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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Sensory Play | #SELatHome

Hello Gardeners! Welcome back to the #PullYourWeeds blog! As you know the #SELatHome segment of the blog is dedicated to providing parents, guardians, babysitters, nannies, after school care professionals, and the like, SEL activities to do in the home! Today, we are talking #SensoryPlay, why it's beneficial, and how to incorporate it into life at home! Our senses help us explore the world - that why you see babies grabbing things, putting things in their mouths, experiment

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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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Coloring Books | #SELatHome

Hello Gardeners! Whether it's your first time visiting the #PullYourWeeds blog or your fiftieth - welcome! We are so happy you've joined us. Our main goal with this blog is to be a resource for educators, parents & guardians, and gardeners of all ages! We offer inspiring messages, fun & educational crafts, mindfulness exercises, healthy & simple recipes, and so much more. If you know someone who you think could benefit from this blog, go ahead and click those three dots i

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Game Night | #SELatHome

Hello Gardeners! We are starting a new segment on the #PullYourWeeds blog called #SELatHome. This segment is aimed to help parents continue the social and emotional learning at home through activities and crafts, while also helping to encourage those important gardening conversations! Playing a board game with you friends or family is such a fun way to spend an evening in. It gives everyone a chance to pull away from television, homework, iPads, work stress, and just be pre

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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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