Good Ol' Summer Time

I did something for Joni last week and it was so much fun! I volunteered for 4-H to do a two hour activity with some of the kids in the community. It was a blast! I think it's a great activity to do with kids any age. These guys were creative and had fun painting the canvas and we painted a Journal to take home, too.You should make a list of words to prompt your children in to thinking about I AM......most kids when you ask them are shy about it, but this group loved the sheet, circled all the things they were going to paint on their canvas. When they were finished I looked around to see if anyone had added a word of their own, there was one, their word was Creative and that they all were! I left feeling full and happy bringing this activity to them. This is what we did:First, with pencil, drew waves. You'll notice everyone designed different. waves. Then, they painted in their waves (we used a smaller brush so it took some time for them to paint and just reflect) Next, when the canvas was dry some painted a black trim around their waves and some used a marker. Finally, they painted or drew with a marker all their words for I AM....It was fun to watch them create their masterpiece to take home!

Summer can be daunting for some parents with a work schedule, camps and ways to engage their children in activities that will empower them and impact them in a positive fashion. Our books are geared for our early learners and we have activity books and a Reflection Journal for the elementary aged children. They are perfect to introduce our nine animal traits to your children and prompt them on their way to good character!

If you're looking to work on better behaviors at home, visit our own Behavior Bear. If you're looking to work on perseverance and to not give up when things get tough, visit our own Do'er Duck. If you're looking to work on friendship and teach your children that friends are honest and how to be a friend then visit our very own Friendship Frog. If you're looking to work on healthy habits with your children and teach them that a healthy body and a healthy mind go hand in hand then visit our very own Healthy Hippo. If you're looking to work good manners with your children then visit our very own Manners Monkey. If you're looking to work on being respectful with your children then visit our very own Respectful Rabbit. If you're looking to work on teaching your children to be responsible then visit our very own Responsible Rabbit. If you're looking to build confidence and self-esteem in your children then visit our very own Self-Esteem Elephantand if you're working on teaching your children to be kind and warm-hearted, visit our very own Warm-Hearted Walrus. We got you!

Enjoy the good ol' summer time!

Miss Joni and Team Characters