your favourite song, Take 10 deep breaths, Run around your house 5 times, Go for a walk, Drink a glass of water, Do 20 jumping jacks.

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Test out these DIY projects that'll bust boredom for good.

When you're stuck at home with the kids and have nothing to do, don't despair! It's easier than you think to grab the crayons, glue, glitter, and paint and let their creativity shine. These fun activities for kids are easy, DIY, and can mostly be done with everyday items that you have around the house. (Your kids can do their part for the environment and keep themselves occupied at the same time.) You just need these sparks of inspiration to get the ideas flowing. What's that you hear? It's probably the sound of laughter and concentration, and certainly not a kid yelling, "I'm bored!" from the other side of the house.

If it's rainy and you're stuck indoors, there are tons of painting projects, inside crafts, and small-scale obstacle courses and activities that'll hold their attention for long stretches of time. Or, if you're able to head to the backyard, there are fun ideas for bubbles, water-based activities, and activities that get their little bodies moving. Either way, we've got your recipe for happy kids. Best of all, none of these require an electronic device or an app, so you don't have to worry about too much screen time.

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These Creative Activities Will Keep Kids Occupied for Hours

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Grab the crayons, glue, glitter, and paint, then let their creativity shine! These fun activities and crafts for kids are easy, creative, and DIY.

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These 50+ quick and easy kids crafts can be made in under 30 minutes using items that you probably already have around the house! No special tools or skills are required, so ANYONE can make these cute crafts for kids! Great fun for the entire family!

50+ Quick & Easy Kids Crafts

One of the #1 things that people often say to me is, "I would love to make creative projects with my kids, but I'm just not crafty. I don't even know where to start!" My reply is always, "Trust me, you do NOT need to consider yourself 'crafty' to start getting creative with your children!" There are hundreds upon hundreds of craft projects that you can make with your children that require NO special skills or tools and that take less than half an hour of your time. In fact, most of these 50+ quick and easy kids craft project ideas that I've rounded up here actually take less than FIFTEEN minutes to make!

Why Craft with Your Kids?

A recent study by Dr. Richard Rende revealed that creative interaction between parents and young children engaging in activities like arts and crafts not only provides immediate and lasting cognitive benefits but also creates a unique bonding experience, which creates lifelong memories. Taking time to be creative with your children is a topic that I am incredibly passionate about. I know firsthand the benefits that children reap when they are exposed to arts and crafts activities, and in an age where arts are in a decline in the school systems, it is even more important than ever for parents to take the initiative to introduce art activities to their children.

Other key findings of Dr. Rende's study showed that:

* Arts and crafts engage multiple brain areas simultaneously and

improve bilateral coordination between the left and right sides of

the brain, leading to immediate and future cognitive development.

* Activities like arts and crafts accelerate the development of muscles

in the hands and fingers, improving fine motor skills that are

essential for school success in the earliest formal years.

* Face-to-face interaction in the early years is critical for optimal

* Arts and crafts promote rich social interactions that help develop

language skills and social cognitive abilities like understanding

* Creative activities are a great way to bond with children and create
Nearly 90% of the parents surveyed for the study said that they would like to spend more time creating arts and crafts with their children, but they didn't know where to start or how to carve out the time needed.
With this list of quick and simple crafts, I'm hoping that I can show you that there is always an easy to bond and spend creative time together. It's SO simple!

These Recycled Tin Can Windsocks are one of my family's favorite crafts to make (we've also made a turkey version for Thanksgiving!), and they only require a recycled can, paint, glue, and ribbon!

Bird Seed Ornaments are a fun easy kids craft that your feathered friends will also enjoy!

Quick & Easy Kids Crafts

Quick & Easy Kids Crafts

Lunch Sack Kites are a fun easy kids craft that's perfect for a windy day!

Dyed Pasta Necklaces are one of those classic kids crafts that never goes out of style! Quick, easy, and inexpensive - now that's my kind of crafting!

Kids who love to sort and put things into color order will especially love this fun Pom Pom Rainbow craft for kids!

Just a few basic supplies are all that you need to make this awesome Hawaiian Flower Lei Necklace!

These cute are just one of the many ways that you can paint and decorate rocks! Perfect for decorating your yard and garden!

are a great way to stay cool in summer! A super fun and useful kids craft!

These awesome DIY Spinner Toys provide hours of entertainment!

Bring this Fire Breathing Dragon to life with a cardboard tube, tissue paper, pom poms, and googly eyes!

These adorable Baby Turtle God's Eyes couldn't be any cuter!

No matter which of these fun kids crafts that you and your child choose to create, you're sure to build lasting memories and have a great time together! Happy crafting!

You May Also Like These Other Quick & Easy Kids Crafts:
20 Easy Spring Crafts for Kids
Easy Easter Kids Crafts - made with things around the house!
15 Easy Easter Crafts for Preschoolers and Toddlers
15 Cute & Easy Butterfly Crafts for Kids

Pin These Easy Kids Crafts for Later!

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50+ quick and easy kids craft project ideas that take less than thirty minutes to make - no special tools or skills required - ANYONE can make these!

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Family Baking | Child-Friendly Baking Recipes | Baking Mad

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Family baking recipes are easy for kids to handle with mom or dad's supervision. Have a look through our child-friendly baking recipes and get baking with the fam.

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Primary Resources

Explore our National Geographic Kids Primary Resources!

We've put together a wide variety of engaging teaching ideas, with accompanying resource sheets to save you time and effort. Our primary resources are pupil-focused, interdisciplinary, and all the information is included - so they're perfect to work on together, or for a child to complete independently! Whether you're teaching in the classroom, or supporting a child's learning at home, our primary resources can help.

The primary resources support core subjects like English, Maths, and Science, while also covering the wider curriculum with resources for Geography, History, Art, and Culture - which includes opportunities for SMSC (spiritual, moral, social, and cultural) development. What's more, each primary resource is directly linked to the National Curriculum, and the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, so you can be assured that the content is relevant.

Each primary resource comes with a list of the curriculum areas that it covers, to support you in finding a balanced learning plan. The writing follows the same tone as National Geographic Kids magazine, and every primary resource is sure to engage children by making learning fun and accessible.

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Book of the day - Who are you by Smriti Halls and Ali Bye 5minutes English Reading

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Brianne Batten - Rang 6

I am kind, hardworking and creative.

Eoghan Dillon - Rang 6

I enjoy sports, I am hardworking and kind.

Shauna Cronin - Rang 5

I am kind, caring and helpful.

Gearóid Keane - Rang 5

I am honest, caring and helpful.