Flower Bird Feeders

Hey gardeners...did you know that birds burn more calories in the winter to stay warm? They store fat during the short days to keep themselves warm during the cold nights. Even though most birds are well equipped to survive the chilliest of days, providing a food source for birds during the winter can be very helpful to help keep their energy sources replenished. Feeding winter birds can be a fun and educational activity for gardeners of all ages. That's why today's new 'gar

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New Podcast Alert 🎧

Cue the drum roll, grab your headphones and put your feet up! Today I am sharing with you an episode from the Stress Nanny's podcast that I was featured on last month. 🎧 PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN NOW 🎧 I am always so honored when I am asked to do a podcast or a speaking engagement, especially when I am asked back for a second episode! It was so inspiring to reconnect with Lindsay Miller, the host of the show and a fellow SEL advocate (I will put the link below for the 1st episo

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Meet Guest Gardener Anne from Rebel Daughter Cookies®

Hello Gardeners! Camp Hello Gardeners® is in full bloom and we are having so much fun spreading seeds and connecting with 'gardeners' all across the country! Every camp session features 3-4 'Guest Gardeners' that include amazing educators, inspiring entrepreneurs, and strong #SEL advocates. Today, we are introducing a very special gardener friend, Anne Grossman, owner and founder of Rebel Daughter Cookies. Rebel Daughter Cookies in Wilton, CT was born out of the hunt to c

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Together, We Are Fan-cactus!

Hello Gardeners! How are you doing out there? In these upside down times it is important to keep checking in on yourself and your kids. Talking with your family and friends about how you are feeling sometimes needs to be done on a day to day, hour to hour basis. We are all in this together and here to help you through these challenging times. We will continue to post fun and easy activities for the whole family to enjoy. Keeping our minds and hands active with a positive

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Collaborative Classrooms

Hello Gardeners! We know the sentiment rings true that we are better together than we are as individuals. When we work together, we balance out each other's strengths and weaknesses. Today on the blog, we are looking at why classroom #collaboration is important and provide you with some creative, collaborative activities! Why is collaboration so important? Collaboration urges us to: 1. Communicate 2. Negotiate and problem solve 3. Feel confident in sharing our ideas 4. Gain

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Observation | #SELatHome

Hello Gardeners! When we talk about the core 5 #SEL competencies, we are talking about self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness. If we think about skills that help strengthen all of those areas, observation plays a crucial but subtle role. Observation requires awareness and the ability to notice one's surroundings - essentially, people who are being observant are also practicing being present. And when you have

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Vision Boards | #SELatHome

Hello Gardeners! We've talked about The Power of Positive Visualization on the blog before - #VisionBoards help us visualize our goals, which makes us strive to achieve them just a little bit more. On the blog today, we are going to look at the benefits of creating vision boards and the benefits of sharing them with the ones you love! In their simplest form, vision boards are collages - images made up of other images - and when you hand select images that force some sort of

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The #PullYourWeeds® Blog was created by Shanna Truffini for the You Are a Gardener platform as a resource for families, teachers, educators and therapists to access tools, activities, crafts and inspirational messages all rooted in the foundation of helping young kids manage their emotions. The You Are a Gardener® programs are rooted in spreading the seeds of social and emotional learning skills (SEL) for kids to be able to positively identify, communicate and manage their emotions. You Are a Gardener™ and the #PullYourWeeds® Blog uses gardening vocabulary as emotional metaphors to help children talk about and respond to what they are feeling. The Pull Your Weeds® Blog help kids manage stress with productive and positive conflict/resolution skills and mindfulness practices.

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For more information, to be featured as a guest gardener or to book a #PullYourWeeds Workshop

please email flowers@youareagardener.com

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