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22 Inspirational Quotes on Curiosity
Curiosity, it could be said, is the driving force for any progress, personal growth, or even happiness in general. It’s always a great idea to stay curious and ask questions. Being curious helps your learning, creativity, self-discovery, and professional success. These 22 quotes…
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How to Use Mom and Me Journals for Connecting With Kids
These are my cool mother child journals and ideas for DIY versions. With the guided journals you decide together how you'll use the journal, and the questions are fun, silly, and some ask things you'd love to know about each other, but that might feel less awkward to write…
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Making Altered Books From Kid’s Board Books
We cleaned out old board books and made art journals at the same time! This activity worked well with my child, but could also be a fun way for an adult to make themselves an art journal or junk journal. Here's how we made art books with altered board books.
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20 Beautiful Quotes on Art by Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. He is known as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He co-founded the Cubist movement and developed a variety of styles in his work. His most famous works are the…
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10 Journal Prompts to Stop Rumination
Do you ever get stuck in an endless loop of negative thinking? You know the pattern – when you can't seem to stop thinking about a particular situation, visualizing worst-case scenarios, or just circling in the same frustrated thoughts over and over? If the answer is yes, don’t…
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12 Somatic Healing Exercises to Improve Your Mental Health
Somatic therapy and healing are holistic wellness practices that emphasize treating trauma. “Soma” is a Latin term meaning “of the body,” and somatic bodywork involves using the body as a vessel to calm and regulate our nervous systems, thereby also benefiting our mental and…
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Raise Kids Who Love Reading With These 7 Effective Strategies
I come from a family of teachers, but I was never forced into reading—it was something my parents valued and part of what we did at home. On the other hand, I had a cousin my age who was forced into reading before kindergarten and, to this day, hates reading. I picked up reading…
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Art Journaling With Kids: How to Start + Art Journal Prompts
We're always looking for ways to help kids express themselves with creativity. We also want them to be able to express their feelings in a healthy way. That's where art journaling comes in. Art journaling is a great way to explore creativity and communicate emotions. Plus, it's…
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Homemade Shrinky Dinks From Recycled Plastic
Beware- if you read this you will start compulsively checking plastic containers to see if they can be made into homemade shrinky dinks! You might remember making shrinky dinks as a kid. They seem kind of magical and when I discovered there are ways to make shrinky dinks at home…
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15 Surprising Ways Writing Can Improve Your Mental Health
Writing provides a valuable outlet and the opportunity to put words to our emotions and ideas. It gives us a chance to express our deepest thoughts, ideas, worries, and hopes. Could you use a creative outlet for your own mental health? These benfits of writing might just…
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8 Simple Bedtime Rituals for Better Sleep
Sleep is one of the most critical factors in achieving optimal health, yet many of us struggle to get adequate rest. With all the distractions and responsibilities we have to manage, how can we ensure a great night’s sleep? As a naturopath, here are some suggestions I recommend…
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Create a New You With These 25 Quotes on Creativity
Creativity is the source of all inventions. It can be fun, innovative, or revolutionary. Sometimes it’s fickle to nurture, other times it flows effortlessly! No matter the case, creativity is something that every person can relate to, all the way from castles in the sandbox to…
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20 Thoughtful Journaling Prompts to Reduce Your Anxiety
Sometimes, life inevitably triggers our anxiety. Whether a task at work, relationship troubles, or a random remark from a family member, we can find ourselves feeling anxious due to the looming fear of uncertainty and changes or other fear-based thought patterns. These 20…
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12 Little Ways to Romanticize Your Daily Life
Who doesn't want a life that's more juicy, more engaging of your senses, more…romantic? Romanticizing your life is a wonderful way to connect with yourself creatively—and it’s a lot easier than you may believe. But what does it mean to romanticize your life? Romanticizing your…
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Discovering My Anger and Learning to Handle It Better
Before having kids, I thought I was just a very calm person, but it turned out I was suppressing my anger and had few skills to identify or deal with this big emotion. Here's what's helped me change that. When Anger Seems to Come Out of Nowhere Discovering my anger was rough.…
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5 Simple Summer Routines Make Our Days More Relaxed
As the days get longer I begin to get as antsy as the kids for the freedom of summer. I long for the relaxed summer days I loved as a kid. The problem is, sometimes all that freedom turns into frustration and crankiness when nobody knows what's next and everyone gets bored.…
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Activities for Older Siblings on the Arrival of a New Baby
Prior to having my third baby baby I collected together a number of easy on me (or so I thought) activities to do during the newborn transition time. I gave each of the boys their “Big Brother Activity Bag” the day after my third child was born. During the time right after…
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20 Creative Hobbies to Spark Your Imagination
Creative hobbies ignite the imagination, nurture personal growth, and promote overall well-being. From artistic pursuits like painting and photography to hands-on crafts such as knitting and woodworking, these hobbies provide a platform for self-expression and creativity.…
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Tooting Balloon Art
Balloon Fart Art? Tooting, beeping, barking frogs, fluffing (yes, I had a friend whose mom actually called it fluffing.) It's all farts and anything that can make fart sounds makes the 10 year old in all of us happy. This painting ideas rests on that fact. Sometimes with kids…
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20 Quotes on Art And Love by Frida Kahlo
Often seen as an icon of female creativity, Frida Kahlo is one of Mexico’s greatest artists. Her work consists of mostly self-portraits after a severe injury caused by a bus accident left her struggling with health issues. Frida was a passionate and authentic artist. Her love…