This project is a fun reminder to keep your flowers (your joyful & happy emotions) growing tall and bright & when in need to pull your weeds (talk about your negative feelings and emotions with someone you trust

When gardeners talk about their 'weeds' with someone they trust, it opens up positive conversations about When a young gardener encounters a weed, they may not have an opportunity right way to talk to someone about it or maybe they have talked about it, but don't physically feel better yet. tools are: ✿Journal Writing ✿ Singing along to your favorite song ✿ Having a dance party ✿ Taking a walk

Pull Your Weeds or #PullYourWeeds®- the most powerful gardening tool we have- talking about our 'weeds us an email to flowers@youareagardener.com for some free resources or to schedule a #PullYourWeeds® SEL

Encourages self-expression.

These self-serving dishes are fun to get the whole family involved as they are easy to prepare and serve

Getting young kids to talk about big feelings/emotions and turn them into positive solutions is what Helping kids feel comfortable to talk about big emotions and feelings is something Anna can appreciate

get them get excited for a new space, have them pick out old toys and clothing they no longer use to sell Getting kids to open up and comfortably talk about how they feel is extremely important during these

We talk a lot about mindfulness on our platform, and in short the definition of mindfulness is living surroundings and take note of 5 things you see and what they make you think about. 4 THINGS YOU FEEL-Walk

We talk so much about positives and negatives - 'flowers' being are our positive feelings and 'weeds'

Talking to them can help us express our feelings and reduce anxiety and help us pull our weeds!

Getting them to talk about what they are experiencing helps validate their feelings and encourages conversations Positive Distractions-Redirecting your thoughts after talking about uncomfortable feelings can be very The more we can turn our 'weeds into seeds' (talking about negative feeling and emotions to come up with

find the 'Yay' in everyday, with the added bonus of nurturing your kids social and emotional learning (SEL When doing arts & crafts together it helps keep everyone on the same task and appreciate each other's artistic difference. #3 Play A Board Game It's all fun and games with the added bonus of practicing self-control