You Are a Gardener®

What does it mean to grow up as a gardener? For Gardener Anna, a student at Madison High School in New Jersey, it means growing up with a unique vocabulary for understanding emotions, discovering healthy ways to work through challenges, and sharing those tools with younger students through our interactive SEL school assemblies. Gardener Anna has been part of our You Are a Gardener® family business since our company first took root! From the early days of our children's book t

Scroll down to download our newest free printable, The Slowest Race Ever, designed by Gardener Anna. 🐢 Sometimes, moving forward starts with slowing down. We spend so much of our time trying to get somewhere. Finish the assignment. Get out the door. Answer the email. Make the decision. Move on to whatever comes next. But what happens when we stop trying to reach the finish line quite so quickly? Sometimes a few intentional minutes can shift our energy, bring us back to what’

Gardener Anna has been busy creating behind the scenes, and this week, she needs your help! As part of her work-based learning internship with You Are a Gardener®, Anna was given a new project: design a bookmark that we can share with 500 student gardeners at one of our upcoming #PullYourWeeds® assemblies later this month. So she opened Canva, started experimenting, and got creative. One bookmark quickly turned into three. And now we can’t decide which one to pick. 😊 That’s

Ever have one of those days when your thoughts are bouncing around, your energy feels scattered, and you are not quite sure what to do with yourself? Maybe you feel restless. Maybe you are overwhelmed. Maybe you want to throw your hands up and say, I don’t even know where to start. This might be the perfect time for a little chaos gardening. Chaos gardening gives all that extra, scattered energy somewhere positive to go. We don’t always need to settle down or figure everythin

Seasonal changes can sometimes feel heavier than we expect. A shift in routines, schedules, daylight, responsibilities, and even the energy around us can bring more stress, anxiety, frustration, fear, or tension into our days. Coping with seasonal changes does not have to mean making major changes. A few small, intentional shifts can help us slow down, stay present, and feel more grounded as we move into a new season. If you have been feeling a little more overwhelmed, quick

A hidden pictures activity printable can be so much more than a fun puzzle. Searching for hidden objects encourages gardeners to slow down, focus our attention, notice the little things, and stay present with what is right in front of us, making it a simple and engaging gardening tool for gardeners of all ages. Sometimes, the gardening tool we need is an activity that gives our minds somewhere positive to focus. Hidden pictures invite us to pause, look closely, and concentrat